A decision on whether or not to accept the only bike share pilot proposal received last month by the city for a bike share program is expected to be made early next week said Bruce Hyman, Transportation Program Manager, for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2019
140 Congress Street to be Converted to Undetermined Use
This afternoon this blogger met the new owner of the former First Free Methodist Church, located at 140 Congress Street, on the Hill. His name is John Lendzion. Mr. Lendzion said he hasn’t determined yet how the building will be … Continue reading
Committee Unanimously OK’s “Paid Sick Leave” Ordinance; Levine Says His Staff Needs to Focus on Other Matters.
This evening the Health & Human Services Committee for the city of Portland voted unanimously in favor of the much debated Paid Sick Leave ordinance. Following several hours of fine turning the ordinance, the Committee chaired by city councilor Belinda … Continue reading
Blackout on Munjoy Hill Quickly Fixed by CMP
Sometime after 7:30 pm this evening, the lights on top of Munjoy Hill went dark. Businesses like the Hilltop Superette shut down. According to a member of the Munjoy HIll Fire Department, a line fell down on Merrill Street causing … Continue reading
Governor Rejects Offshore Drilling Coalition in Letter to Chair
The State of Maine will not participate in the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition (OCSGC). In a letter to OCSGC Chair, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Governor Mills wrote that the organization’s “work promoting the expansion of offshore oil and gas … Continue reading
Millet’s Bill for Paid Sick Leave Gets Augusta Public Hearing Tomorrow; 2/25/19
A bill sponsored by Senator Rebecca MIllett, (D-Cape Elizabeth) is to get a public hearing in Augusta on Monday February 25, 2019 – tomorrow morning. The bill, LD 369, is an Act in Support of Workplace…… Providing Earned Paid Sick … Continue reading
Andrews Square Redesign Meeting Next Month
The public is invited to attend a meeting to discuss progress of the redesign of Andrews Square at the intersection of Pine, Clark and West Streets, Portland. The meeting is March 6th from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. At the … Continue reading
WEX Waterfront Offices Opening Next Week
Sources close to the massive WEX waterfront headquarters on Munjoy Hill have said that employees will begin moving into their new offices on Monday, February 25th – next week. Meanwhile, D&C Construction was awarded the contract to extend Thomas Street … Continue reading
Mills Responds to Trump’s Anti-abortion Effort
Governor Mills has responded to the Trump administration’s final draft of a “domestic gag” – that targets the funding for Planned Parenthood and could direct funds to religious and anti-abortion organizations according to an article in ‘THE NEW YORK TIMES.” … Continue reading
Jennings’ Waterfront Workgroup Reaches Next Crux
“I don’t have any plans to build anything now. But who knows? Maybe in the future someone in my family will, ” said Steve DiMillo, co-owner of DiMillos on the Waterfront at the conclusion of a two-hour meeting at city … Continue reading