An amendment proposed by Mayor Ethan Strimling to hire nine (9) additional firefighters at a cost of $400,00 failed late tonight when the six (6) conservative members of the city council voted against it. They are councilors Jill Duson, Media … Continue reading →

Last week the 2019 cruise ship season began with the arrival of the Norwegian Dawn. It was carrying 2,224 passengers and 1,000 crew members. Today the Grandeur of the Seas was in Portland for the day. This year, Portland will … Continue reading →

At its May 15 Historic Preservation Board meeting, Deb Andrews, Program Manager, announced that she had received a petition dated April 30, 2019 intended to expedite the nomination of a Munjoy Hill Historic District. Twenty-one individuals signed the petition. The … Continue reading →

“This neighborhood has a long relationship with fire,” said Jay Norris, president of the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization, the organizer of a rally supporting the retention of Engine 1 as an active fire fighting tool at the Hill station. He … Continue reading →

“If we don’t get what we want, we will have to look at a referendum again,” said Bill Coopersmith, one of the three fishing industry representatives to the Working Waterfront Group that held its 12th meeting this afternoon. His statement … Continue reading →

Pliny Reynolds told the Historic Preservation Board this evening that he and his wife, Melanie Kratovll, who own the Washington Avenue restaurant Terlingua, have purchased the former church at 140 Congress Street with the intention of converting the former sanctuary … Continue reading →

Cathy Pride, 63, years-old of Portland, has been reported missing by her family. She was last seen sometime in mid-April. She is a very private person and has been known to keep to herself. But this time it appears that … Continue reading →

A small flyer that has been distributed around parts of Munjoy Hill disputes facts that Fire Department Chief Keith Gautreau asserted at a budget workshop this evening at city hall and on a previous occasion. The flyer and its facts … Continue reading →

“We met on Craig’s List. I just wanted to get some kind of job in the restaurant business. Luke was looking for a partner,” said Ben Conniff, co-founder, Luke’s Lobsters, today at an after party following a clean-up of Back … Continue reading →

Josh Miranda, of Miranda Restaurant Group, has been searching for additional space for a new venue in the Old Port to expand his hospitality business for a long time.. He also owns the highly popular Blythe & Burrows, a cocktail … Continue reading →