Creativity oozes from every pore of his being. Or at least it seemed that way after meeting Ebenezer Akakpo at his boutique at 132 Washington Avenue on Munjoy Hill this afternoon. That’s where this blogger learned that he is also … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2023
SolaRISE Portland Installs Solar Lean-to at East End Community School
SolaRISE Portland, a collaboration of stakeholders, has recently completed the installation of a 12-panel demonstration solar array lean-to on the East End Community School campus on Munjoy Hill, according to Derek Pierce, Principal of Casco Bay High School. It’s a … Continue reading
Jon Kachmar Named Portland Trails’ Next Executive Director
Jon Kachmar, of Portland, has been named the new Executive Director of Portlad Trails according to a press release issued by the Trails Board of Trustees this afternoon. He will begin on July 10 and will work with Portland Trails … Continue reading
Attorney General Frey Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Florida Woman Visiting Kennebunkport
Attiorney General Aaron Frey announced this afternoon that he has filed a civil rights enforcement action against Vicki Lush, 66, of Port St. Lucie, Florida for threats against an Asian-American woman on June 6 2023, in Kennebunkport. The AG’s Complaint … Continue reading
Governor Mills Requests Disaster Declaration from President Biden for Damage Caused by Severe Spring Storm
Governor Janet T. Mills (D) has requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration for eight Maine counties impacted by a severe spring storm that brought heavy rain and wind creating flooding, swelling rivers, power outages, tree damage, … Continue reading
Sun Life Building on Munjoy Hill Praised as “Magnet” for Future Employees at Grand Opening
Prominently situated on Fore Street on the Munjoy Hill waterftont is a spanking new office building that was praised at its grand openinng this afternoon as a magnet for future employees rather than a mandate – that was the consensus … Continue reading
Maine to Receive Record Setting Federal Funds to Expand Broadband
Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first woman AG, announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration has committed $272 million to Maine to expand high-speed internet access under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – the … Continue reading
UPDATE: Body Found in Presumpscot River Yesterday Afternoon Tentatively Identified
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, just before 3:00 pm., police were called to the banks of the Presumpscot River in the area of the Riverside Golf Course for the report of a body discovered in the River. A man and … Continue reading
Protestors Demand Better Treatment of Farm Workers from Hannaford Bros. Co. Milk Producers
About 200 protestors rallied outside the Hannaford Bros. Co. store on Forest Avenue this afternoon demanding that management sign a contract to buy its milk brand from farms that take care of their workers with good wages, good housing and … Continue reading
Armed Brunswick Man Arrested in Portland After Police Standoff on Forest Avenue
On Friday, June 23, just after 7:00 pm. police were called to the Burger King at 449 Forest Aenue, after a man that went through the drive through lane made a threat to an employee and displayed a rifle, before … Continue reading