By Carol McCracken United Way and People’s Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) have teamed up to provide funds for emergency heating assistance for qualifing residents. At the same time, those who are able to assist financially are asked to support the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Should you need more than fall leaves (see previous post) removed from your property, there is someone living on the Hill who will pick-up heavy stuff and take it to the dump for you. He will pick up … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Starting this week, Portland’s curbside leaf collection program begins and will run through the week of 11/2. City residents should set their leaves out in paper yard waste bags the same day as their regular trash collection. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken If you are a Hill resident, 21 years old or older, you are invited to attend the all-day Culinary Marketplace & Lifestyle Lounge set for this Saturday, October 25, on the Maine State Pier at the bottom … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The City of Portland is sponsoring a Pumkin Extravaganza to celebrate fall tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22 at the Cummings Center, 134 Congress Street on the Hill.  There will be stories told, singing of songs, making of crafts … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Portland is looking for a fir or spruce tree to serve as its centerpiece for the holiday season. The selected tree will be 50-70 feet tall and should be within 15 miles of Portland. The city will … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken By a unanimous vote, Dory Waxman’s ethics complaint against Mayor Ed Suslovic was dismissed. The matter was heard by the Ethics Committee in Augusta early yesterday afternoon. Waxman charged the Portland Mayor with using comments from colleagues … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Do you know where my parents’ keel is? – may be just one of many questions occupying the thoughts of Phin Sprague, Jr. Apparently, no one does know its whereabouts. Because Sprague recently hired a diving company … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken This Sunday, October 19 Derek Lovitch of the Wild Bird Center in Yarmouth, will conduct a fall bird walk along the Eastern Promenade. The purpose is to search for and identify birds in this oasis on Munjoy … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Early this morning, a city employee who was backing up a front-end-loader inside the city salt shed at 83 Hanover Street, ran over a victim who was sleeping under the loader, when the fatal accident occurred. The … Continue reading →