By Carol M cCracken  (Post # 1,285) US Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Scott Tipton  (R-CO) announced today the formation of a bipartisan caucus committed to open dialogue on the issues that most impact small businesses.  Members of the Congressional … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,284) The Portland-Lewiston area was recently  ranked  eighth in the nation for the number of restaurants per capita.  The ranking came from Huffington Post, an on-line magazine  who identified the top metro regions in the country … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,283) Architects for the Federated Cos. long-anticipated mixed-used development in Bayside presented a new design and new name to the planning board last night for it’s development of 3.24 acres of land in the Bayside section … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,282) FIGA restaurant will be returning to its rightful place on the Hill starting in Feburary; even if it’s only on a limited basis.  Lee Farrington, chef/owner, announced this good news in a press release today. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,281) “This place is everything that the old place was not and never could be,” said Katie Capron co-owner of Katie Made Bakery of her new location at 181 Congress Street on Saturday morning. Katie and … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,280) “I’m going to ask President Obana to conduct a full environmental impact study of any proposal to pump tar sands oil through the Portland Pipeline, including an examination of the effects of tar sands … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,279) Hundreds of people from all over the northeast will converge on Portland tomorrow to protest efforts of Exxon/Enbridge to send dirty tar sands oil through the 236-mile long, 62-year old pipeline across Canada to Maine and New … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,278) A 36 year old Falmouth woman was robbed yesterday afternoon at gunpoint at the TD Bank North ATM, Portland. The woman told officers she was forced at gunpoint to withdraw money from her bank … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,277) Donations of warm clothing are  needed by the City’s two shelters for homeless people. Suggested items needed to ease the struggle in this week’s cold snap include new blankets, coat vests, gloves, mittens, hats, scarves, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,276) Earlier this evening the City Council unanimously voted to refer an environmental resolution back to Committee because of lack of backup information and the failure of a  staff member to attend the meeting and  answer council … Continue reading →