By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,136) Mayor Michael Brennan has voiced concern over the proposed thirty percent cut to programs funded by the Fund for a Healthy Maine (FHM) and administered by the City of Portland. FHM, funds received by … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,135) The public is invited to attend a roundtable on climate change. The roundtable is set for Thursday, May 17, from 10:30 am to noon at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Maine Lobby Meeting Room, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,134) In a public hearing held by the Harbor Commission this afternoon at City Council chambers, there was little discussion of the training session for owners and captains of small passenger vessels based in Portland … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,133) “Condominiums are best to build here and that’s what we are proposing,” said Kevin Bunker, DevelopersCollaborative, said of the current plans to develop the properties owned by millionaire businessman S. Donald Sussman. (He’s also … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,132) Heather and Sheldon Ashby live on the Eastern Promenade and soon they will be sharing a store front at 229 Congress Street, a building that the couple own as well. Heather and a business … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,131) Just before 5:30 pm this afternoon the Portland Swat Team removed a man from 19 Cedar Street on the East End and took him into custody. He’d been hold up in the mustard color … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,130) The 4th of July fireworks will be launched from a barge in Casco Bay said Jack Quirk, President of Quirk Cheverolet, at a brief press conference this morning at the Cumberland Club, Portland. Quirk … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,129) “There are so many people on the streets here that we decided to open early this year,” said David Pulido, owner of the Portland Lobster Co. this afternoon. He and his wife, Debra, were … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,128) A propopsal to rehabilitate Ft. Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade received unanimous approval last night by the Historic Preservation Board. The proposal was submitted by the Friends of the Eastern Promenade and the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,127) Tensions between street artists and the Portland Farmer’s Market on Monument Square have existed for several years now said Larry Bruns, its market manager. At its second meeting today at noon at city hall, … Continue reading →