Dick Grotton, Maine Restaurant Association By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,097) Major cities all over the country permit food trucks to operate within city limits; cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon and closer to home, Brunswick and Cape Elizabeth, … Continue reading
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Meet Your Neighbor: Lin Lisberger, Sculptor, Who Connects With People Through Wood
Sculptor Lin Lisberger at her Merrill Street Studio Yesterday: “I Love to Work With my Hands.” By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,096) “Art is about connecting and connections for me,” said sculptor Lin Lisberger, as we visited in her large … Continue reading
Rosemont Produce Company Opens Monday, March 5th; Fourth Store Co-owned by John Naylor
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,095) Rosemont Produce Company has announced that the latest in the Rosemont stores is opening its retail doors on Monday, March 5th. The location is at 7 Commercial Street – at the corner of India … Continue reading
Portland Retains Outside Counsel to Review Shipyard Brewing Co. Accounts With Portland Water District; Investigation Underway
By Carol McCracken (Post # l,094) Portland has retained an attorney to assist it in reviewing the circumstances surrounding the nonbilling of The Shipyard Brewing Co. for sewer services between 1996 – 2011. The reason for this independent review is … Continue reading
Portland Declares Citywide Parking Ban Tonight; 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM – CITY HALL CLOSES AT 3 pm TODAY
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,093) A citywide parking ban for the City of Portland has been declared beginning at 10:00 pm, March 1st and ending at 6:00 am tomorrow morning, March 2nd. The parking ban has been declared so … Continue reading
Spirits Alive Proposes Inclusion of Master Plan for Eastern Cemetery to Comprehensive Plan; Document Praised as “Awesome” & “Fabulous” for Historical Content by Planning Board
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,092) Martha Kimicki, president of the board of Spirits Alive, presented the non-profit’s Master Plan to a quorum of the city’s planning board at its workshop late yesterday afternoon at city hall. Kimicki is asking … Continue reading
Senator Olympia Snowe Announces She Won’t Seek Re-election to US Senate
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,091) Senator Olympia Snowe announced earlier today that she will not seek re-election to her US Senate seat for her fourth term. Senator Snowe is considered to be a moderate Republican. She cited the high … Continue reading
MaineDOT Holds Public Hearing on Railroad Crossing at Thompson’s Point Development
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,090) A significant piece of the overall project called the Forefront may have slipped into place last night when the State’s Department of Transportation held a public hearing at city hall on the private railroad … Continue reading
Markos Miller Joins Panel Discussion on Portland Roadway Designs at “MHS” – 3/20
By Carol McCracken (Post # l,089) Markos Miller, chair of the Franklin Street Redesign Study group will be a panelist at a discussion focusing on the impacts of arterial roadway designs on Tuesday, March 20th, 7 pm at the Maine … Continue reading
Hill Fire Department Practices Underused Skills at Ocean Gateway
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,088) Members of the Munjoy Hill Fire Station spent about an hour practicing different techniques this afternoon at Ocean Gateway. Among other skills practiced were pump training and aerial work with the bucket. Some of … Continue reading