By Carol McCracken (Post # l,068) Portland announced earlier today that tonight it will conduct a search of the city to determine how many men, women and children are experiencing homelessness in the city on this day. The program, known … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,067 ) Judge Thomas Warren’s courtroom in the Maine Superior Court, Portland, was the scene of the continuation of a battle between OccupyMaine and the City of Portland – a battle that would permit the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,066) “This is the core, but not all of it. It’s large enough to draw people into Portland,” said Kara Larson, late yesterday afternoon. “We are creating fringe events to go along with these core … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,066) Portland has declared a citywide parking ban starting at 11 pm tonight, January 20th and ending at 8 AM tomorrow morning, January 21st. The parking ban has been declared so that Public Service crews … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,065) Last night after a perfunctory discussion, the city council voted 6 – 2 to support a resolution opposing the Supreme Court’s intrepretation of the Constitution in Citizens United. Just after 9:30 pm., councilors voted … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,064) OccupyMaine filed today its Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction with the Clerk of Cumberland County Superior Court. A hearing has been set for Tuesday, January 24th at 9 am … Continue reading →

Longtime Bartender, Andrea Lee, With Her Son, Mark, in the Construction Business. By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,063) “Sangillo’s will never change, regardless of whom moves into the neighborhood,” said Andrea Lee, long-time bartender at Sangillo’s Tavern. Lee was referring … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,062) The City of Portland has called for a city-wide parking ban starting tonight at 10 pm, January 13th and ending at 6 am tomorrow morning, January 14th. The parking ban has been declared so … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,061) The city of Portland is asking residents to park-off street tonight to faciliate the city snow clean-up. The usual off-street parking locations used for parking bans will be available to residents who help with … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,060) Pizza and cold weather seem to mix well and so the popular Otto pizza has opened its fourth purveyor of thin crusted pizza just as the cold weather has arrived; last Friday Otto Pizza … Continue reading →