“WE know how to push. When the time is right, we know how to push. And it’s time to push,” Betsy Sweet challenged over 1,000 cheering Marchers in City Hall Plaza just before noon today. Sweet’s fiery speech was the … Continue reading →

A city-wide parking ban has been called beginning tomorrow Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 10:00 pm through 6:00 am., January 21st. Vehicles left on the streets of Portland after 10:00 pm can be towed at the owner’s expense. Due to … Continue reading →

“We are starting to get into the nuts and bolts,” said Keith Lane, 72, last night following the second meeting of the “Working Waterfront Group” in which waterfront zoning was the priority on the agenda. Lane is one of the … Continue reading →

Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, was appointed today to lead the state’s Office of Policy Management by Governor Janet T. Mills. The Office of Innovation and the Future (OIF), which General Mills announced she would … Continue reading →

Mayor Ethan Strimling raised $42,311. in six weeks by more than 200 donators according to his December 31st finance report, which was filed with the Portland City Clerk yesterday. Approximately a quarter of the contributions came from Maine labor groups … Continue reading →

Coffee by Design, at 43 Washington Avenue, on Munjoy Hill is slated to shutdown on February 28, 2019 according to its owners Mary A. Lindemann and Alan Spear. They invite you however to continue to frequent their other areas coffee … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a meeting later today, Wednesday, January 16, 2019, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm on the preliminary design future for Franklin Street. The meeting is in Room 24 (basement) of city hall. Portland representatives will be … Continue reading →

City manager Jon Jennings had a busy, busy bunch of meetings over the weekend he told members of the Economic Development Committee this afternoon. First, he met with two leaders of the lobster lobby; Willis Spear and Keith Lane. That … Continue reading →

“We voted today to end the petition drive,” said Keith Lane this evening. Lane, a Munjoy Hill resident, was one of the three fishermen representing the industry at the Working Waterfront Group (“WWG”) meetings assembled by city manager Jon Jennings. … Continue reading →

Individuals and families who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP known as Food Supplement in Maine) will be receiving their February benefit early to help them withstand potentially severe impacts to SNAP caused by the continued federal government … Continue reading →