Jen Burrell knows well the ups and downs of having a child diagnosed with lead poisoning.  Several years ago, her daughter was diagnosed with an elevated level of lead poisoning.  It was determined through a simple blood test that her … Continue reading →

“My job is to fix hungry and thirsty people,” said John Bradbury, an owner of Bill’s Pizza, yesterday in a telephone interview with this blogger.  The iconic eatery has succeeded very well at that  – selling pizzas made from an … Continue reading →

The public is invited to attend a Halloween Celebration at Ft. Sumner Park on Tuesday, October 31, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  There will be treats for everyone – including your best four-legged pals according to a press release issued … Continue reading →

With predictable questions asked of the three candidates for Portland’s city council at-large seat coming up on November 7th, the answers were likewise ho-hum producing no new insights to help Portland voters decide who to vote for – if they … Continue reading →

What was believed to be an intentional abduction of a two-month old baby at Hannaford Supermarket, 295 Forest Avenue, on Friday, October 20 has now been ruled a “mistake” by the Portland Police Department. Just after 1:00 pm on October … Continue reading →

“Access to the water is slowly disappearing by parked cars, traffic and people.  With the four proposed developments on that street, marine industry will come to a standstill,” charged a handwritten letter from an ad hoc coalition of leaders from  … Continue reading →

Several current residents of the Oxford Street Shelter for the Homeless were surprised and pleased to learn that in the near future they will not be required to leave the Shelter at 7:30 am only to be admitted back in … Continue reading →

The fallout from the internal fighting between two candidates for the at-large city council seat has placed one of the two candidates in a better position say Portland voters surveyed today by his blogger.  In recent days, the feud between … Continue reading →

A candidates’ forum is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25th at Reiche Community Center, 2nd floor, Clark Street entrance.  The event runs from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. There is one spot on Portland’s city council on the ballot for November 7th.  … Continue reading →

“It was a great day for our cyclocross event.  The weather was perfect,” said Nicole Cyr, one of the officials at todays 9th annual event on the easterly end of the Eastern Promenade.  “It’s the fastest growing event in the … Continue reading →