By a vote of 8 – 1, the city council voted late this evening to approve an amendment to the waterfront port development zone that permits Americold to construct a monster size cold storage warehouse on the western waterfront.  West … Continue reading →

“Uncertainity over international ferry operations has been a significant barrier to past efforts to plan for and utilize the POT structure,” wrote Bill Needelman, waterfront coordinator, in a memorandum dated August 31,2017 to the Economic Development Committee and which was … Continue reading →

Mayor Ethan Strimling has issued the following statement in response to the Trump announcement today: “I stand with the more than 100 Mayors from across this country who have spoken out against repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration … Continue reading →

A campaign to launch a city ordinance that would require all  employers in Maine to offer their employees an earned paid sick leave occurred at Longfellow Square this morning, Labor Day.  The proposal is on the Portland City Council agenda … Continue reading →

“The golf carts on Peaks Island have had a negative impact on the Peaks Island experience.  They are noisy, polluters and I think people are missing out on all of what they could see better,” said Mary Frances MacFadyen, the … Continue reading →

A march and rally to launch a campaign in support of a campaign for earned paid sick days for all Portland workers  has been scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, September 4th.  The march will start at the Irish Heritage Center, 34 … Continue reading →

The Portland Water District is warning Greater Portland residents to beware of a possible scam in the area due to several incidents in York County.  That;s where men posed as local water utility employees to enter homes according to Michelle … Continue reading →

Thirteen sound monitoring devices were recently installed across Portland to collect noise impact data according to a press release issued from the city’s spokesperson.  One of those 13 noise monitoring devices is located at the corner of Congress and Mountfort … Continue reading →

Jeremy Henry, recently of Lewiston, issued a plea for help on facebook for his hometown of Orange, Texas and Mainers responded generously to his request for a “truck and stuff to fill it” he said this morning at Monument Square, … Continue reading →

Oysters are enjoying a renaissance across the country and that was clear as neighbors stopped in today at the first of its kind – The Shop – on Munjoy Hill.  Oyster lovers have been keeping a watchful eye for the … Continue reading →