Carol McCracken (Post # 2,479) Despite the cold temperatures and intermittent rain on Munjoy Hill today, dozens of people showed up to sign a poster tacked to the outside of 77 Congress Street that is a letter to Governor Paul … Continue reading
Sign on to Support Syrian Refugees; Send a Message to LePage from the Hill!
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,478) “After hearing all the political rhetoric against refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers after the attacks in Paris, we felt that (once again) our political leaders were speaking ‘for us’ but we did not agree … Continue reading
Casco Bay Artisans Grand Opening December 3rd on The Maine Wharf
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,477) You are invited to the Grand Opening of Casco Bay Artisans on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The ribbon cutting ceremony is at 4:30 pm The Art, Food and Fun follows and runs until 8:00 … Continue reading
Polar Express Prepares for Holiday Fundraiser With Confusion on 2017 Exit
Carol McCracken (Post # 2,476) Elves at the Maine Narrow Gauge Museum & Railroad are busy preparing for the annual Polar Express fundraiser – an event that has been part of the holidays on Munjoy Hill ever since the mini-railroad … Continue reading
UMaine Receives $3.7 Million to Advance Wind Power in Maine
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,475) Maine Aqua Ventus will be receiving $3.7 million in federal funds to further develop a floating offshore wind platform it has designed according to a joint press release from US Representatives Chellie Pingree and … Continue reading
Market Street Shooting This Morning With Non-life Threatening Injuries
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,474) On Monday morning, November 16, 2015 at 12:23 am., officers responded to the area of Market Street and Fore Street for reports of gun shots. Officers discovered a 22-year-old Westbrook man injured from an … Continue reading
“Joe’s” Closing Briefly for Apartment Construction; Reopening in Spring 2016
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,473) David and Michael Discatio, brothers and tri-owners, have announced that Joe’s Super Variety, will be closing briefly the end of this month – Sunday, November 29th to be precise. Construction of an 139-unit apartment … Continue reading
Water Taxi Found on Kennebunk Beach, Captain Believed Deceased
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,472) The 24-foot boat used by Adam Patterson, 30, an employee of the Portland Express Water Taxi was located early yesterday morning on Kennebunk Beach. Seriously damaged, there was no sign of Patterson in the … Continue reading
Search for Employee of Portland Express Water Taxi is Over
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,471) A search for an employee of the Portland Express Water Taxi has been suspended according to Jeff Nichols, of the Maine Marine Patrol, this morning. An aggressive search for Adam Patterson, 30, of Cape … Continue reading
Search Intensifies for Missing Employee of Portland Water Taxi Service
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,470) The Maine Marine Patrol has resumed the search for missing Captain Adam Patterson, Cape Elizabeth, today according to Jeff Nichols, of the US Maine Marine Patrol. Captain Patterson, 30, is an employee of the … Continue reading