By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,099) Consultant Martha H. Lyon gave a power point history of the Eastern Promenade and its development over the years and how it has gotten to this point – a public park in need of … Continue reading
Dredging of Megaberth to Begin Any Day; Must End on April 9th
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,098) Dredging of waters at Pier 2, Berth 2 at Ocean Gateway is expected to begin any day now, said Dwight Doughty, Maine DOT, Environmental Division, Manager, following a public hearing late this afternoon before … Continue reading
City’s Food Truck Task Force Deliberates Location at First Meeting; Next Meeting in Two Weeks
Dick Grotton, Maine Restaurant Association By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,097) Major cities all over the country permit food trucks to operate within city limits; cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon and closer to home, Brunswick and Cape Elizabeth, … Continue reading
Meet Your Neighbor: Lin Lisberger, Sculptor, Who Connects With People Through Wood
Sculptor Lin Lisberger at her Merrill Street Studio Yesterday: “I Love to Work With my Hands.” By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,096) “Art is about connecting and connections for me,” said sculptor Lin Lisberger, as we visited in her large … Continue reading
Rosemont Produce Company Opens Monday, March 5th; Fourth Store Co-owned by John Naylor
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,095) Rosemont Produce Company has announced that the latest in the Rosemont stores is opening its retail doors on Monday, March 5th. The location is at 7 Commercial Street – at the corner of India … Continue reading
Portland Retains Outside Counsel to Review Shipyard Brewing Co. Accounts With Portland Water District; Investigation Underway
By Carol McCracken (Post # l,094) Portland has retained an attorney to assist it in reviewing the circumstances surrounding the nonbilling of The Shipyard Brewing Co. for sewer services between 1996 – 2011. The reason for this independent review is … Continue reading
Portland Declares Citywide Parking Ban Tonight; 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM – CITY HALL CLOSES AT 3 pm TODAY
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,093) A citywide parking ban for the City of Portland has been declared beginning at 10:00 pm, March 1st and ending at 6:00 am tomorrow morning, March 2nd. The parking ban has been declared so … Continue reading
Spirits Alive Proposes Inclusion of Master Plan for Eastern Cemetery to Comprehensive Plan; Document Praised as “Awesome” & “Fabulous” for Historical Content by Planning Board
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,092) Martha Kimicki, president of the board of Spirits Alive, presented the non-profit’s Master Plan to a quorum of the city’s planning board at its workshop late yesterday afternoon at city hall. Kimicki is asking … Continue reading
Senator Olympia Snowe Announces She Won’t Seek Re-election to US Senate
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,091) Senator Olympia Snowe announced earlier today that she will not seek re-election to her US Senate seat for her fourth term. Senator Snowe is considered to be a moderate Republican. She cited the high … Continue reading
MaineDOT Holds Public Hearing on Railroad Crossing at Thompson’s Point Development
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,090) A significant piece of the overall project called the Forefront may have slipped into place last night when the State’s Department of Transportation held a public hearing at city hall on the private railroad … Continue reading