By Carol McCracken (Post # 677) Today Assistant City Manager Patricia Finnigan was named as Acting City Manager for the city of Portland effective February 11, 2011 by Mayor Nicholas Mavodones. The appointment will become official at the city council’s … Continue reading
Meet Your Neighbor: Leann Wiley, Artist & Teacher – Current Show at Hilltop Coffee Shop; Reception 1/7
Painter Leann Wiley at the Hilltop Coffee Shop By Carol McCracken (Post # 676) Leann Wiley’s favorite studio is her car. She tapes canvasses to the steering wheel and paints scenes all over Munjoy Hill. For a landscape painter, this … Continue reading
Last ‘Plunge’ for Brownie Carson as NRCM Director; Successor to be Announced Next Month – Best Turn Out Yet!
Brownie Carson, Retiring Director, of NRCM By Carol McCracken (Post # 675) Today’s 3rd annual Polar Bear Plunge will be the last one for Brownie Carson, as director of the National Resource Council Maine. Under a warmish sun in moderate temperatures for … Continue reading
NRCM’s Polar Bear Plunge Comng Up! 12/31 at Noon
By Carol McCracken (Post # 674) The third annual Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for Friday, December 31 at noon at the East End Beach here on the Hill. The bone-chilling dip is a fund-raiser to help the Natrual Resources … Continue reading
FOOD NEWS: Courtesy of “Sustainable Food News” – Whole Foods Recalls Ginger Bread Houses
By Carol McCracken (Post # 673) Maine is one of the states in which Whole Foods Market, Inc. distributes its assembled Ginger Bread Houses produced by Rolf’s Patisserie, Illinois. Last week Whole Foods announced that it is recalling the Ginger Bread … Continue reading
Blizzard Clean-up Complicated by High Winds – Despite ‘Preteated Streets’; Metro Busses Canceled Today
Some Found Skiing an Easier Way to Get Around on the E. Prom By Carol McCracken (Post # 672) “It’s been a significant blizzard affecting Portland and its transportation systems all day. The storm began yesterday afternoon. The department of … Continue reading
Portland Declares Yellow Zone Parking Ban Tonight; Starting at 10 pm
By Carol McCracken (Post # 671) A Yellow Zone parking ban for Portland has been declared for tonight, December 27th. It starts at 10 pm and ends at 6 am tomorrow morning, December 28th. During this ban, all vehciles left … Continue reading
City Non-essential Employees Need Not Report to Work; Today
By Carol McCracken (Post # 670) Due to inclement weather, City of Portland offices including City Hall are closed today, Monday, December 27th, for all non-essential employess, according to Nicole Clegg, Director of Communications for the city of Portland.
First Parking Ban of Winter Called; Begins at 10 PM Tonight
By Carol McCracken (Post # 669) The first parking ban of the winter has been called by the City. The ban starts this evening at 10 pm and runs until tomorrow morning at 6 am Monday, December 27th. The parking … Continue reading
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!
By Carol McCracken (Post # 668)