By Carol McCracken (Post # 537) “Providing high quality theater while using a wide range of material” is the goal of Anita Stewart, artistic and executive director at Portland Stage Company. One of the challenges to accomplish this goal for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 536) Last month, the Odyssey left Portland harbor for a three month expedition in the Gulf of Mexico to collect samples from whales to determine what the impact of the oil spill has had on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 535) Late last week the State’s Department of Health & Human Services told Northeast Patients Group that it could go forward with its plans to establish a medical marijuana dispensary at the site of the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 534) Better communication from the State and better neighborhood representation during the 18th month process were the key concerns of the public who attended an informational meeting last night at the East End Community School … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 533) They are everywhere! Those little signs in store windows that remind shoppers to “buy local” – to help the local economy and local business people. We’ve all seen them, whether or not we adhere … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 532) The public is invited to attend an informational meeting to discuss the next steps for the Franklin Street corridor process and improvements to 1-295 Exit 7 – to ensure that a bicycle/pedestrian connection at … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 531) For the second year in a row Nick Daly won the Peaks to Portland race – his time was 45 minutes and 22 seconds. Kristen Desrosiers, 19, came in first for women. It was … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 530) The 69th annual Peaks to Portland (East End Beach) swimming race is set to go off tomorrow am – just as it has for 68 years before. Two hundred and eight people have signed … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 529) The public is invited to attend a brief ceremony to unveil two kiosks depicting the history of the Cumberland & Oxford Canal at the Fore River Sanctuary. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 528) At the CDC meeting on Wednesday, July 14th, the Committee decided it wanted to look at several matters before them related to the WCZ text amendment on their own before passing judgment on them. … Continue reading →