By Carol McCracken  (Post # 297) Today was an important day for model railway fans because it marked the return of a show to Portland for the first time in a number of years.  The show was held at East End Community … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 296) Open Concept Studios are a new, modern and gleaming white group of studios that are almost ready to make their public debut at the First Friday Art Walk this Friday, October 2nd, starting at 5:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken   (Post # 295) Luke MacFadyen has more than kept his promise to the community and to himself and so he’s moving on to pursue another interest of his.  He and his business partner, Jeremy House, promised to … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 294) If all of the financial pieces fall into place as anticipated, it’s likely that new ground will be broken for the 40 unit townhouse style units located on the current site of the Marade Adams … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 293) The Natural Resources Council of Maine invites you to a 50th anniversary event on Wednesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Hannaford Hall, at the University of Southern Maine, Portland.  Dan Reicher, Director of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 292) Plans for the Second Annual Harvest on the Harbor were announced on Thursday at the Ocean Gateway on the Portland waterfront – where most of the events will take place late next month.  Plans … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 291) Just before 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, police were called to the Portland waterfront to recover the body of  a man discovered by a passerby after 3:30.  The body was found face down in the water … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 290) Juried artists from Jackman to Kennebunkport exhibited their upscale art at East End Community School on the Hill over the two-day weekend – art bound to inspire artists as well as any one aspiring … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 289) Sixteen years ago this Saturday, September 19th, many cars of the narrow gauge railroad were returned to their native Maine.  The rail cars transported by a convey of antique trucks arrived in front of Portland Yacht … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken The most recent communication from the research vessel Gambo is that she remains at Nova Scotia for an  indefinite period of time.  That is because she’s having engine problems – it is not known whether the engine mount … Continue reading →