By Carol McCracken (Post # 525) Former Hill resident and its city councilor, Peter O’Donnell, has just been hired as the Program Coordinator for Portland’s effort to prevent and reduce obesity. He is charged with increasing community access to healthier … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 524) On Saturday, another research vessel will be leaving the docks of Portland Yacht Services – this one is headed to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 96 ft. ketch, Odyssey, was … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 523) The City’s Health Division has started a Moms in Recovery support group that will meet every Friday morning at The Salvation Army on Cumberland Avenue. The first meeting is this Friday, July 16th – … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 522) Small business owners and a mental health professional affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf joined together late this morning to tell their stories – stories of businesses gone and emotional heartbreak … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 521) Mark Woglom, president of Opechee Construction Corporation, (NH) presented his proposal for a parking garage and condominiums on Lot 2 of the former Jordan Meats Facility this afternoon to the planning board. Lot 1 … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 520) An egg is an egg is an egg – or at least that is one interpretation of a conclusion recently announced in a USDA Agricultural Research Service (“ARS”) study on the quality of eggs. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 519) The annual fundraiser for the Compass Project took place today at Monument Square in downtown Portland. Called the Boatbuilding Festival, eight groups of builders and their expert instructor built bevin skiffs – skiffs that … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 518) Four hundred athletes from ages 15 years old to over 70 years old out swam, ran and biked the rain drops to compete in the fourth annual Urban Epic Triathlon held on the Hill … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 517) The fourth annual Urban Epic Triathlon takes place tomorrow, Saturday, July 10th. Athletes will gather at East End Beach to compete in the l/2 mile swim, 13-mile bike and 3.7- mile run event. Four … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 516) Less than an hour after the research vessel Gambo left DiMillo’s wharf where it took on 77 gallons of diesel fuel for its trip to western Greenland, the ship returned to Portland Yacht Services. … Continue reading →