Greater Portland
The Price Is Not Right
Submitted by Down East on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 4:13pm.
August 25, 2007
The folks over in Casco were trying so hard to be sensible. When a town-wide revaluation indicated that many properties had tripled or quadrupled in value, meaning that many property tax bills based on those new values would also skyrocket, the selectmen took a cue from the 250 local people who attended a public meeting on the issue and decided to hold off on accepting the revaluation. Instead,
The folks over in Casco were trying so hard to be sensible. When a town-wide revaluation indicated that many properties had tripled or quadrupled in value, meaning that many property tax bills based on those new values would also skyrocket, the selectmen took a cue from the 250 local people who attended a public meeting on the issue and decided to hold off on accepting the revaluation. Instead,
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Maine's Insurance Mess
Good intentions - and costly miscalculations - led the state into its current predicament.
Inside Maine
FESTIVALS Go Fly a Kite Capriccio, Ogunquit's six-day arts festival, is notable for performances of everything from theater to poetry, as well as visual art exhibitions. But perhaps the most popular event is the Festival of Kites.Com e to gaze at the professional kite flying demonstrations, or get the
Gone to the Dogs
These 10 Maine towns - arguably the most pet-friendly in the state - really do treat Rex like royalty.
Portland, Read All About It
Submitted by Jessica Tomlinson on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 6:40pm.
The local media options have increased over this past year and it now takes a lot of reading time to stay current. To keep up with what's going down in Portland, below are some suggested media for news and stories.
Newspapers
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
www.pressherald.com
Owned by Blethen family of the Seattle Times, this is the local daily paper and the statewide Sunday paper. Check here to get your
Newspapers
The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
www.pressherald.com
Owned by Blethen family of the Seattle Times, this is the local daily paper and the statewide Sunday paper. Check here to get your
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New Spin Or Death Spiral?
Submitted by Al Diamon on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 5:30pm.
August 2, 2007
My principal source for this story is anonymous. There's a good reason for that. This person doesn't want to be fired for saying something that contradicts the official company line, which is that everything is swell in the Maine daily newspaper industry.
My source
My principal source for this story is anonymous. There's a good reason for that. This person doesn't want to be fired for saying something that contradicts the official company line, which is that everything is swell in the Maine daily newspaper industry.
My source
What's Up in the West End
Submitted by Jessica Tomlinson on Fri, 07/20/2007 - 9:56am.Portland is a collection of neighborhoods, each with their own distinct personality. I live in the West End of the peninsula, sometimes affectionately known as the People's United Liberated Front of the West End because of the high percentage of registered lefties. Case in point: the city councilor for our district is a member of the Green Party. The West End has lots of great residential architecture with funky inhabitants, a slew of mom and pop shops and a view of the Fore River. Here's what's going on in my hood this summer:
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Final Tow
Submitted by Down East on Tue, 07/10/2007 - 7:20pm.
On good days, the fact that Maine is essentially one big small town is part of what makes living here so special. The person you meet at the Sea Dog in Bangor may well be the same person you bump into two days later at Target in South Portland. But that same closeness can be especially difficult when things don't go as planned. Last night as I was heading home, for instance, I was catching up on the day's headlines on Maine Public Broadcasting when an item came across the radio about a plane
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August
Events MUSIC Sugar & Spice John Hiatt's got a gruff voice, somewhere between a growl and a rasp. Shawn Colvin's pipes are clear and unfiltered. Together, they give you goosebumps, especially when they take on creative covers (Colvin does a plaintive version of the Bee Gees' "Words" on her latest album)
