May 2018
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Revised retail development would add 750 apartments in Westbrook
A Massachusetts builder overhauls a previously approved plan for the former Pike Industries site, unveiling a 1 million-square-foot venture that would integrate housing and commercial interests.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
By cracking down on unregistered rentals, Portland gets compliance with new rules
The city has notified hundreds of short-term rental operators that they must follow new city regulations or face stiff fines.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Lucas St. Clair should step out of the dark money shadows
It is hard to believe the Democratic 2nd District candidate, a critic of dark money contributions, doesn’t know who is behind an ad campaign touting his role in creating Maine’s new national monument.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Grieving family deserves full-blown effort to find boy’s body in river
The governor should use all available resources, including the National Guard, to find Valerio McFarland so his family can begin the healing process.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Try these ideas for reducing traffic congestion on Commercial Street
The ever-increasing seasonal traffic on Commercial Street needs to be addressed now. Here are two ideas on how to reduce it: • Use the Ocean Gateway visitor center as a visitor entry point and dispatch center for all tourists arriving by cruise ships and charter tour buses. The many charter buses could take the Franklin […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Heather Sanborn has led efforts to help businesses, vote for her in Senate primary
I write today to urge you to cast your vote in the June 12 primary for Democrat Heather Sanborn for Maine Senate District 28 (parts of Portland and Westbrook). I have personally worked with Heather for many years through the Maine Brewers’ Guild. In 2012, Heather took the lead on the guild’s legislative committee and […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Poverty and income are not major indicators of who’s at risk of addiction
I totally agreed with every word of the Portland Press Herald’s May 4 editorial, “Our View: Faulty marijuana claims no help to policymakers” (Page A8) – until I came to the first line of the last paragraph, which among other things asserts that factors such as poverty play a much bigger role in addiction than […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Janet Mills, a longtime public servant and honest listener, would make great governor
On June 12, we will have an opportunity to help shape Maine’s future. The Maine primary elections will narrow the field from what seems to be dozens of candidates for governor down to something more manageable. I personally know several of the candidates. There is one who stands out to me. Janet Mills, the state’s […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: When a person’s throat is squeezed, it’s strangulation, not choking
A local news article in the May 7 Press Herald (Page B3) refers to a man being charged with domestic assault in connection with the “choking” of a woman. I seriously doubt he put a hot dog in her throat. What most likely occurred is that he “cut off blood flow or breath through pressure […]