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Volume 9, Number 9 Portland, Maine
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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Photo by Harlan Baker
This has bee an especially hard winter on Portland streets,
not to mention on the cars of drivers who have had to
maneuver around the enormous number of potholes in the
city.
Not every driver has been lucky, and in one instance at
Morill's Corner, a string of cars hitting the same pothole
produced a series of flat tires that had to be changed in
the McDonald's parking lot.
Potholes also reveal a part of Portland's past.
Cobblestones, trolley tracks and stone cross- walks that
lie beneath the blacktop are now
revealed. The crosswalk next the East End Cemetery
(above) is worth preserving. -Harlan Baker
This has bee an especially hard winter on Portland streets,
not to mention on the cars of drivers who have had to
maneuver around the enormous number of potholes in the
city.
Not every driver has been lucky, and in one instance at
Morill's Corner, a string of cars hitting the same pothole
produced a series of flat tires that had to be changed in
the McDonald's parking lot.
Potholes also reveal a part of Portland's past.
Cobblestones, trolley tracks and stone cross- walks that
lie beneath the blacktop are now
revealed. The crosswalk next the East End Cemetery
(above) is worth preserving. -Harlan Baker
Pothole Potpourri
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| DAILY DUMPSTER WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH Portland couch surfer from Tucson couldn't wait to get back to the Arizona sunshine... Sandy Amborn back from her first trip to the Big Apple...Local photographer had to fight with mother seagull atop the Eastland Hotel while trying to get photos of 900- foot flag in Pride Parade...Neighbors concerned about prostitutes on Brackett Street.. Packed house for James Hayman's book signing and reading from The Cutting at Longfellow Books... Shana and Chris Barry in town for her show at SPACE...People jumping rope in Monument Square... Biggie the Golden Retriever a big hit at the Peter Patton show…Jack Glynn back from New Orleans (until the next cheap flight),,, Blue Lobsters looking to supplement their bass section…Hilarious cop photos on display at City Hall… West End in summer just isn’t the same without Popeye’s Ice House…Doug Emerson working on his tan lines at Jones Beach…Rebecca Minnick waving to her neighbors from atop the Observatory…Portlander Dugan Murphy moving from Cincinnati to Bangor for the summer...Liz McMahon to fill in for Harlan Baker on the True Tales Tour...Retired Munjoy Hiller Eric Handley may have stumbled upon a new profession... Former West Ender Jesse Connolly to lead upcoming gay marriage epic battle...Steven Scharf finally getting some recognition for endless hours of watchdogging public meetings... Neighbors of one loud Old Port bar say they have to sleep with ear plugs...Night shift workers having trouble sleeping during the day with street repairs on Brackett Street...A third candidate has joined the upcoming Munjoy Hill City Council race...Station A may be on the Postmaster's chopping block...Portland Mag planning its annual lobster bake...One East End street turning into a journalists' row...Baysider newspaper may be coming back soon...PPH'S Bill Nemitz ran into Harlan Baker's True Tales Walking Tour on Commercial Street...Former West Ender Louise Philbrick now dismantling pianos in SoPo...Bike cops winding down at CBD on India Street after a hectic day...Some West Enders calling local graffiti problem an epidemic... John Eder hoping he remembers to bring a WEN to Greece for a photo op...Jack Woods waiting for an opening in the upcoming at-large City Council race...One potential candidate wants to pre-screen debate moderators to measure their impartiality... Peter Hall to host annual West End solstice party...Lee Orme back from California...Mike Kriegman of Smokers' Depot brunching at the Front Room...Blue Lobster Troupe starting rehearsals for fall concert..Brackett Street gardener Donald Mullen planting flower garden behind Cunningham Books... Another West Ender may become known as the Singing Gardener...Who is that West Ender driving the 1980 Chevy Chevette?!...Chet Knights of Fresh Approach may be dropped to the bottom of the West End Newsies lineup after recent batting fiasco...Local publishers comparing notes in the cereal aisle at Hannaford's... Harlan Baker in Boston for college reunion... New police chief meeting neighbors at the Front Room...Lot of old mayors at St. Lawrence's Charter Commission candidate debate...Former City Councilor Peter O'Donnell about to get his nursing degree...Mike is back at Fit To Eat and planning some big changes...Some Portland police officers will soon be riding Segways...Loud motorcycles may get some attention from Portland City Council...Senator Alfond and Councilor Donoghue stuck in morning traffic on Congress Street on their way to a transportation meeting... St. Lawrence to host a July 4th wedding...One state legislator flew down the turnpike to make it to the Buy Local awards at the Empire...Local elected official standing on the Sunday brunch line at the Front Room...Portland pol holding late-night meeting at Bonobo... Karen Ball running down Exchange Street with the script for Taming of the Shrew in hand...Former Portland Mayor Ed Suslovic talking politics at the front window table of the North Star Cafe...Full house at the St. Lawrence for the inaugural Blue Lobster Troupe recital...New Police Chief plans to rearrange office to take better advantage of the ocean views... City Charter Commission candidate Jim Gooch says somebody is messing with his campaign signs...Munjoy Hill Observer board thinks somebody is messing with the circulation of their new publication...Former SALTine Jessica Hasslen in town for a visit from Minnesota... Thelma Gagne got a birthday card from Survivor Bob...West Enders looking forward to Carleton Street solstice party...Dan Jenkins never made it to Beantown for Bruins playoff game... David Kauffman back from India...Yes, you're supposed to STOP at the intersection of Spring and Park Street...Professor Harlan Baker correcting papers and sipping a grande at a back table at CBD on Congress... Congress Square seagull scored a direct hit on local reporter's notebook...Fix-It Man helping fix the steps in front of First Congregational Church on Congress Street...City to replace park bench in Longfellow Square demolished by snow plow this winter...Notary John Eder looking forward to performing marriages for gay and lesbian couples... Local politico has a ghostwriter...Deb McCoy, the Plant Lady, planting flowers on Morning Street...Bruce Brown tutoring at Portland High School... Sandy Amborn, Steve Luttrell, Dan Jenkins, Elke Rosenberg, Pat Buckley, Cliff Gallant - all at Congress Street Coffee by Design at the same time:...Yes, there is a Congress Street Pigeon Whisperer...Cafe Review to have big 20th Anniversary bash at the St. Lawrence...East End City Councilor alerted us to a Daily Dumpster technical glitch...Neighborhood prez Alex Landry busy at the Bayside public garden...Munjoy Hill political rivals no longer North Street neighbors... Waynflete students building raised garden beds behind Harbor Terrace... WENA wants Community Policing Center moved from Harbor Terrace to Reiche...The Bollard may field a team in this year's WMPG softball tournament...Dennis Fournier selling his paintings outside Portland Museum of Art on First Friday... HiTides surf band about to wipe out...Liz Trice back from Bora Bora...USM's Gabe Demaine doing the campus stroll on Brighton Avenue...New 'Junque Shoppe' on Brighton Avenue in Rosemont Corner...Munjoy Hill Observer back on the street after 10 months...Bill Doukas studying for a big Bridge Inspection exam...Carol McMahon spent her birthday in Puerto Rico... Check out the DUMPSTER archives. Click here to Find Out What's Happening this Weekend at the St. Lawrence! |
Please join us on First Friday, August 7th for an in-store Wine Tasting. West End Deli & Catering 133 Spring Street. |
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| Brackett Street Veterinary Clinic Welcomes Dr. Sarah Tasse! Dr. Tasse will be offering acupuncture and herbal medicine as well as alternative therapy for cancer treatments. 192 Brackett Street, Portland, ME 04102 207-772-3385 www.portvet.net |
| Scroll Down for the DAILY DUMPSTER WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH |
COLUMNS LIZ McMAHON, HARLAN BAKER ORLANDO DELOGU TONY TAYLOR PAMELA CRAGIN |
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Munjoy Hill's Bobby Lipps will be ready for a
busy summer, starting with the annual St.
Lawrence Yard Sale this weekend, followed
by a big Fourth of July wedding, and then
the fabulous fireworks!
(See more WEN Photos from around the world!)
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busy summer, starting with the annual St.
Lawrence Yard Sale this weekend, followed
by a big Fourth of July wedding, and then
the fabulous fireworks!
(See more WEN Photos from around the world!)
(MorePhotos)
| “If it’s not here today, we’ll have it tomorrow.” The “GREAT JUNQUE” Shoppe 570 Brighton Avenue, Portland 615-6295 c 772-9156 h Collectibles, Furniture, Antiques, “Stuff” 11-5 Tuesday by Chance Wed-Sat |
ALL ABOUT PORTLAND - 1994 A clever look at the city in the last century by Portland filmmaker Reggie Groff. |
FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT REICHE SCHOOL EVERY MONDAY NIGHT 6:30-8:30 Every Monday a different movie will be shown~ PLEASE JOIN US! July 6th *We will not be walking youth home~ they need to have plans to get home safely* *No babysitting: if the child is under 10, they need to have a responsible chaperone* ***SPONSORED BY THE WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION*** If you have any questions, please call Sarah @780-0495 |
| What’s your ideal living situation? The Cumberland County Community Development Office is looking for women, 25-65, who live alone or with roommates to participate in a grant- funded study on women’s housing preferences. Interviewees will receive a gift card to a local merchant and be entered in a drawing to win $50.To participate, go to: www.cumberlandcounty. org/CD/Women/ or call 871-8380 and ask for Elizabeth |
Bring on the Fireworks!
| DAILY PORTLAND NEWS -Charter Commission Brainstorms for Public Hearing -First Candidates Announce for City Council, School Board Races -Donations Allow Free Swim at Reiche -Thieves Damage House to Steal Bike -Portland Commercial Artists to Hold Exhibit -Man Charged with Breaking Courthouse Windows -Police Chief “Shocked” by Old Port Saturday Night Scene -Stabbing Victims Won’t Talk to Cops Assault Weapon Found in Bayside -Robbery Suspect Has Extensive Record -Local Fishermen to Recycle Fishing Gear |