This success invites over-use and thus threatens our waterfront, the nexus between the town and the harbor.

By William Hall

Despite its three-story ice-making plant at the seaward end of the Portland Fish Pier, Vessel Services Inc. is almost invisible to passers-by at the other end, along bustling Commercial Street.

Pickup trucks idling and diesel boat engines firing up at 4 a.m. are less welcome…

The phrase, “Hello Sailor,” explains Bostick, is a “homosexual proposition that dates back to World War II.”

The new restaurant will have seating inside and outside for approximately 200 people…

Another trend is Massachusetts residents buying southern coastal properties with plans to retire there.

​“We believe that the only way to preserve and protect working waterfront is to own it.”

—Deanne Tibbetts

“For the most part, the town is very supportive of what’s happening on South Street.”

—Jim Schatz

“It is time for a new and better direction.”
—Gov. Janet Mills