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On the Record: Michael Bourque
No full textAn interview with Michael Bourque, president and CEO of MEMIC Group, a Portland-based workers\u27 compensation insurance company. Among other topics, Bourque discusses his interest in attracting more small-business clients outside of Maine, innovations in the payments of claims, and the unique safety challenges to the Maine workforce
PMA Expansion runs into roadblock over plans to raze building next door
No full textAs part of its sweeping $100 million expansion plan, the Portland Museum of Art\u27s plan to demolish the former Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce (and later, Children\u27s Museum of Maine) building (142 Free Street) is being opposed by Greater Portland Landmarks
Coffee By Design closes original Portland shop, after nearly 30 years
No full textCoffee By Design closed its first Portland, at 620 Congress Street, which opened in July 1994
The Islands Issue: A Perfect Weekend on Peaks Island
No full textSnippets titled Get There, Explore, Eat and Drink, and Stay outline options for a visit to Peaks Island
Peaks Island Star : July 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 7
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2023/1006/thumbnail.jp
Food and Drink: How Green Was My Shedder?
No full textBrief relation of what Luke\u27s Lobster discovered when the company calculated its carbon footprint
Good Things From Maine: Cool Trends
No full textA timeline of snippets describing Mainers\u27 contributions to winter clothing, from Chester Greenwood\u27s earmuffs to Mainers, a new line of mittens from Tempshield
\u27Maine\u27s Black Future\u27 Fights Racism and Erasure
No full textA look at a new podcast from musician, photographer, and writer Genius Black. Each episode discusses a Black figure from Maine\u27s history and includes an interview with a current Black Mainer who is working for change. The first episode featured Alfine Nathalie, a Kenyan-born, Portland-based holistic health provider, and a look at 18th century Machias resident London Atus who purchased his freedom and founded a settlement. Future episodes will include an interview with photographer and video producer Junes Thete and discussion of historical figures Pedro Tovookan Parris and John Brown Russworm. In this article, Genius Black talks about the music he chose for the podcast, his partnership with the Maine Monitor, and how the work has made him feel more connected to Maine
Legislative Efforts Push Shorter Asylum-Seeker Work Waiting Period
No full textA look at two bills that would shorten the waiting time before an asylum seeker is authorized to work -- Rep. Chellie Pingree\u27s Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act, and another act with the same goal, this one introduced by Senators Susan Collins and Kyrsten Sinema and co-sponsored by Sen. Angus King. Maine has a severe worker shortage and it is hoped that the bills will address this. The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) has expressed dismay that the bills discriminate against those who do not enter the U.S. via a port of entry
North by East: Getting the Birds Back Together
No full textA brief profile of individualist Jeff Yorks and his ongoing quest to acquire all the wooden bird carvings made by his grandfather, Frank Kilburn