Portland Public Library's hardcopy collection is available in the Portland Room.
Submissions from 1997
Editorial opposing the latest legislative proposal to restore the death penalty
Five related articles on charitable giving in Maine. Most charitable donations
Good-bye letter from Angela and Demo Varipatis, owner of the former Congress Squ
"In Short." A new Oakhurst Dairy commercial might be the first Maine television
"In Short." Bodacious Breads of Waldoboro hit a trademark snag and has changed
"In Short." Brief summary of the new State Planning Office report, "A Golden Op
"In Short." Falmouth Family Health Center, Maine Medical Center's new off-campu
"In Short." Former Schatz, Fletcher & Associates marketing director Pat Friedma
"In Short." Harvard Pilgrim Health Care grew to 16,676 members in March, making
"In Short." Jackson Brook Institute opened its sixth outpatient site, JBI Round
"In Short." Jeffrey Walgreen has been appointed Service/Area Port Director for
"In Short." Just five months after opening, ComNav Engineering, Inc., has show
"In Short." L.L. Bean is offering scholarships for 14-to-18-year-olds wishing t
"In Short." Mead Corporation, which acquired the Rumford Mill and Oxford Specia
"In Short." Merrill's Marine Terminal in Portland became the first stevedore co
"In Short." Nelson & Caras Consulting, LLC, a Portland business advisory firm,
"In Short." Piece showing revenue and income growth at Brunswick Technologies I
"In Short." Portland Public Library children's librarian Mary Peverada was named
"In Short." Roger and Barbara Murray, owners of Travel Agents International in
"In Short." State Labor Commissioner Valerie Landry announced the opening of 17
"In Short." The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth won four stars from the 1997 M
"In Short." The Maine Department of Labor awarded a $29,000 grant to the Maine
"In Short." The Maine Education Policy Research Institute has prepared two docu
"In Short." The Sabre 402, designed by Sabre Yachts of South Casco, was named b
"In Short." The Small Business Administration will place a loan officer in the
"In Short." The United States Department of Labor awarded the State of Maine a
"In Short." The Westbrook Housing Authority accepted applications for the first
"In Short." VPP Corporation of Augusta received a patent on its Protein Polysac
"In Short." Wright Express received a United States General Services Administra
"In Short." Yarmouth-based Maine Roasters Coffee was named "1996 Roaster of the
"In the Stores." Brief comments about Portland stores Joseph's, Papier Gourmet,
"In the Stores." Brief descriptions of I Love Flowers, Northern Sky Toyz, Bone
"In the Stores." Comments on the J. Nelson Collection, Whip and Spoon, and Nort
Key Bank announced it will close ten to twelve branches in Maine this year. The
"News to Use." A $3.5 million federal grant will help train Maine fishermen and
"News to Use." Andover College students who graduate following uninterrupted ed
"News to Use." Brief description of services to area employees provided by Comm
"News to Use." Description of upcoming internships at the Center for Environmen
"News to Use." Descriptions of renovations planned at Victoria Mansion in Portl
"News to Use." Liz Darling has added two volumes, "Small Business Financing " a
"News to Use." Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company is the first in the na
"News to Use." The Maine Working Group on Cross-Border Trade is seeking new emp
Photo, with detailed caption, of Kim Bridham and Chris Cole from the Portland Pu
"Real Estate Update." The former Kennebunk and Topsham CarTest facilities have
Speaking at a World Affairs Council breakfast, Governor Angus King formally ina
"Step Ahead." Alfred DePew, whose writing and teaching have earned him numerous
"Step Ahead." A new survey shows that 54 percent of Maine adults use a computer
"Step Ahead." Atlantic Bank started selling bi-weekly mortgages two years ago,
"Step Ahead." Bonnie Flash has been selling burgers and lobster rolls on Portla
"Step Ahead." Brief continuation of the April, 1996, article on the Maine Cente
"Step Ahead." Brief profile of Gifford's Famous Ice Cream Company's new product
"Step Ahead." Chart and brief blurb showing results of a survey of greater Port
"Step Ahead." Correction to a previous article about the Portland Public Librar
"Step Ahead." For years, the Children's Museum of Maine has collected pennies i
"Step Ahead." Friends of Deering Oaks Park member Alexander Wallace has suggest
"Step Ahead." Kennebunk inventor John Lescure designed "LeKey," tennis's most p
"Step Ahead." Levinsky's store, the anchor of Portland's Munjoy Hill since 1919
"Step Ahead." Maine's homeownership rate -- 76.3 percent -- is the highest in t
"Step Ahead." Merrill's Marine Terminal in Portland has upgraded its cleaning e
"Step Ahead." Portland Dine Around is now ten years old. Description of the se
"Step Ahead." Portland's Downtown District will again put a team of guides on d
"Step Ahead." Portland's METRO has unveiled its first completely vinyl wrapped
"Step Ahead." Profile of B & B Cleaners, dry cleaners in Portland.
"Step Ahead." Profile of the Union Oil station being built on Commercial Street
"Step Ahead." Promoter Keith Citrine says that 15,000 people attended the Portl
"Step Ahead." Saint Dominic's church in Portland has yet to close, although the
"Step Ahead." Shipyard Brewing's new microbrewery in the Orlando, Florida, airp
"Step Ahead." The Corporation for Economic Development has graded Maine very po
"Step Ahead." The Maine Business Index predicts continued slow growth, which is
"Step Ahead." The Maine Department of Labor has rated the 40 fastest-growing oc
"Step Ahead." The nonprofit recycler Ruth's Reusable Resources (3R's) has recei
"Step Ahead." The Portland Rotary Club collected and donated more than $8,000 w
"Step Ahead." The Portland Stage Company, Mad Horse Theater and Oak Street Thea
"Step Ahead." This month, the new Institute of Contemporary Arts at the Maine C
"Step Ahead." Three comments overheard at the Pine Tree Cat Club show in Portla
"Step Ahead." University of Maine engineering students have have drafted severa
"Step Ahead." World Gym in Westbrook features a Johnny G. Spinner Pro, which sp
Talk America president Peter Stavisky denies rumors that the Portland company wi
The Coalition for Fair Atlantic Salmon Trade has called for duties against "dump
The Maine Potato Board has introduced a $70,000 sweepstakes called "The Maine Ev
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has issued the final draft of its report o
The Portland business community has been trying to rally support for the Maine's, Paul Badeau
The record attendance at the latest Maine Real Estate & Economic Development Ass, Paul Badeau
Letter from University of Southern Maine Professor Richard Barringer correcting, Richard Barringer
"Business and the Arts." Hannaford Brothers promotions manager Christine Force, Hilary Bassett
During a two-week residency at the Maine College of Art, California artist David, Hilary Bassett
"Economic Development." Column by the economic development director for the cit, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Development." Column on the high technology job fair at the Universit, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Development." Profile of Magda Adrien, founder of Adrien's Society in, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Development." Profile of the Portland Pirates hockey team., Kathleen Brown
"Economic Developments" column encouraging computer-based small businesses to re, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Developments." Despite some skepticism about whether the Portland "Ar, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Developments." Economic indicators for the Portland region are all po, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Developments" piece on high-technology employment in Maine. New legis, Kathleen Brown
"Economic Developments." The Portland Sea Dogs have met all of the cultural and, Kathleen Brown
Kathleen Brown, director of Portland's Department of Economic Development, write, Kathleen Brown
Despite a spate of closings on Brunswick's Maine Street -- the widest street in, John N. Cole
Detailed comments on Gov. Angus King's predictions for Maine business, including, John N. Cole
"Minding Your Business" column on a recent series of Bath Iron Works meetings op, John N. Cole
"Minding Your Business" column on Governor Angus King's proposal to draw down $2, John N. Cole