PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, January 19, the USS JFK Museum will present a detailed business plan to the Portland City Council (7:00pm) in hopes to gain their support in the effort to bring the decommissioned aircraft carrier to Casco Bay.

By FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS PORTLAND - The City Council has ended its deadlock over a pair of bids to redevelop the Maine State Pier. A new council seated after the November election voted 5-3 Monday night in favor of Portland's Olympia Cos., led by its president and CEO, Kevin Mahaney.

By KELLEY BOUCHARD Staff Writer -- Four candidates are seeking two at-large seats on the Portland City Council in the Nov. 6 election.

By TOM BELL Staff Writer Portland needs to find a way to accommodate the next generation of enormous cruise ships, just as many other ports are doing, according to some industry experts.

By Bill Nemitz staff columnist He's been vilified by his peers on the Portland City Council. He's had his head handed to him on local talk radio. He has the two developers that are vying to overhaul the Maine State Pier wondering whether this $100 million deal will ever get done.