PHEW! NO MATTHEW …but Portland still feels the effect
A section of Kevin Wilson&rsquo;s bar in Long Bay, Portland, is destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Matthew.<strong> (Photo Everald Owen)</strong>
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October 9, 2016

PHEW! NO MATTHEW …but Portland still feels the effect

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