WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH…

Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum begins restoration of the last historic narrow gauge railway snowplow… City searches for the perfect 45 to 60-foot tall evergreen, spruce or fir for Monument Square and you can submit your tree online…City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau visits Switzerland and see the Matterhorn… West End photographer Barbara Peacock wins $10,000 Getty Images Editorial Grant for her “American Bedroom” series… TD Bank unplugs Penny Arcade coin-counting machines after a class action suit alleges that the machines were short-changing customers… Robo-ticketing is on its way to downtown streets as enforcement staff get new wireless devices to digitally chalk tires and issue citations directly to the cloud… Plane flies over downtown with a banner supposedly urging Senator Collins to oppose health care repeal… Mayor Strimling helps send off Climate Riders travelling by bicycle from City Hall all the way to the Common Ground Fair in Unity… Former West End school board rep Steven Spring is glad to see the City Council supporting Indigenous People’s Day… Bill Linnell creates a boat-shaped food cart for Cap’N Bill’s Lobster on Commercial Street… The Language Exchange in the Old Port begins its 25th year… Voting for Indie Biz Awards is closed find out in October who the big winners are…  Mainely Wraps opens a Portland location across from One City Center… Pat O’Donnell finishes her first scarf for Chase the Chill Knitting and now is tackling a pair of mittens…. Bangor Daily News photojournalist Troy Bennett pens song lyrics, “Back Cove, Not Back Bay”…  Hundreds rally in Longfellow Square on Labor Day to support paid sick leave ordinance…