Yes We Can! A Strong Pesticide Ordinance for Portland by Bridget Chase In January, Portland’s Pesticide and Fertilizer task force resumed work on a draft pesticide reduction ordinance. The t... Read more
MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. My Mother is My Hero – This is Madeleine’s Story My name is Madeleine. My home c... Read more
The Spiritual Side Wisdom and Her Ways of Pleasantness by Rick Ness In previous articles, I have written about wholeness in life and how our connection to God is part of that. One way of con... Read more
POLICE BEAT Hate Crime Investigated at Casco Bay High Four black Casco Bay High School students reported being accosted by a teenager making racist comments while they waited for a bus. The... Read more
WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH…
First day of legal recreational marijuana in Maine dubbed Marijuana Monday… Thousands join two anti-Trump rallies in Portland in one day… Delivered packages in the West End continue to go missing… Night runners asked to use common sense… METRO marks 50th anniversary with record-setting 1.81 million riders… New Asian dessert stand at Public Market House sparks cultural appropriation debate… Pingree agrees with Trump on withdrawal from the Trans Pacific Partnership… Jazz vocalist Viva departs for New Orleans to premiere her new album… Mike Roylos’ Sidewalk Buttler is now recycling cigarette butts in 11 states… City selects Christopher Huff from Pennsylvania as new Tax Assessor… Tom MacMillan and Seth Baker leave the Green Party to join the Socialist Party USA… This is over former School Board member Ben Meiklejohn taking the Madawaska marching band to the inauguration… Meanwhile Chellie Pingree uses the NAACP MLK Dinner to announce that she won’t attend the inauguration… Health care rally draws hundreds and blocks traffic in front of City Hall… Bill proposed in Augusta to make it easier to own pet hedgehogs… Rusty patched bumble bee placed on endangered species list… Council considers renaming Franklin Street as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard… Progressive Portland promotes a Muslim-owned business buy-in… Bramhall Pub issues a password to unlock all-night happy hour… Mayor Strimling calls for a comprehensive loophole-free synthetic pesticide ordinance… City Treasury Office will open a half-hour earlier at 8:30 a.m… OLS marks their 5th anniversary as a non-profit…
PORTLAND WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET by Jenn Thompson Amidst the ice and wind, you will find farmers selling their wares each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Portland Winter Farmers’ Market... Read more
West End People Lucie Trudeau’s Labors of Love in the West End by Marilyn Miller Thirty years ago, West End resident Lucille (Lucie) Trudeau wanted to earn a living and spend more time... Read more
The Spotted Turtle Gets Some Help from Noble Middle School LEGO League Team by The Turtle Tribe, Noble Middle School, Berwick, ME First LEGO League is an international robotics competition f... Read more
Congress Square Park Needs Your Ideas by Bree LaCasse, FoCSP Happy New Year from your Friends at Congress Square Park! The wonderful Maine winter is upon us. As we all enjoy sledding and ice... Read more
Meme writers walk off the job. What are progressive orgs to do?
The War of Words What happens when the meme writers strike? by Sam Pelletier Negotiations Fail Salary negotiations drew to an abrupt end today when union leaders stormed out of a meeting wit... Read more