Southern Maine Agency on Aging receives $500k grant to promote and assist vaccinations for older adults and adults with disabilities Thanks to a significant grant, the Area Agencies on Aging... Read more
Southern Maine Transit Agencies Offer Discounts Effective March 1 – September 30, 2023 Greater Portland METRO, Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit (BSOOBTransit), and South Portland Bus... Read more
Portland Police were dispatched to the Reiche Elementary School on Brackett Street at 9:11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15th. A parent dropping off their child at the school saw a suspicious... Read more
HEALTH & WELLNESS NEWS BRIEF City Expands Immunization Program The City of Portland’s Public Health Division is growing its Immunization Program. The clinic at 39 Forest Avenue is now of... Read more
HEALTH & WELLNESS NEWS BRIEF City’s Public Health Division Issues Portland’s Community Health Improvement Plan The City of Portland’s Public Health Division released the Portland Communi... Read more
Rev. Ben Shambaugh, Dean of St. Luke’s Cathedral, finished 18 years of service to the community of Portland, and the state, and Episcopal Diocese of Maine at a service on January 29th.... Read more
Stewards celebrate accomplishments of their first year in Western Cemetery By J. Peter Monro In May, in this newspaper, we Stewards of the Western Cemetery asked for help conserving and enha... Read more
West End Snapshots Revisited For all of us there are particular things that are emblematic and evocative of our neighborhood. In 2012, the West End Neighborhood Association did a community-b... Read more
Winter Storm Info 2022-23 City reminds residents of winter storm operations and regulations The Portland Department of Public Works reports that they are ready for the season. Every year the... Read more
WEN Recipe By Billy Doukas When I operated a small Mediterranean restaurant, my staff loved this holiday special so much, some even asked me to cook it for their weddings. Good god! Who has... Read more
