Since May, the City of Portland has seen an unusual rash of six bank robberies, the most recent of which occurred last Friday. The Portland Police Department worked with the F.B.I. and neigh... Read more
19 goats with their own goat herder are looking for a home in Portland… Living Wage committee kick-offs the local Yes on 1 campaign near the St. John Valley McDonalds… Five comics perform at a FUNraiser for Legalize Maine at the Gold Room… Planning Board Chair Stuart ‘Tuck’ O’Brien chosen to head City’s planning division… Reggie Osborne DJs tracks from the 50s on and Ed King turns out to be a veritable dancing machine at the “Dance Party for Everyone” in Congress Square Park… WENA creates a Facebook Page to replace their aging Facebook Group… SoPo joins PTLD and institutes a 5 cent fee on plastic bags… Chellie Pingree introduces Milk Freedom legislation to allow farmers to sell raw milk directly to consumers… Hillary Clinton holds rally at King Middle School… Former Mass fire chief Art Howe hired to run the City’s new Housing Safety Office… John Eder snaps a shot of spectators encouraging bricklayers at Congress Square… Moe Blanchard gets some good pics of the 6th West End Reunion held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center… Liz Trice sets up tables in Bramhall Square and brave workers check them out despite the jackhammer… Lynne Cullen cancels the September Seanachie Nights (Celtic for storyteller) because of a scheduling conflict at Bull Feeney’s, but they’ll be back Oct 19… That’s My Dump author Patrick Banks celebrates his birthday at the Griffin Club… City officials, Fire Department and Police join in remembrance at the 9/11 memorial at Fort Allen Park to mark the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks… WENA takes their meeting outside the Reiche Book Nook to enjoy a beautiful late summer evening… One Longfellow Square announces that they are Portland’s new home for comedy… Chellie Pingree and Donald Sussman are getting a divorce… Dave Marshall announces his support for Rob Korobkin for District 2 City Council… Flatbread presents Pizza for the Prom, from 5-9 pm on Sep 8 a percentage of profits goes to support the Eastern Prom… Paige Button starts duty as City Park Ranger, a position created this year to assist park users and enforce City ordinances… Stephen King earns the National Medal for the Arts Citation from the White House… Crooked Mile staff share tips to buy homeless man shoes… Books-A-Million book drive collects over 1000 new books for Portland schools… Maine storyteller and author Deb Freedman has been invited to speak at Oxford University in the UK… Chris Vail is off the ballot for mayor by only 4 signatures… Ocean Avenue Elementary PTO welcomes back students with a “Watermelon Welcome” that includes a watermelon sculpture contest…
On Sunday, October 18th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the West End Neighborhood Association and Reich Parent-Teacher Organization are holding a yard sale fundraiser. The yard sale is in coordination w... Read more
The University Credit Union at 391 Forest Avenue was robbed for the second time this month. An arrest has already been made. At 3:40 p.m. a white man in a grey hooded sweatshirt entered the... Read more
On Wednesday, September 23rd, at about 1:55 a.m., the Domino’s Pizza at 788 Forest Avenue was robbed. Employees report that a white man in his late 20’s or early 30’s entered the... Read more
Three women have recently reported being the victims of attempted robberies while walking in the West End. On September 16th at 12:43 a.m. two women were walking on Neal Street near Congress... Read more
City crews are busy finishing road construction projects before the first snow. One ongoing project is at Bramhall Square where traffic and pedestrian safety upgrades are getting done one st... Read more
On the third Friday in September Portland joins cities around the globe in transforming on-street parking spaces into temporary public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual eve... Read more
The Maine Farm and Sea Cooperative held its official launch event on Wednesday, September 16th at Broadturn Farm in Scarborough. The new cooperative announced their intention to compete for... Read more
The Friends of Congress Square Park held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 16th. The event was held in the community room of 10 Congress Square Plaza, a retirement home near Congr... Read more
