by Tony Zeli Earlier this year Portland became Maine’s first city to place a five-cent fee on disposable, or single-use, shopping bags. While some businesses fought the fee, others have embr... Read more
The City is getting ready to roll out new purple pay-as-you-throw trash bags, which will be available at local retailers beginning July 5th. The new trash bag rate will be $1.35 per 15 gallo... Read more
In an email sent to media, Councilor Jon Hinck stated that he, Councilor Justin Costa and Mayor Brennan will introduce an amendment to the minimum wage proposal that came out of the Council... Read more
Following the City Council’s June 25th vote to pass the municipal budget, which included an amendment to fund the Portland Community Support Fund – an assistance program for asylum seekers –... Read more
On Saturday, June 27th, Police arrested Richard Bing Coleman (age 29) of Portland on two counts of residential burglary (class B), Two counts of theft (Class C), Possession of Scheduled Drug... Read more
After three years Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk is moving to Kentucky… Seth Levy does bike-powered move from Bayside to the West End… African American Community Health Fair held at Deering High sponsored by City and Green Memorial AME Zion Church and Williams Temple Church… Deering Oaks Ravine is now open from 9 to 5 all summer long… Progressive foundation Maine Initiatives relaunches with a series of community conversations called Maine Insights… Kittens beware! Fox spotted in the West End near the Fore River… Search for the next Casco Baykeeper officially opens… 2015 Buy Local directories are being delivered… Portland School Department officially marches in the 2015 Pride Parade… The second printing of the Historical Atlas of Maine is available at Longfellow Books… Kids will be happy to know that Portland Schools’ will be offering educational programing all summer… West End Councilor Dave Marshall may be deciding vote on Deering Center rezoning… City Council votes unanimously to approve a medical marijuana festival in Deering Oaks on Aug. 9th… Deering Center neighbors say they aren’t urban and don’t want urban developments… Delivery Man and Paper Boy hit the Old Port Fest in the WEN Cargo Bike on loan from Fred Robie… Casco Bay High teacher Mark Ford wins a thousand bucks from the First Amendment Challenge for leading students in creating their own soapboxes… Startup Weekend Women’s Edition hits the Farmers Market with surveys about buying local…Casco Bay High celebrates 10th anniversary. ..Jon P. Jennings, currently the assistant city manager for South Portland, will be Portland’s next City Manager… Liz Trice wants to host a Bramhall Square charrette… Spencer Thibodeau promises to attend WENA meetings even after elected… Clark Street Park needs new picnic tables… Public Safety Committee supports creating a housing safety office in response to Noyes St fire… Munjoy Hill’s Hilltop Superette goes online… Maine geologist Robert Marvinney says ‘San Andreas’ earthquake not possible in Maine… Jason Cianchette, future brother-in-law of WEN Editor, wins Top Gun entrepreneurial award… Signature collection for a state $12 minimum wage referendum kicks-off at Arabica Coffee… Mayor Mike Brennan announces he will seek reelection… Herb Adams shares the history of the Rum Riot at City Hall to mark the 160th anniversary of the tragic event… City Council postpones budget vote again, until June 24th, when state budget will be known… First Parish Unitarian Universalist hosts a living wage forum with small business owners, the two owners against the living wage were no-shows… McDonalds starts their summer long 60-second breakfast guarantee from 7 am to 9am weekdays, mmm… Portland Tenants Union hold press conference to call for a Housing Safety Dept…
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night Fire Department personnel from the Marine Division were approached by a man who stated that someone had fallen in the water off the end of Custom... Read more
Police are investigating a series of residential burglaries in Parkside and the West End. Over the past week, there have been six burglaries to apartments in these neighborhoods. All burglar... Read more
Here is a brief look at some of the more contentious issues in the recently passed $222 million city budget. TAX HIKE AND TRASH BAG FEE A 3.1 percent increase from the current mil rate of $2... Read more
The Friends of Congress Square Park and Southwest Airlines gathered to celebrate the transformation of Congress Square Park from what many deemed a derelict space to a downtown hot spot. Ear... Read more
