By Mary Alice Scott This is the month in which the “buy local” message gets discussed the most – and with good reason. For many retailers, this is the busiest month of the year. For so... Read more
CITY NEWS BRIEF PORTLAND, Maine — Following a recount that began on November 9th at Ocean Gateway, Roberto Rodriguez has been declared the winner of the At-Large City Council race. The... Read more
By Mary Alice Scott The month of November brings lots of memories and traditions for many people. That is especially the case for the world of local businesses. For Portland Buy Local,... Read more
Victoria Pelletier Wins District 2 The City has released the unofficial results as of Wednesday morning, November 3rd and Victoria Pelletier is victorious. Pelletier wins with 56% of the vot... Read more
New Hunger Data Reveals Mixed Results for Maine By Tony Zeli The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new hunger data in the 2020 US Household Food Security report. The news for Main... Read more
Beginning Monday, November 1st, 2021, the West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) will start bringing back the neighborhood activities we were sponsoring before the pandemic. Plus, we... Read more
Letter to the Editor Cutting Down Trees Homeowners are cutting down our trees again and even city owned trees (I mean the ones between the granite curbs and the sidewalks). The tree services... Read more
Layne’s Wine Gig HELP…HELP WANTED By Layne V. Witherell This edition of Layne’s Wine Gig is the culmination of several things. First, I have seen, experienced, and done in forty-... Read more
By Tony Zeli Spencer Thibodeau vacates District 2 seat for job in Biden administration Spencer Thibodeau had announced that he would not run for reelection for District 2 city council. Then... Read more
By Suzanne Hoekstra, MD, FACS I am a breast surgeon at Northern Light Mercy Breast Care, which was first established in 1996. Over the years, I have seen advances in breast health that have... Read more