The Dumpster
Where We Throw All the Stuff We Don’t Know What to Do With…
Metro will offer free bus service on Election Day… City receives its 100,000th cruise ship passenger this year breaking its previous record… In a surprise move Mayor Strimling endorses Pious Ali for Council over incumbent Jon Hinck… Rep. Bruce Poliquin touts New Balance but is caught wearing a pair of Nike’s… Tree man arrested at Congress Square for obstructing the public way… Portland Downtown asks residents for the perfect 60-foot holiday tree for Monument Square… Maine Historical Society honors Mary Bonauto who argued successfully for marriage equality before the Supreme Court… Travel show host Rick Steves stumps for legal marijuana while Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic stumps for ranked choice voting… WMPG hosts their 14th Annual Bluegrass Spectacular at One Longfellow Square… A punctual pileated woodpecker has got the attention of some Deering neighbors… City plants 75 trees in Riverton Trolley Park… Donn Fendler author of Lost on a Mountain in Maine dies at 90… Louie the Longfellow Books cat signs his toothy autograph to create a truly unique edition of Lily King’s Euphoia… MHNO supports protecting Fort Sumner Park’s vista of Back Cove and downtown… City plants yellow tulips at Lincoln park on Mental Health Awareness Day… Viking ship visits Congress Square Park for Leif Erickson Day… Fire House Museum open house features Percheron draft horses… Eric Blumrich sells uranium glass during First Friday Art Walk… Climate activists call for the demilitarization of the arctic outside Senator King’s Arctic Council meeting… Studios open across the state for Maine Craft Weekend… Local photographer Justin Levesque exhibits in an Eimskip shipping container hosted in Congress Square Park…
School Board Member Pious Ali Challenges Incumbent Jon Hinck for City Council At-large School Board Member Pious Ali mounts a campaign to unseat former State Representative and current City... Read more
No Campaign Challenge for District 38 Incumbent Matt Moonen by Luke deNatale Matt Moonen is a Democrat running for the Maine House District 38 seat. He is currently running for his third ter... Read more
Letter to the Editor Yes on 3 for Sensible Gun Control In December 2012, I lived at the time in Fairfield, Connecticut, very close to Newtown. Both Fairfield and Newtown are peaceful, suburb... Read more
Verra’s Story MY STORY: English language learners from Portland Adult Education share their story in their own words. My name is Verra. My goal is to study in university and get a good... Read more
The progressive case for Hillary Clinton over Green Jill Stein by Wells Lyons When I was 18, I thought I had the world all figured out. I was working at Amnesty International’s DC offi... Read more
Calligraphy Event at Congress Square Park Hosts Mosaic of Cultures by Joan Grant Something special took place in Congress Square Park on September 10th. Friends of the park sponsored Try You... Read more
South Portland Pesticide Ordinance Clarifies Charge of Portland Pesticide Task Force by Bridget Chase The passage of the South Portland pesticide ordinance in early September removes a conce... Read more
Reduce your use of fertilizers using these fall lawn care tips by Bridget Chase How you treat your yard this fall will impact Casco Bay, a defining natural feature of the Portland area and t... Read more
The Controlled Demolition of Gary Johnson
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s recent gaffes seem too bad to be true. by Sam Pelletier Fiscally responsible, freedom loving Americans across the country have borne... Read more