Portland Buy Local Elects New Officers and Prints Record Number of Directories by Jenn Thompson, PBL Executive Director Portland Buy Local held our annual meeting at Rising Tide on Wednesday... Read more
Portland Protectors Support South Portland Ordinance by Tony Zeli Portland Protectors is a local group that promotes organic land care practices. In a press release, they call a draft pestic... Read more
POLICE BEAT UPDATE: Preble Street Shooting Arrest Made Portland Police arrested a man in connection with the shooting of 39-year-old Russell Solak that occurred on Preble Street on May 30th.... Read more
Water Safety Top Priority for Local Group by Tony Zeli I sit to write on Memorial Day. A front-page headline in the Press Herald tells a story of death on the water. On Saturday afternoon, M... Read more
West End People Dr. Philip Thompson – 100 Years in the West End by Tony Zeli, with Rosanne Graef Dr. Philip Thompson has spent a lifetime and then some in the West End. He celebrated h... Read more
Jenn Thompson Says Farewell Portland Buy Local begins its search for a new Executive Director to lead the buy local movement. Current Executive Director Jenn Thompson is relocating with her... Read more
Karger College Prep Program One-of-a-kind in Maine by Liesl Quigley, graduating Karger Student For high school musicians, the Karger college prep program at the Portland Conservatory of Musi... Read more
by Tony Zeli The Fore River is polluted with excessive nitrogen. So much so that in 2015, Friends of Casco Bay issued a report that listed Upper Fore River, in the Stroudwater area, as being... Read more
School Bond Options and How State Funding Works by Tony Zeli There has been plenty of hoopla around the school bond. And no wonder. It would cost taxpayers a lot of money, raising taxes an e... Read more
WEN Supports Pesticide Ban
Express Yourself: Let Your Councilors Know How You Feel About Pesticide Use in Portland Portland City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee will hold a public hearing o... Read more