Portland Public Schools is now launching its “Choose School Lunch” Campaign to encourage more students and their parents to opt for school lunch. The Portland Public Schools’ Food Services D... Read more
Parking Ban Begins Tonight, No Trash Collection Tuesday or Wednesday The City is urging residents to take this storm seriously, pay attention to news and weather updates, and make preparatio... Read more
An older gentlemen, Paul, reported an audacious scam to the West End News. One evening while walking around the Bayside neighborhood he was approached by a man who wanted to sell him marijua... Read more
On January 21st, Mayor Michael Brennan delivered his State of the City address during a special City Council meeting. Mayor Brennan plans to form a fiber optics task force, to sell city lots... Read more
The cause of the fatal fire at 20 Noyes Street last November has been determined to be an accident. According to the Maine State Fire Marshall and Portland Fire Department the fire was the r... Read more
A report released January 16th by NOAA and NASA demonstrates that 2014 was the warmest on record. According to the report, during 2014 the average temperature across global land and ocean su... Read more
Governor LePage and Republican lawmakers in Augusta want to push forward on drug-testing for welfare benefits. If the policy makes it through the rule-making process, then it would require d... Read more
Portland Police and the FBI are investigating two bank robberies that occurred in Portland on Friday, January 16th. Key Bank branches at 400 Forest Avenue and 85 Auburn Street were robbed wi... Read more
The Friends of Congress Square Park have been organizing and promoting events and amenities in the much maligned park. Since May 2014 they claim over 9000 visitors came to the park to enjoy... Read more
350 Maine’s Bob Klotz Responds to Adam Marletta
A letter to Adam Marletta, author of “Capitalism is Killing the Planet” Adam: I’m checking in regarding your recent article, with it’s references to the “Reject Keystone XL-Now!” Rally in Po... Read more