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Finally… Spring has come. Time for spring showers to bring May flowers! I’m Jeremy Bloom, co-chairman of Urban Agriculture on the Mayor’s Initiative for Healthy Sustainable Food Syst... Read more
by Markos Miller Spring of 2015 will see a final recommendation for the future design of Franklin Street. The current study process is the second phase of the City’s redesign effort. P... Read more
The City Council’s City Manager Search Committee is seeking public input. Its consultant, Municipal Resources, Inc., has developed a survey to help the committee better understand what... Read more
Submitted by Nils Werner We’ve all seen the bumper sticker: “61% did not vote for Governor Lepage”. While that margin shrank in 2014, the Governor once again failed to secure more than 50% o... Read more
Submitted by Michael Anthony The summer of ’87, just a few months after I was born, my grandmother wrapped herself in a garbage bag and laid down on the steps of City Hall to protest t... Read more
by Leo Knighton Tallarico March opens up a major portal of change. As this portal opens, intensified winds of change will bring world events that will reshape our human condition on Earth. P... Read more
“I was born in Texas and didn’t speak English until I was six or seven and living in a Ohio farming community with my family. “The first book I remember was The Secret Garden by Frances Hodg... Read more
It is only March, but it is definitely not too early to get started on your taxes. If you need advice, documents, to pay your tax bill, or have any kind of IRS related errand, get it done ea... Read more
My Story: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. My name is Teresa Filomena Kabongo. I live on Chestnut Street in Portland. I’m from An... Read more
My Story: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. I’m Fartun Halane from Somalia. I have 2 children. I live Portland, Maine. American pe... Read more
