Man Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer and Sexual Assault Police arrested 57-year-old Gary Mariner of Lyman, Maine on October 1st following an investigation into a sexual assault. On... Read more
Incumbent Dave Marshall steps down from City Council. A young progressive, who after almost a decade in office is still only in his thirties, Dave is moving on to practice his art and to mak... Read more
The Mechanics Hall at 519 Congress Street hosted Portland’s first Mayoral debate on September 30th. It was a beautiful and historic venue, and the debate was fairly orchestrated, with former... Read more
Since May, the City of Portland has seen an unusual rash of six bank robberies, the most recent of which occurred last Friday. The Portland Police Department worked with the F.B.I. and neigh... Read more
On Sunday, October 18th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the West End Neighborhood Association and Reich Parent-Teacher Organization are holding a yard sale fundraiser. The yard sale is in coordination w... Read more
The University Credit Union at 391 Forest Avenue was robbed for the second time this month. An arrest has already been made. At 3:40 p.m. a white man in a grey hooded sweatshirt entered the... Read more
On Wednesday, September 23rd, at about 1:55 a.m., the Domino’s Pizza at 788 Forest Avenue was robbed. Employees report that a white man in his late 20’s or early 30’s entered the... Read more
Three women have recently reported being the victims of attempted robberies while walking in the West End. On September 16th at 12:43 a.m. two women were walking on Neal Street near Congress... Read more
Corporations Are the Real Welfare Queens
Adam Marletta Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald’s failed attempt to establish a public list of the state’s welfare recipients is the latest maneuver in an insidious, decades long w... Read more