Three Arrested for Murder Three local men were arrested on the afternoon of Thursday, August 13th, in connection with the murder of 49 year old Fred Akoa. Fred Akoa’s body was discovered T... Read more
UPDATE: As of Friday, August 14th, Rob Korobkin and Spencer Thibodeau have qualified for the ballot as District 2 Council candidates. A third candidate, Mako Bates has left the race. Candida... Read more
On Thursday, August 13th at approximately 12:42 a.m. the Portland Police Department responded to the area of State Street at Grant Street for a serious motor vehicle accident. The accident i... Read more
The Greater Portland METRO bus system has announced new Sunday service on all METRO routes beginning Sunday, August 16th. Changes include a new route designed to increase frequency of servic... Read more
Peloton Labs owner Liz Trice is hosting an Open House and Charette for Bramhall Square at Peloton Labs from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2nd. Liz has been running Peloton L... Read more
Avesta Housing gained Council approval for tax-increment financing for a 37-unit affordable housing project at 17 Carleton Street. In return the developer promised to provide “deep income ta... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Recycling – What’s Really the Problem? Have you ever looked in a dictionary and seen how many words begin with ‘re’? Well, in case you hav... Read more
by Luke deNatale At the July West End Neighborhood Association’s meeting, Portland Police Officer David Schertz informed attendees that bicycle thefts are up. Brian Allenby, Communications D... Read more
Portlanders clearly love to compost. There are now competing options for residential composting, with two companies offering curbside compost pickup: Garbage to Garden and We Compost It. Cur... Read more
Liberal Hit Piece Volume II: Super Blunt
by Sam Pelletier Truths can be unpleasant. Your parents had sex. Entitlements might not be there for you. Legalize Maine’s 2016 initiative has no chance of becoming law. None whatsoever. Les... Read more