by Nancy Dorrans “World travelers,” they say. “Always on the go.” “Must be nice to get all those free trips.” “Is there any place you haven’t been?” For those of us in the business, th... Read more
Maine in the summer can be paradise. Amid great weather and summery-themed festivals, it may be easy to forget that some Mainers are struggling to provide adequately for their families. Yet... Read more
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We welcome them to Portland. My name, Abdirahim, came from my Muslim culture. I went t... Read more
On Tuesday, August 4th, at 10:00 p.m. the Nickelodeon Cinema was robbed. This is the third robbery at the Nickelodeon this year. Other robberies happened on January 8th and April 2nd. A cler... Read more
Portland Police conducted an undercover prostitution sting in the Parkside area of the city Sunday evening, August 2nd. The operation targeted individuals seeking sex for money from an under... Read more
by Leo Knighton Tallarico August begins with an important planetary shift. Saturn, considered the hand of time, goes from being Retrograde to being Direct overnight August 1st – 2nd. S... Read more
In a release to media, Portland Police stated that they have arrested thirty-year-old Gang Deng Majok in connection with a shooting and murder in the Old Port. This is the second arrest in t... Read more
Adam Marletta This year marks ten years since I graduated from college. It is a rather startling thought. Since that time I have had a number of disparate jobs–most of wh... Read more
A bill that has come to be known as the DARK (“Denying Americans the Right-to-Know”) Act has passed the US House and is moving to the Senate. This bill would prevent states, including... Read more
Demanding a Living Wage
Adam Marletta Everything one needs to know about Portlanders’ current struggle for a living wage is contained in the lead sentence of a recent Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegr... Read more