by Tony Zeli Earlier this year Portland became Maine’s first city to place a five-cent fee on disposable, or single-use, shopping bags. While some businesses fought the fee, others have embr... Read more
by Rosanne Graef, Past President – WENA Today’s Topic: Why Get Involved? We want to feel that our lives have meaning, and we can find that through volunteering. Volunteering enables us... Read more
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We welcome them to Portland. I am Kamani Malundu. I’m from Congo DRC. This name came f... Read more
The City is getting ready to roll out new purple pay-as-you-throw trash bags, which will be available at local retailers beginning July 5th. The new trash bag rate will be $1.35 per 15 gallo... Read more
In an email sent to media, Councilor Jon Hinck stated that he, Councilor Justin Costa and Mayor Brennan will introduce an amendment to the minimum wage proposal that came out of the Council... Read more
Following the City Council’s June 25th vote to pass the municipal budget, which included an amendment to fund the Portland Community Support Fund – an assistance program for asylum seekers –... Read more
On Saturday, June 27th, Police arrested Richard Bing Coleman (age 29) of Portland on two counts of residential burglary (class B), Two counts of theft (Class C), Possession of Scheduled Drug... Read more
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night Fire Department personnel from the Marine Division were approached by a man who stated that someone had fallen in the water off the end of Custom... Read more
The Rent is Always Due
Adam Marletta “It takes a scary kind of illness/To design a place like this for pay,” Jello Biafra proclaims on the Dead Kennedy’s “This Could Be Anywhere,” a s... Read more