City operations seek to substitute grid power and fossil fuels with renewable power and fuels that produce less impact on the climate. The City has released a public bid offering the rooftop... Read more
Local children can enjoy free lunch through the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded nutrition program open to all children aged 2‐18. Many sites are open to children and teens wi... Read more
Next time you head out to tie one on, leave your blade at home. The staff at Local 188 at 685 Congress Street were not at all happy when a drunk customer pulled a knife on them. John Aboda,... Read more
by Luke deNatale The West End Cemetery has had recent construction completed. The fence that surrounded the Cemetery had been in disrepair and was completely removed to make way for a new fe... Read more
by Tony Zeli In 2009, the oddest thing that happened at the Old Port Festival was not giant parading puppets or drunken shenanigans. It was a couple dozen Roller Derby skaters and volunteers... Read more
The victim of the armed robbery on June 5th in the lot of 106 Gilman Street has worked with a police sketch artist to provide a sketch of the suspect. In the mid-afternoon on June 5th, a 35... Read more
It’s slated to be a busy weekend in Portland, but don’t have too much fun. There are several concerts at the Maine State Pier, Shop Second Saturday, Walk the Working Waterfront,... Read more
A security camera captured the image of the individual at approximately 4:08 a.m. on Somerset Street between Chestnut and Elm Streets. Approximately thirty cars were broken into late Monday... Read more
Between 50 and 60 neighbors from Carleton, Pine, Neal, West Streets and others, attended the neighborhood meeting on a proposal to build 37 affordable housing units. The apartment building w... Read more
This Call May Be Monitored
Adam Marletta On Monday, June 1, at midnight, the civil-rights eroding, post-9/11 legislation known as The Patriot Act, finally died a quiet death when the U.S. Senate failed to garner enoug... Read more