A City task force has opened its meetings to at-large landlord representatives and a tenants’ rights advocate. A group has formed to give tenants a voice in the process. After the mult... Read more
In late December, the regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dismissed unfair labor practice charges that unions filed against FairPoint. Union leaders quickly announced that they wi... Read more
Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban land trust that maintains a free 70-mile trail network, was awarded $100K over three years by the Old Bug Light Foundation, a family foundation based in Po... Read more
On Sunday, December 28th, at about 4:45 a.m., Portland police officers were dispatched to the area of Birchvale Drive after an area resident reported hearing gunshots. Patrol officers search... Read more
This fall, the City of Portland and its partners launched an open space planning process. With help from Portland Trails and The Trust for Public Land, the City is engaging residents in deve... Read more
Susan Reilly, 64, was killed in a three vehicle collision on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton, Massachusetts on December 23rd. Mrs. Reilly and her husband Tony, who was seriously injur... Read more
William Hessian and John “Sighless” Supinski have spent the last two months playing demo nights in every game store in greater Portland area, calling game stores across the count... Read more
UPDATE: As of December 22nd, Team Robots made their Kickstarter goal, raising $22,310 from 192 donors. They now have enough money to produce their first set of 5000 games. A success party wi... Read more
Portland Council’s Transportation Committee Requests Draft Ordinance to Regulate Uber Members of the Portland City Council’s Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee held its fina... Read more
This fall a West End organization, Side x Side, in partnership with the University of Southern Maine and Youth in Action, a West End nonprofit, accomplished something that has never been don... Read more
