Dear Editor, We need a tenants union in Portland, Maine. There are rumors of threats of city code enforcement cracking down on landlords in response to the tragic Noyse Street fire. This wou... Read more
Next summer, the Greater Portland Metro plans to launch a new bus route that will run to Yarmouth and Freeport. The Metro is seeking feedback from riders on bus and bus-stop amenities, route... Read more
The City Council approved to extend constable powers to library security staff at their last meeting. This gives the library’s guards the ability to issue criminal trespass orders. Thi... Read more
Astrology, for many of you reading this, is either new to you or seems like superstition or silliness. This is in large part because of how the mainstream media and shallow people have reduc... Read more
On Saturday, November 1st, five young people, all in their twenties, died in a tragic fire at an aging rental property on Noyes Street in Oakdale. A sixth victim died after three days in a M... Read more
To say the Democrats blew it in the midterm elections would be an understatement. The governor’s race should have been theirs to win. Instead, not only was Republican Gov. Paul LePage... Read more
The November 12th meeting of the West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) had a slow agenda, so the floor was opened for concerns from neighbors. What came up? Jaywalking. Barry Hoffman, who... Read more
Anti-Establishment Candidate Wins School Board Seat
John Eder is a Green Independent, a former Representative for the West End (2002-2006), a politician, a marijuana activist, and now a School Board member. On November 5th, Eder defeated Gene... Read more