A couple of months ago there was meeting put on by our local NAACP chapter at the Portland Public Library to respond to the crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer shot to... Read more
Construction Crew Brings Potential Bomb to the Police On the afternoon of December 11th, a local construction crew found what appeared to be a bomb on the job. They brought the suspicious it... Read more
Noor Ibrahim, 27 years old of South Portland, was arrested by Portland police this morning after crashing his car into several parked vehicles on Oxford Street. Before police arrived, a citi... Read more
The Portland Well (Wellness Resource Center) in the Woodbury Campus Center is collecting items for USM students displaced by the Noyes Street Fire. For more information, or to make arrangeme... Read more
On Wednesday, December 10th, member-owners, local farmers, and Mayor Michael Brennan cut the ribbon on the Portland Food Co-op’s full-service market. Open to the public seven days a week, th... Read more
The day before the big Thanksgiving Day game, amidst allegations of racial insensitivity, Deering High School football coach Matt Riddell quit. Allegations from a student’s parents rea... Read more
This Month’s Topic: SNOW!!! Rosanne Graef, President – WENA Snow Bans Go into effect at 10 p.m. and continue until 6 a.m. In a severe storm, hours may be extended. Vehicles left... Read more
At a ceremony at City Hall on Monday, Dec. 1, the Portland Board of Public Education inaugurated its newest members and then voted unanimously to elect at- large school board member Sarah Th... Read more
Beginning in February, the Portland Board of Public Education will hold its regular meeting on the first Tuesday of each month in City Council Chambers at City Hall. The board will hold its... Read more
Fear Of a Black Planet
If there is any hope to be found in the recent police killings–and subsequent exoneration of the officers involved–of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, it has been illustrate... Read more