THE DUMPSTER
WHERE WE THROW ALL THE STUFF WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH…
Lincoln Park fountain removed for restoration over winter… Portland High freshman Kameron King is first deaf mascot for the Bulldogs… Jenn Thompson promoted to Executive Director for Portland Buy Local… Sherri Mitchell of the Land Peace Foundation speaks in Monument Square for the Stand with Standing Rock gathering… New drop-in, pay-as-you-go Aqua Aerobics class at Reiche Pool on Thursdays from 8 to 9 am… Barbara Ripley of Riverton donates a beautiful 40’ blue spruce to be the city’s Holiday Tree… Carol McCracken of Munjoy Hill News blog moves to the West End… Peter Hall reignites debate on a leaf blower ban at the Annual District Meeting… Residents of 75 State Street join in the 7th annual State Street Stroll selling homemade arts and crafts to benefit their activity fund… District 2 School Board member Holly Seeliger explores running for Governor… Reiche BookNook Knitters offer dozens of homemade knitted hats and gloves for any in need on Veterans Day… Hill House offers free flu shots to Munjoy Hill neighbors… Casco Bay High principal Derek Pierce wins leadership award and $5000 from expeditionary learning organization… Anti-Trump demonstrators march from Monument Square to City Hall… Maine Brew Bus and Dispatch Magazine offer free Election Day beer shuttle between polling places and local breweries… Eric Poulin returns to WMPG airwaves to co-host live election coverage… Councilor Ed Suslovic on hand for a tour of the nearly completed Capisic Pond Enhancement Project to restore the pond as an open freshwater wildlife habitat… Portland Buy Local hosts mixer at Maine Historical Society… Bernie Sanders spotted having dinner at Little Tap House… Human rights activist Lt. Col. Ann Wright tours Maine after release from an Israeli jail for attempting to break through the Gaza blockade…
