The Portland Police Department has introduced an online survey to gauge public sentiment on crime, police responsiveness and safety in Maine’s largest city. If you want to weigh in, you can click through the survey here — it’s 40 questions … Continue reading
Today I filed a story about how some experts are worried that methamphetamine production, which is more convenient today than ever before, is on the rise in Maine. As a companion to that, here are some interesting maps depicting which … Continue reading
Yesterday I had a piece published about how difficult it is to find an open apartment in Portland. One thing that’s worth mentioning is that, even though the market’s really tight, there’s a bunch of new apartments are on the … Continue reading
Thirty years ago, after donor Charles Shipman Payson gave the institution $10 million and 17 Winslow Homer paintings, the Portland Museum of Art opened a building in the benefactor’s name. The Charles Shipman Payson Building at the corner of High … Continue reading
Friday’s National Bike To Work Day, because everyday is something, and the city of Portland is joining with the Bicycle Coalition of Maine to welcome workers/bicyclists taking part with snacks and refreshments in Monument Square. Here’s a couple of sentences … Continue reading
Portland voters on Tuesday delivered some good news and some bad news to Mayor Michael Brennan, who on Monday joined Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk to urge passage of a $96.36 million school budget and denial of a question that would keep in … Continue reading
Neat story here out of Longfellow Elementary School. Here are a few graphs from a Portland Public Schools announcement explaining: Fourth graders at Longfellow Elementary School in Portland raised salmon eggs in their classrooms and released the fish into a stream … Continue reading
On Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Casco Bay High School (Room 250), Oak Point Associates will unveil some preliminary designs for renovations — or in the case of one facility, a replacement — of five of Portland’s schools. The … Continue reading
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk are on the same page about the proposed fiscal year 2014 school budget of $96.36 million. They’re both urging a “yes” vote when Portlanders go to the polls Tuesday … Continue reading
When folks compost — take their organic waste, like food scraps and pet droppings and such, and mix it with soil or sawdust to create nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants — it’s often a feel-good activity. It’s better for the planet … Continue reading
