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Will FairPoint run out of money?

Land-line woes
Wall Street’s melt down could burn consumers throughout Northern New England — especially those in Maine.

By JEFF INGLIS | September 17, 2008

Local races heat up

Get involved
Your attention may have been on national politics over the past few weeks, but it’s time to switch gears a bit.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 10, 2008

The mentally ill, criminalized

Common nonsense
She is afraid he will continue to be kept in the Supermax, which will make him worse, she says.

By LANCE TAPLEY | September 11, 2008

Hate-crime victim needs help, justice

Public safety
In response to a hate crime and the serious injuries inflicted on its victim over the weekend, there will be a concert at 9 pm Friday at the Asylum.

By JEFF INGLIS AND DEIRDRE FULTON | September 11, 2008

Moving

Going green
I moved in August, from a largish two-bedroom on the Hill to a smallish one-bedroom downtown.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | September 03, 2008

A threat, but not to security

Deane Brown battles on
Maine prisoner Deane Brown, 44, is no longer in solitary confinement, though he remains far from Maine.

By LANCE TAPLEY | September 03, 2008

Facebooking the convention

News feed
We rounded up a few Maine luminaries who’ve alighted in the Mile High City for the Democratic National Convention, and translated their observations into Facebook speak.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 28, 2008

Peace talks
Two well-known Mainers will take a peace petition to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this weekend, aimed specifically at opposing military action, flat-out war, and economic sanctions against Iran.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 20, 2008

Portland City Council highlights water needs

Water ways
City councilor Dave Marshall will speak at this Wednesday’s farmers’ market in Monument Square about the importance of creating a national water trust fund.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 20, 2008

Stoned in Starks — for a cause

Pot party
It’s not just toking and tunes that the weekend is intended to promote.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 13, 2008

Is the Mountain of Rock crumbling?

Changes at WTOS
The rock radio station in Augusta that helped launch the careers of bands such as Civil Disturbance and Dead Season is undergoing major changes.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 05, 2008

Hydrogen cars come and go

Fuel sell
Despite a lingering lack of infrastructure and research dollars, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and their zero-emission technology are being hailed as our environmental saviors.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 05, 2008

SoPo Residents Craft a Backyard Oven (and I Help, a Little)

Oven build
I would help build a wood-fired backyard clay oven all over again, and you should try it too, if only because mixing clay, sand, and water with your feet feels sooooo good .

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 30, 2008

Who's reporting on the Hill?

Spot blog
A former writer for the Munjoy Hill Observer who was involved in a neighborhood newspaper dust-up last year has started her own blog about the Hill.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 30, 2008

Dude, you got any green?

Winter woes
I feel like I’m back in college, trying to score some decent weed.

By SAM PFEIFLE | July 23, 2008

What I learned from Free Fare Friday

Bus stop
Truth be told, I am an elitist asshole who rarely takes the bus.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 23, 2008

Protesters will crash McCain fundraiser in Kennebunkport

A summer visitor
McCain won’t be so luxuriously welcomed by all Mainers. Left-wing protesters are planning a counter-reception that will amount to quite the opposite of rolling out a red carpet.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 16, 2008

Trying out an anti-demonstration ‘sonic cannon’

Non-lethal weapons
The Maine Marine Patrol is considering purchasing a “sonic cannon” capable of broadcasting earsplitting, “disorienting” sounds, like those that have been used to break up peaceful demonstrations in public spaces in Iraq and the country of Georgia.

By JEFF INGLIS | July 16, 2008

Torture for the hostage-taker?

Prison watch
Will Michael Chasse, the inmate who allegedly held two people hostage on June 30 at the Maine State Prison, now be tortured by Governor John Baldacci’s administration?

By LANCE TAPLEY | July 09, 2008

Local activist will run for city council

On the move
West Ender Tina Smith, who formerly worked as a community organizer with the Maine League of Young Voters, is running for an at-large city council seat.

By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 09, 2008