The Casco Bay Weekly, a free alternative weekly newspaper, ran from 1988 to 2004. In its early years, CBW’s journalists tackled controversial issues in depth, the writing and reporting often flavored with humor and irreverence.
Each print issue will be microfilmed for preservation purposes and the originals will be stored in archival boxes in the library’s off-site storage facility.
The 1988-1992 issues of the paper are indexed in the Maine News Index card file in the Portland Room, while later issues (November 25, 1992 through November 21, 2002) are indexed here on the Maine News Index online. Full-text PDFs of the paper can be accessed here.
Submissions from 1999
The Department of Economic and Community Development's Maine Made program has ta, Lael Morgan
"Sportland" piece on a homemade version of the vintage Parker Brothers' board ga, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on Choi's School of Self-Defense in Portland, which is owned b, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on fall surfing at Higgins Beach, a favorite haunt of Portland, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on fishing for mackerel, pollock, stripers and bluefish in the, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on Greater Portland's newest ice-skating venue, Twombly Pond,, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on iceboating with special focus on an iceboat kit assembled b, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on Mr. A's Pizza League, an in-house dart league that meets ev, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on playing golf at the Great Chebeague Golf Club in the middle, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" piece on skateboarding and where to find skateboards and related equ, J Barry Mothes
"Sportland" survey of eight public basketball courts around the Portland peninsu, J Barry Mothes
According to Kevin Markee, director of Portland's treasury, the number of tax li, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece about Ed Democracy and Steve Kelly who recently broke away from the, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece noting that a report on the Portland Public School's English as a S, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a $1 million Portland City Council plan to buy and renovate the, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a Bookland superstore, which was supposed to spur the revival of, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a commitment by Portland city manager Bob Ganley to spend $500,0, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a contest between two well-known local figures who might both ru, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a Maine District Court consent decree fining Joe Soley $15,070 f, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on an announcement by Mark Adelson, Portland's director of housing,, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on an April 13 decision by Superior Court justice Thomas Delahanty, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on an expansion planned by Portland's Mercy Hospital. Preliminary, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on an interview with Jonathan Lee, executive director of the Maine, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on an Oct. 6 Portland School Committee executive session during whi, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a planned revaluation of Portland real estate properties that ha, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a plan that Portland International Jetport officials have to buy, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Jeff Monroe, Portland's director of transportation, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Mark Chase, director of the Alliance for Transport, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland city councilor Karen Geraghty to allow a, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland city councilor Tom Kane that would create, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland city officials that would close the porti, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland School Committee members Jim Banks and Er, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal to build a new convention center in Portland with com, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a proposal to construct new apartment buildings in Bayside on mu, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on a recent draft report to city officials submitted by the consult, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on curbside recycling, which is coming to Portland beginning July 5, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Erik Richard, the Portland School Committee's first openly gay m, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on former state representative Annette Hoglund of Portland and her, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Greg Collymore who, with his partner, Elijah Akilo, has been try, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on incumbent Portland City Councilor Cheryl Leeman and newcomers B, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on John Jay Fignar, 48, a wheelchair-bound diabetic with heart and, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on "Loud, Intelligent and Political" (LIP), an activist empowerment, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on new tax increment financing (TIF) restrictions proposed by Portl, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on political newcomers who will seek to capture seats on the Portla, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland city councilor Karen Geraghty, who is planning to seek, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland City Councilor Nick Mavodones who says he's been courte, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland High School's English as a Second Language (ESL) progra, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland School Committee member David Ripley, who has decided n, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland School Committee member Erik Richard who says the Boy S, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland school superintendent Mary Jane McCalmon, who is gettin, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland school superintendent Mary Jane McCalmon who is trying, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland's city elections, which city councilor Jim Cloutier wan, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland's new smoking ordinance that took effect Dec. 5. Many, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Portland's urban sprawl problem and a group of citizens who are, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on sex offender Norman Dickinson who, on April 21, will be released, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the 91 group homes, shelters and halfway houses in Portland. Th, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the demise of the Matlovich Society, one of Portland's first edu, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the dismissal of Darren Thomas by the Portland YMCA about five m, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the distribution of incomplete Maine Sunday Telegram newspapers,, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the ever-increasing number of candidates vying for seats on the, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the Greater Portland Metro public transportation system, which s, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the Maine Time Dollar Network (MTDN). Auta Main, MTDN's directo, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the Portland branch of the Maine Support Network for Mumia Abu-J, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the price of security at the Cumberland County Courthouse, where, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the Safe Zone Program, a University of Southern Maine initiative, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the sale of a city-owned 3,600-square-foot lot at 17 Salem Stree, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the trash bags that will be required for the city's new trash co, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the Treasure Chest, an adult book and video store in Portland wi, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the University of Southern Maine (USM), which, in a possible vio, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on the U.S. Postal Service's distribution facility, which earlier a, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on three candidates running for two Portland seats in the state Hou, Connie Pacillo
"City" piece on Union Water Power, which has canceled its plans to develop an of, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" interview with LeeAnne, who has terminal cancer and does not wish, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece on "ex" homosexuals who say that even renouncing their sexua, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece on female circumcision, a cultural mandate practiced by some, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece on Frank Tuttle Jr., 30, of Portland, who was released from, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece on the small number of young women entering traditionally ma, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece on the two sides of state representative Michael Quint, 41,, Connie Pacillo
"Cover Story" piece suggesting that Portland's current prosperity might be blind, Connie Pacillo
"Edge" piece on David Swander, 35, of South Portland, who is the region's first, Connie Pacillo
"Edge" piece on theater mavens Carolyn Gage and Cathy Plourde, who are creating, Connie Pacillo
Feature article about Portland's efforts to rid the city's streets of prostitute, Connie Pacillo
"from the outside" piece on Ted Regan, who left his executive lifestyle in New Y, Connie Pacillo
"from the outside" piece on the Portland Police Department's attempts to stop ga, Connie Pacillo
"from the outside" piece on the question of whether Portland is a gay-friendly c, Connie Pacillo
"from the outside" piece on the "Walk With the One You Love" event, which will t, Connie Pacillo
"from the outside" piece on women athletes, focusing on a remark University of M, Connie Pacillo
Neighbors of the Portland International Jetport are complaining that jetport off, Connie Pacillo
Preview of a book reading by Dorothy Allison, who will be at Borders in South Po, Connie Pacillo
Preview of a performance by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and Autonomadic Bookmo, Connie Pacillo
Preview of the grand opening of Sanctuary Tattoo & Art Gallery, with photos by B, Connie Pacillo
Preview of the "The Last Gay Prom of the Milennium," which will be held at Portl, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Arlene Alcott, 50, who has been selling automobiles for 27 yea, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Barbara Smith of Portland, who teaches home economics at Bidde, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Bruce Merson of Portland, a former homeless person who is a gr, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Cathy "Cat" Ryan, a park ranger whose beat runs the length of, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Dan Eldert, 28, of Portland, a disk jockey who supports his pa, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Dawn Fortune, 33, a former reporter who learned truck driving, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with Debbie Botkin of Yarmouth who sells footwear at Lamey Wellehan, Connie Pacillo
"Talk" piece with disabled athlete Susan Murray, 34, of Portland who, on August, Connie Pacillo