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 1997
Cathy Kidman, director of Outright, a Portland-based organization for sexual min, Laura Conaway
"City." For more than 20 years, gay people from Maine have attended the state's, Laura Conaway
"City." Kidnapper Norman Dickinson is preparing to sue Portland police chief Mi, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on a bill sponsored by state representative George Kerr that would, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on a proposal by Portland city councilor Orlando Delogu to alter th, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on a proposed settlement of enforcement action against the Regional, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Barbara Hager, executive director of Portland's Downtown Distric, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on court-appointed lawyers in Maine. The court allows lawyers to b, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Fair Harbor Emergency Shelter in Portland, which is operated by, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Kevin McQuinn, a member of the Portland Planning Board. McQuinn, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Marguerite MacDonald, principal of Reiche Community School in Po, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Portland City Councilor George Campbell, who this week won re-el, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Portland Mayor George Campbell. Campbell has worked as a consul, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Portland Stage Company, which in November decided to seek a liqu, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Regional Waste Systems, which is considering refinancing $64.7 m, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Reiche Community School in Portland. A recent memo from union r, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Save Our Sanctuary, a citizen group in Scarborough that is tryin, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the Casco Bay Island Transit District, which might be forced to, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the contract between Regional Waste Systems (RWS) and Central Ma, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the defeat of a measure that would have created a charter commis, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the Portland City Council. Council members spent $5,390.89 betw, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the Portland City Council's efforts to reduce the number of drin, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the proposed joint venture between Maine Medical Center and Blue, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the proposed new Exit 7B of the Maine Turnpike, which would run, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the recent controversy over a proposal to increase ticket prices, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the second annual ALANA Conference, scheduled for April 25-26 at, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on wiretapping in Maine. Federal Bureau of Investigation statistic, Laura Conaway
"City" piece reporting that Hannaford Bros. Inc. last week instructed all of its, Laura Conaway
"City" piece reporting that the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council is m, Laura Conaway
"City." University of Southern Maine sociology professor Wendy Chapkis is urgin, Laura Conaway
Cumberland County Commissioner Peter Feeney has proposed leading a series of dis, Laura Conaway
Daniel Burke, owner of the Portland Sea Dogs, in 1992 offered to renegotiate the, Laura Conaway
DeCoster Egg Farms of Turner ships around eight 40-foot-long container boxes ful, Laura Conaway
Detailed profile of the Maine Youth Center and new superintendent Larry Reid. T, Laura Conaway
Discovery House in South Portland is Maine's only outpatient methadone clinic, a, Laura Conaway
"Edge" piece on Chris Heilman, a glass blower. Heilman's studio on Federal Stre, Laura Conaway
"Edge" piece on Portland City Hall's Merrill Auditorium. The 1,900-seat facilit, Laura Conaway
"Edge" piece on the Portland Symphony Orchestra's upcoming season, which include, Laura Conaway
"Edge" piece on the State Theatre in Portland. The State will soon host at leas, Laura Conaway
Feature article on Portland's local television news reporting. Casco Bay Weekly, Laura Conaway
Feature article on some of the successful entrepreneurs operating in Portland, i, Laura Conaway
Feature article on the proposed widening of the Maine Turnpike between York and, Laura Conaway
Initial plans for the renovation of Portland City Hall Auditorium called for a b, Laura Conaway
In the late 1980s, Portland pumped around 720 million gallons of combined raw se, Laura Conaway
Jim Oliver left the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council in 1995 for a po, Laura Conaway
Jim Orr, chief executive officer of Unum Corp., said companies should check the, Laura Conaway
Maine law says that only nonprofit groups raising money for their causes are all, Laura Conaway
Nadeen Daniels, assistant city manager, city clerk, and head of the Department o, Laura Conaway
Oatnuts Park, a 26-acre wooded area near Allen Avenue in Portland, is divided in, Laura Conaway
Paul Madore of the Coalition to End Special Rights said he dosn't think an effor, Laura Conaway
Portland city manager RoBert B. Ganley has proposed creating a skateboard park a, Laura Conaway
Preview of this year's Southern Maine Pride, the state's largest gay and lesbian, Laura Conaway
Protease inhibitors have been found to work well for some AIDS patients, but the, Laura Conaway
Regional Waste Systems owes more now than when construction of the trash inciner, Laura Conaway
Reiche Community School in Portland was built in 1973 as an open-plan school, wi, Laura Conaway
Residents of Portland's West End have been complaining about smells, particularl, Laura Conaway
S. D. Warren has proposed purchasing and demolishing Smelt Hill Dam on the Presu, Laura Conaway
South Portland police received complaints about the Portland Players production, Laura Conaway
Strawberries Records and Tapes, a music chain with an outlet in South Portland,, Laura Conaway
"Talk" piece with Magda Adrien, owner of Adrien's Society on Danforth Street in, Laura Conaway
The 1990 federal census reported some 500 Hispanics living in Portland, while La, Laura Conaway
The area around Exit 8 of the Maine Turnpike is host to such retailers as Home D, Laura Conaway
The board of directors of Casco Bay Lines last month voted to raise rates for tr, Laura Conaway
The nine-member Cumberland County budget committee is recommending setting the a, Laura Conaway
The Soap Bubble Laundromat on Pine Street in Portland is home to three iguanas,, Laura Conaway
Time Warner Cable last year offered free, high-speed Internet access to schools, Laura Conaway
Trustees of the Cumberland County Civic Center have hired an architectural firm, Laura Conaway
Two representatives of Heaven's Gate, the California cult whose members committe, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Regional Waste Systems, whose incinerator has been polluting oxi, Laura Conaway and Sarah Goodyear
"Byte ME" piece on some of the World Wide Web sites designed as one-stop shoppin, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on the JavaNet Cafe. The first JavaNet Cafe opened in Northampt, Wayne Curtis
"Essay" piece by Orlando E. Delogu, professor of law at the University of Maine, Orlando E. Delogu
A March 18 report to a task force dealing with gang activity in Portland said me, Al Diamon
"City" piece on Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser beer and the world's largest, Al Diamon
"City" piece on current efforts in Maine to legalize marijuana for medicinal pur, Al Diamon
"Essay" piece by Al Diamon, Casco Bay Weekly's political columnist, on protectin, Al Diamon
Feature article on beer. With pieces on Portland's best beer bars; dates on bee, Al Diamon
Feature article on stalking in Maine. April Flaherty of Portland has been stalk, Al Diamon
Feature article on the proposal to reinstate the elected mayor system in Portlan, Al Diamon
Feature article on the rights of tenants and landlords in Maine. Many renters a, Al Diamon
"Getaway" piece on the Cask & Hive Winery in Monmouth. Co-owners Bruce Stevens, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" column on diatribes from legislators on controvers, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes." Gay-rights opponents Carolyn Cosby and Michael H, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes." Maine Republicans are facing a shortage of candi, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on campaign finance reform. With a discussi, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Common Sense for Maine Forests, a group h, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Daniel Callahan Sr., 82, of Mechanic Fall, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Denis Daigle, the founder of the Christia, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on federal legislation on low-flow toilets,, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on former state representative Annette Hoglu, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Gov. Angus King's dilemmas as he tries to, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Gov. King's decision not to renominate Po, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Gov. King's failure to appoint women to M, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on how Maine lawmakers dance around the trut, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Joe Brennan, who is rumored to have some, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Maine Citizens for Jobs and Safety, the g, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on political campaign finance reform. Forme, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on Property Owners Standing Together, or POS, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on State Representative Michael Saxl, D-Port, Al Diamon
"Politics and Other Mistakes" piece on the 1998 gubernatorial election, with a d, Al Diamon