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 1996
A group of students from Kent's Hill School visited Portland on Martin Luther Ki
Annual Casco Bay Weekly Fiction Issue, with pieces by John R. Kendall of Old Orc
Brief article reporting that Portland officials ordered the electricity turned o
Casco Bay Weekly end-of-the-year issue, with 25 ideas for a better Portland; the
Casco Bay Weekly's annual volunteer issue, with volunteer opportunities in the G
Casco Bay Weekly's Best of Portland, 1996.
Casco Bay Weekly special summer issue, with related articles on the wild side of
Casco Bay Weekly "State of the Arts" issue with profiles of fashion designer and
Casco Bay Weekly voters guide, with profiles of the candidates for the U.S. Cong
Casco Bay Weekly Winter Issue, with related articles on cross-country skiing, sn
Casco Bay Weekly Women's Health issue, with related articles on women's health i
Casco Bay Weekly X-mas Shopping Guide, with related articles on choosing gifts;
"City" piece with the local results of Tuesday's election. Related article on t
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Bob Elliot, reporter for WCSH-TV, was
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Bob Weir, former member of the rock g
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Cheryl Lewis and Noreen Kotts, former
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that David Grant, 44, who ran two Camden r
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Glenn Gaudin, owner of Portland Piano
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Joe Estes, owner of Punky's on Forest
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Payton Hurlin has sold Raoul's on For
"Ear to the Pavement" piece reporting that Taylor Burnell and Michelle Lindahl h
Full-page paid advertisement from Talk America of Portland, in response to a Feb
Lenny Axelrod of Massachusetts, owner of the former Owen Moore clothing store on
Letters to the editor from Bob Dyk and Scott Reather of WMTW-TV Channel 8, in re
Letters to the editor from Neal Melzer, assistant director of YouthBuild Portlan
Letters to the editor from Regina Fontaine, ex-member of the board of Portland W
Letter to the editor from Boyd Marley of Portland, a candidate for one of Portla
Letter to the editor from Brenda J. Barry, president of Andover College, in resp
Letter to the editor from Celia Garrity, executive director of the Maine State B
Letter to the editor from Charlie Gaylord, sales manager of Portland Photographi
Letter to the editor from Christine Young of WMTW-TV and the Lewiston Sun-Journa
Letter to the editor from David Donelly of Maine Voters for Clean Elections, in
Letter to the editor from former Portland City Councilor Anne B. Pringle, in res
Letter to the editor from former state senator Gerard P. Conley Jr., in response
Letter to the editor from Jake McClure, a 16-year-old resident of the Maine Yout
Letter to the editor from Jeffrey A. Thaler, Esq., of Lewiston, in response to a
Letter to the editor from Joseph Paskvan, M.S.W., an attendant at the Oxford Str
Letter to the editor from Larry Mead, director of parks and recreation for the c
Letter to the editor from Laurence A. Kelly of Portland, who lost in his bid to
Letter to the editor from Louis-Philippe of Portland, in response to a September
Letter to the editor from Mark McClure of Portland, in response to a November 7,
Letter to the editor from Nance Parker, neighborhood improvement director for th
Letter to the editor from Nancy Geer, recreation administrator for the city of P
Letter to the editor from Neil Taliento, in response to an April 4, 1996, letter
Letter to the editor from Patricia A. Peard, chair of the executive board of Mai
Letter to the editor from Patricia Lawton, co-owner of the Hedgehog Pub of Portl
Letter to the editor from Rick Hautala of Westbrook, in response to an October 2
Letter to the editor from Rita Hourigan, manager of the Oxford Street Shelter, a
Letter to the editor from Sonny Prescott, Peer Leader Program manager at the Peo
Letter to the editor from state representative Steven Rowe, D-Portland, in respo
Letter to the editor from state senator Anne M. Rand of Portland, in response to
Letter to the editor from state senator Joel Abromson of Portland, in response t
Letter to the editor from William Edward Holmes III and Fred St. Uddin. Holmes,
Letter to the editor from William H. Coogan, president of the Maine Civil Libert
"News-o-rama" piece on oil-spill preparations in Portland Harbor. There are ind
"News-o-rama" piece reporting that Euclid Ambler Associates, owned by Peter Hogl
Related articles on beer, including an assessment of the best beers brewed in Ma
Special eight-page insert with preview of the fifth annual presentation of Dance
state representative Herb Adams filed his nominating petitions for a vacant seat
"Talk" piece with Adam Berk, 30, a nationally certified fitness trainer who work
"Talk" piece with Alex Pozzy, 28, of Portland, an afficianado of ultimate frisbe
"Talk" piece with Bill Sevigny, 52, of Portland, a crossing guard and poet. Sev
"Talk" piece with Brent Dickson, who in November opened Infinite Ink Tattoo on O
"Talk" piece with Broda Loeb, a registered electrologist who has practiced her c
"Talk" piece with Carl Inkel, 32, of Portland. As Carmella Dupree, Inkel recent
"Talk" piece with Carolyn Cunningham, a third-year women's studies major at the
"Talk" piece with Chris Hurtubise, who with his brother Dana is renovating an ol
"Talk" piece with Chris Kulig, an artist, writer, musician, hazardous waste spec
Talk" piece with Connie Cooley and Debroh McCoy, The Plant Ladies of Green Thumb
"Talk" piece with Cora Brown, 86, of Portland, a landlady for a quiet tenant hou
"Talk" piece with Dan Cayer, a Portland artist who has been trying to raise pled
"Talk" piece with Danett Wright of Portland, who reads tarot cards.
"Talk" piece with Dan Throne, 27, the driver of the white ice cream truck in Sou
"Talk" piece with Deb Hides of Scarborough, a muralist who runs Handpainted Whim
"Talk" piece with Debi DiLuiso, 34, co-owner of The Underground on Spring Street
"Talk" piece with Dory-Anna Richards, owner of Casco Bay Wool Works of Portland.
"Talk" piece with Dot Googins of Cumberland, a longtime member of the R and R Sp
"Talk" piece with Dr. Paul Hanneman, the pastor at the Immanuel Baptist Church o
"Talk" piece with Ellen Ross, an 18-year veteran science teacher at Scarborough
"Talk" piece with Gary Linson, 47, of Portland, a Fuller Brush salesman and dist
"Talk" piece with Glenn Gaudin, bass player for the rock band The Brotherhood Do
"Talk" piece with Greg Frangoulis, a stilt walker who dances at almost every par
"Talk" piece with Guy Gilchrist, 39, of Connecticut, the artist who created Slug
"Talk" piece with Hollis McLaughlin, 40, of Portland, who has worked at Ye Olde
"Talk" piece with Ingrid Anderson, owner of Ingrid's, a whole foods market/organ
"Talk" piece with Jenna Hartel of Holt, Hughes & Stamell of Portland. Hartel is
"Talk" piece with Joey Renna, 69, who has spent most of his life on the Portland
"Talk" piece with John Anderson, a senior at Deering High School. Anderson foun
"Talk" piece with John Beatty, a 23-year veteran of the Portland Fire Department
"Talk" piece with Johnny Appleseed. Mark Persky, morning DJ on radio station WB
"Talk" piece with John Wise of Portland, who this past January opened Dad's Home
"Talk" piece with Kaile Warren Jr., who converted Mel Bren Construction to Rent-
"Talk" piece with Kim Coombs, 39, a physical education teacher at Mahoney Middle
"Talk" piece with Leyli Johnson, aka Schneiderella, a building superintendent wh
"Talk" piece with Marcus Gale, a full-time children's musician since the summer
"Talk" piece with Marlene Daley, a singer and pianist who plays at Club 88 at th
"Talk" piece with Martha Elkus, co-owner of the Big Sky Bread Company on Deering
"Talk" piece with Matt Amoroso, 22, of South Portland, who placed an advertiseme
"Talk" piece with Matt McDonald, a senior at the University of Southern Maine an
"Talk" piece with Mike Kelly, a fight choreographer, fight captain and stage war