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
"Talk" piece with Peggy Siegle, the owner of Four Seasons Baseball, an indoor ba
"Talk" piece with Quinn, a day porter at One City Center and a member of the Por
"Talk" piece with Ron Gaudette, a street musician with 28 years of experience.
"Talk" piece with Shirley Friend, a regular at Whit's End on Congress Street in
"Talk" piece with Terry Cline, an architect who improves his clients' living spa
"Talk" piece with Thomas Bolan, 58, a former physics professor turned forensic s
"Talk" piece with Tim Harper, a desk clerk at the Inn at St. John in Portland an
"Talk" piece with Tom Nelson, a mailman and artist. Nelson's route is Congress
"Talk" piece with Tom Nunes, 42, of Portland, a toll collector at Exit 6A of the
"Talk" piece with Woody Dana, 53, of Portland, author of "City Skunks," a collec
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday ruled that the
"City" piece on marijuana farming in Maine. Law enforcement agencies in the sta, Matt Anson
"City" piece on Doris Hohman, the new director of the Refugee Resettlement Progr, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on Elizabeth Noyce's proposal to construct a seven-story garage on, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on heroin use in Maine, which, according to police and those who tr, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on Joe Soley, owner of various buildings in Portland's Old Port. S, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on Portland's ordinance prohibiting sounds of 50 decibels or more a, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on the lack of a central translation service in the area. Despite, Christopher Barry
"City" piece on the West End Teen center, which opened last October. The Portla, Christopher Barry
Details on the May 7 Portland city elections. Three city councilors are up for, Christopher Barry
"Edge" piece on the bingo scene in Greater Portland. Yankee Bingo in Portland,, Christopher Barry
"Edge" piece on the Tuesday night poetry reading at the Free Street Taverna on F, Christopher Barry
"Essay" piece by Christopher Barry, on the opening game of the Portland Mountain, Christopher Barry
Henry Laughlin of Northeast Aviation, one of two fuel providers at the Portland, Christopher Barry
Manute Bol, the former National Basketball Association player who has been toute, Christopher Barry
Mercy Hospital plans to connect two employee parking lots on Winter Street by a, Christopher Barry
Only 34 of the 420 inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham are enrol, Christopher Barry
Portland's parks were the responsibility of the city's public works department f, Christopher Barry
Profile of Portland police chief Michael Chitwood. Chitwood, 52, is one of the, Christopher Barry
Sixty percent of the 1,019 people who spent at least one night at Portland's Oxf, Christopher Barry
"Soley Watch" piece on a lawsuit filed in December by ASCAP against Joe Soley's, Christopher Barry
"Soley Watch" piece on the conditions at Ten Exchange Street in Portland. Joe So, Christopher Barry
"Soley Watch" piece on the laundromat landlord Joe Soley installed in his buildi, Christopher Barry
There have been more than a dozen vehicle burglaries at the Sunday River Ski Exp, Christopher Barry
The Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic in Portland City Hall tested 1,128 peopl, Christopher Barry
"Edge" piece on the author's sampling of the local open mic scene, with stops at, David J. Callan
"Essay" piece by Janice Campbell of Hiram, an attorney, on Dale McCormick's show, Janice Campbell
"A Plan for Portland's Arts District" is regarded by city officials as a bluepri, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
Central Maine Power Co. (CMP) is participating in a pilot program in New Hampshi, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
Maine's judges are appointed to a seven-year term by the governor and confirmed, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
Unum Corp. last year considered establishing its Enterprise Processing Informati, Kenneth Z. Chutchian
A 1995 University of Maine at Orono study said that a woman with a two-year degr, Laura Conaway
Allegations that state senator W. John Hathaway had sex with an underage female, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on a blue-ribbon panel appointed by Portland officials to review th, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Chrissy Wheaton, 14, a deaf girl who has bipolar disorder. Chri, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Elizabeth Noyce, who has proposed a parking garage for Cumberlan, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Portland Biologicals, a plasma center on Congress Street. Lauri, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Portland's 12 elementary school, which officials say need work t, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on South Portland's Knightville-Mill Creek area, which currently is, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on state funding for local education in Portland. The city has bee, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on state representative Herb Adams, D-Portland. Adams, who represe, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the aftermath of the September 27 accident that resulted in 170,, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the Beacon Teen Center. The Youth and Family Outreach agency ga, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on The Community, an international messianic sect that established, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the sale of drug paraphernalia in Maine. The Paris Adult Bookst, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the special election for the vacant Portland School Committee se, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the State Theatre in Portland. State of the Arts, the nonprofit, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on the State Theatre in Portland. State of the Art, the nonprofit, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on Tuesday's primary elections for the Maine House of Representativ, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on welfare benefits for legal immigrants. The Maine Legislature du, Laura Conaway
"City" piece on YouthBuild, a program run by the Portland West Neighborhood Plan, Laura Conaway
Cumberland County Child Development Services has promised to grant Westwood Chil, Laura Conaway
Dan Gillotte of Good Day Market of Portland is organizing an effort to oppose th, Laura Conaway
"Edge" piece on the author's experiences with developers putting up houses in th, Laura Conaway
Feature article on Pride 1996, the tenth anniversary of the Portland gay communi, Laura Conaway
John Brier, co-owner of Industry, an over-18 dance club in the Old Port in Portl, Laura Conaway
Maine Medical Center is seeking state approval for the Maine Partners Health Pla, Laura Conaway
Maine voters won the right to pass laws by referendum in 1911, but used the proc, Laura Conaway
Mark's Showplace, Portland's only topless dance club, has a policy not to admit, Laura Conaway
Members of Portland's Woodfords Congregational Church began complaining last fal, Laura Conaway
Peter Skapinsky of Dirigo Management conducted an unannounced search of artists', Laura Conaway
Peter Twichell, director of the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council's Yo, Laura Conaway
Portland had an eight percent housing vacancy rate as recently as 1990, but most, Laura Conaway
Portland landlord Crandall Toothaker has purchased four apartment buildings in t, Laura Conaway
Portland's Parkside neighborhood is the most densely populated square mile in Ma, Laura Conaway
Portland's Western Cemetery, the only fenced area in the city where dogs can run, Laura Conaway
Profile of Mike Roland, 42, of Portland, chairman of the Portland School Committ, Laura Conaway
Ralph Doering of Boston, owner of 181-183 State Street in Portland, hasn't paid, Laura Conaway
Shermin Campbell, general manager of the Good Day Market, said she plans to meet, Laura Conaway
Some Portland voters who requested absentee ballots never received them, while o, Laura Conaway
State inspectors have ruled some paint on steel intended for the middle span of, Laura Conaway
State representative Herb Adams this week was elected to the Portland School Com, Laura Conaway
The AIDS Project has hired Stephen Moskey as its new executive director, and som, Laura Conaway
The homeless, jobless and mentally ill are drawn to Portland, where they find so, Laura Conaway
The Maine Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $810,000 of the cost of, Laura Conaway
The Maine Public Utilities Commission last year ordered Nynex to spend $20 milli, Laura Conaway
The nonprofit Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company wants to extend the rail line, Laura Conaway
The Portland School Department's bilingual preschool program has failed to win a, Laura Conaway
The Yellow Bike Project put ten free bikes on the streets of Portland on June 4, Laura Conaway
Westwood Children's Center, part of Woodfords Inc., serves developmentally disab, Laura Conaway
"Byte ME" piece n the best of Maine cyberspace for 1995., Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on Internet access in Maine. Maine has gone from just one Inter, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on John Thorne of Steuben, a food writer, and his inviting site, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on Maine Bank & Trust, which last summer applied for and receive, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on the Deceitful Monkey Web site (www.dmonkey.com), created by B, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on the Maine Birding Home Page(www.commdesign.com/~paulg/maine.h, Wayne Curtis
"Byte ME" piece on Time Warner Cable and the advanced network of fiber optic and, Wayne Curtis
Casco Bay Weekly's primary voters guide, with profiles of the candidates for the, Al Diamon
Casco Bay Weekly voter guide for the May 7 Portland municipal elections, with pr, Al Diamon
"City" piece on Portland City Councilor John McDonough, whose desire to be mayor, Al Diamon