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 1995
"Edge" piece on the author's experience with Chrystal Image Talent Agency of Nas, Scott Sutherland
Review of "Lost and Found in America: Some of the Stories," a one-woman show fea, Scott Sutherland
Review of the Oak Street Theatre/High Wire Theater Company co-production of Suze, Scott Sutherland
Reviews of "After Art" and The Dissonant Heart," both showing at the Portland Mu, Scott Sutherland
The Maine College of Art's Porteous building is scheduled to open January 16, an, Scott Sutherland
Two dozen local artists rent studio space at 42 Elm Street and 315 Cumberland Av, Scott Sutherland
Update on Portland's proposed arts district. Alex Jaegerman, chief planner for, Scott Sutherland
"Citizen" piece by Richard Verre, a coordinator of community outreach at the Cum, Richard Verre
"Art & Soul" piece on some of the cigar emporiums in Portland., David Wainberg
"Art" piece on "Listen To Your heart: Ceramic Meditations of the Sacred Heart an, Tanya Whiton
"Art & Soul" piece on the growing popularity of drag shows in Portland. The Und, Tanya Whiton
"Art & Soul" piece on the special breed of Mainers who ride Harley Davidson moto, Tanya Whiton
Country music is big in places like the Country Crossroads Dance Hall in Standis, Tanya Whiton
Denise Hartford and Diane Moody are two of the women on the construction crew bu, Tanya Whiton
Dennis Snyder, 42, a divorced father, feels that Maine's judicial system is gros, Tanya Whiton
"Edge" piece on Jean Armstrong, a Portland-based speech and language pathologist, Tanya Whiton
Michael Levine and Elizabeth Buchsbaum, husband and wife and both 29, opened the, Tanya Whiton
"Music" piece on Nikolai Yudanov, 35, a jazz percusionist from Russia. Yudanov f, Tanya Whiton
"Music" piece on Vampire Lesbos, a Portland band consisting of Mic Majka on guit, Tanya Whiton
Profile of Bob and Connie Jones of Deering Center, owners of eight Chinook sled, Tanya Whiton
Profiles of Portland bands Rumford, Car and The Brood, all of which like obscure, Tanya Whiton
Review of "Ethiopia - Contrasts in Culture: A Color Photography Exhibit of the C, Tanya Whiton
Review of Sally Greenhouse's "The Greenhouse Effect," currently showing at Oak S, Tanya Whiton
Review of the exhibit "The Art of Chivalry," currently on display in the Lewis G, Tanya Whiton
Review of the Oak Street Theatre production of "Tuna Daiquiris.", Tanya Whiton
"Screen" piece on the Second Annual Women's Film & Video Festival, which include, Tanya Whiton
"Stage" piece on the American Renaissance Theater production of William Shakespe, Tanya Whiton
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church replaced the Abyssinian Church as th, Tanya Whiton
The bars in Portland are packed on a nightly basis with big hair listening to ba, Tanya Whiton
"Pages" piece on poet Candace Stevens of Mount Desert Island, who on March 12 wi, Jason Wilkins
Former U.S. represenative Tom Andrews on January 21 addressed a gathering of pea, Bob Young
Friends of Casco Bay and other environmental groups in Maine joined over 350 gro, Bob Young
In 1993, Maine voters approved shipping the state's low-level radioactive waste, Bob Young
In recent years, NYNEX has laid 50,000 miles of fiber optic cable in Maine. Main, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the continuing saga of the Portland West Neighborhood Planni, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the looming battle between Portland school and city official, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the proposed $6 million renovation of the Lafayette Hotel on, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the results of the May 2 elections for the Portland City Cou, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the takings legislation that will be considered in the Maine, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece on the unrest at the Portland West Neighborhood Planning Counci, Bob Young
"Newsreal" piece reporting that the Maine Public Utilities Commission on May 3 o, Bob Young
Residents of Portland's Deering Center initiated a study of traffic on Stevens A, Bob Young
Submissions from 1994
A computer consulting group in Portland in late July will release The Virtual Jo
Al Martin, an independent candidate for sheriff of Cumberland County, was stopp
Boys sports receive $100 more per student than girls sports in the Portland scho
Casco Bay Weekly Home Issue, with related articles on local auctions; Portland's
Casco Bay Weekly's annual Best of Portland issue.
Casco Bay Weekly voter guide, with biographical information on all candidates fo
Casco Bay Weekly "Wellness Report" issue with related articles on sinless snacks
"Checkerboard Square," the book on Portland's homeless by University of Southern
Clean Water Action, a nonprofit research group based in Washington, D.C., report
Congress Street merchants have asked the city of Portland to disperse the Wednes
Cover story on the inspection of 59 of Portland's bar bathrooms by Casco Bay Wee
Cumberland County commissioners on December 12 approved a budget that hiked spen
Cumberland County's state legislators and elected municipal officials have been
Details on last weekend's Maine Green's organizational meeting at Bowdoin Colleg
Discovery House, a methadone treatment clinic operated by a Rhode Island parent
Former attorney Thomas Audet of Portland was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison
Harvey Prager, the convicted drug dealer whose appointment to a clerkship under
Independent gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Carter garnered 26 percent of the v
J. Henry Lyons of South Portland, arrested earlier this month and charged with m
Keith Citrine, director of the Deering Oaks Festival, has hired Dr. Richard Camp
Leslie Allen, a Portland paralegal, has filed suit in Cumberland County Superior
Letters from Randall J. Parenteau of KTI Environmental Group, operators of Maine
Letters to the editor from Catherine S. Chichester and member agencies of the Cu
Letters to the editor from G. William Diamond, candidate for the 1st District co
Letters to the editor from two clients of Discovery House, a methadone clinic in
Letter to the editor from Alfred E. Porell of Westbrook, in response to a Septem
Letter to the editor from Burt Wartell of the Union of Marine and Shipbuilding W
Letter to the editor from Carol Palesky, president of the Maine Taxpayers Action
Letter to the editor from Cushman Anthony and Edwin Chester, co-chairs of the Co
Letter to the editor from Dawn Marie Pierre, owner of the Elvis Room, in respons
Letter to the editor from Jason Clark, owner of Zootz Nightclub, on the Portland
Letter to the editor from Kenneth Cole III, chairman of the Maine Republican Par
Letter to the editor from Kenneth M. Cole III, chairman of the Maine Republican
Letter to the editor from Mark Swann, executive director of the Preble Street Re
Letter to the editor from members of the steering committee of New Leadership '9
Letter to the editor from Robert H. Gardiner, president of Maine Public Broadcas
Letter to the editor from Sharon Townshend, executive director of the Maine Alli
Letter to the editor from Sherry F. Huber, executive director of the Maine Waste
Maine received $27,646 of a $7.2 million national settlement with the Keds Corpo
Maine Vocals, the group leading the petition drive to legalize marijuana, has le
Maine Yankee spokesperson Marshall Murphy says the estimated bill for closing th
Mary Lou Crane of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development was in
Media commentator Tom Hanrahan was asked to leave Maine Public Broadcasting Corp
Money magazine's eighth annual review of the 300 most livable cities has Portlan
Moses Sebunya, cultural affairs coordinator for the Portland Police Department,
"Newsreal" and "Politics & Other Mistakes" pieces on election day victories by O
"Newsreal" piece by Bob Young and Al Diamon analyzing the fallout caused by Sena
"Newsreal" piece on James J. Tracey Jr., the Republican candidate for state Hous
"Newsreal" piece on James Tracey Jr., who on December 14 pleaded no contest to t
"Newsreal" piece on the Maine chapter of Action, Not Gridlock!, a national bipar
"Newsreal" piece on the proposed legislative bill that would allow Maine's paper
"Newsreal" piece on the recent purchase of S. D. Warren by a consortium headed b
"Newsreal" piece on this week's campaign swing by U.S. represenative Thomas H. A
"Newsreal" piece on U.S. represenative Olympia Snowe's condemnation of the Conce
"Newsreal" piece reporting that abusive men in Greater Portland are invoking O.J
"Newsreal" piece reporting that one year after launching an initiative to reinve
"Newsreal" piece reporting that the Portland City Council on August 16 voted to
Parents at a November 2 Portland School Committee meeting charged that Portland