NEWS PHOTOS
Photo by Sarah Snow
Portland City Councilor Dan Skolnik celebrated his
40th birthday at The Big Easy on June 26th rockin'
and rollin' with A Band Beyond Description. 7-16-08
Portland City Councilor Dan Skolnik celebrated his
40th birthday at The Big Easy on June 26th rockin'
and rollin' with A Band Beyond Description. 7-16-08
Photo by Marge Niblock
It''s going...going...ohhh...looks like the shortstop's got
it at the annual WMPG Independent Media Softball
Challenge at Deering Oaks Park on July 26th. 7-27-08
It''s going...going...ohhh...looks like the shortstop's got
it at the annual WMPG Independent Media Softball
Challenge at Deering Oaks Park on July 26th. 7-27-08
"I know where you live!"
Photo Courtesy of strangemaine.blogspot.com
At about 7:40pm on Saturday evening, August 16th, 2008, Parkside residents heard the now-familiar signal of one of the
Whistlers, and this time they responded in person. Locals at the corner of State Street and Sherman Street started verbally
accosting the woman pictured above, yelling that they didn't want any whores on the streets here. A shouting match ensued,
and the woman claimed she was whistling to call someone. The male she purported to be calling with her whistle appeared to
be the same Hispanic male that residents say was whistling outside the Parkside Neighborhood Association meeting this past
Thursday.
Residents reported that the man (without a shirt) began threatening the neighborhood residents (right) who had turned out of
their homes to lend support to the effort. Nearing the end of the confrontation, neighbors said he yelled at the gathered people
a loaded threat: "I know where you live! I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!" Photos taken on the scene as it happened. Portland
Police sent a car to follow-up almost immediately.
Photo Courtesy of strangemaine.blogspot.com
At about 7:40pm on Saturday evening, August 16th, 2008, Parkside residents heard the now-familiar signal of one of the
Whistlers, and this time they responded in person. Locals at the corner of State Street and Sherman Street started verbally
accosting the woman pictured above, yelling that they didn't want any whores on the streets here. A shouting match ensued,
and the woman claimed she was whistling to call someone. The male she purported to be calling with her whistle appeared to
be the same Hispanic male that residents say was whistling outside the Parkside Neighborhood Association meeting this past
Thursday.
Residents reported that the man (without a shirt) began threatening the neighborhood residents (right) who had turned out of
their homes to lend support to the effort. Nearing the end of the confrontation, neighbors said he yelled at the gathered people
a loaded threat: "I know where you live! I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!!!" Photos taken on the scene as it happened. Portland
Police sent a car to follow-up almost immediately.
Beer Truck Hits Building on Congress St.
A Budweiser beer delivery truck making a delivery to the Rite Aid store in the 700 block of Congress Street reportedly lost its
brakes at about 11:30 AM on August 15, 2008, and plowed into a brick building next to the store's parking lot. Portland police
and Maine state troopers were on the scene. There were apparently no injuries.
A Budweiser beer delivery truck making a delivery to the Rite Aid store in the 700 block of Congress Street reportedly lost its
brakes at about 11:30 AM on August 15, 2008, and plowed into a brick building next to the store's parking lot. Portland police
and Maine state troopers were on the scene. There were apparently no injuries.
About 75 demonstrators showed up in Monument Square on Thursday morning, August 21, 2008, to protest the
arrival of the "Vote for Business" U.S. Chamber of Commerce bus, when it pulled up and attempted to drum up
opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, while making a Portland stop on its national tour. The crowd, made up
mostly of union members and Democratic campaign workers, were protesting a TV ad which portrays US Senate
candidate Tom Allen as being anti-union. The crowd sang and chanted slogans while the business group set up its
tables in the square.
arrival of the "Vote for Business" U.S. Chamber of Commerce bus, when it pulled up and attempted to drum up
opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, while making a Portland stop on its national tour. The crowd, made up
mostly of union members and Democratic campaign workers, were protesting a TV ad which portrays US Senate
candidate Tom Allen as being anti-union. The crowd sang and chanted slogans while the business group set up its
tables in the square.
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Report of Armed Men Draws Strong Police
Response
Police responded with drawn weapons after being called to the Shailer School
building on Munjoy Hill’s North Street on August 25 around 10:30 AM, when a
tow-truck driver reported seeing a couple of men with guns going into the
building. Several vehicles were dispatched to the location, with North Street
barricaded at Cumberland Avenue and at Melbourne Street. An officer with an M-
16 rifle stood near the corner of Quebec Street, while other police checked the
immediate area of the building. The incident was summed up by Sergeant Robin
Gauvin as “A couple of idiots with a BB gun.” Neither of the men was detained.
(8-20-08) -Marge Niblock
Response
Police responded with drawn weapons after being called to the Shailer School
building on Munjoy Hill’s North Street on August 25 around 10:30 AM, when a
tow-truck driver reported seeing a couple of men with guns going into the
building. Several vehicles were dispatched to the location, with North Street
barricaded at Cumberland Avenue and at Melbourne Street. An officer with an M-
16 rifle stood near the corner of Quebec Street, while other police checked the
immediate area of the building. The incident was summed up by Sergeant Robin
Gauvin as “A couple of idiots with a BB gun.” Neither of the men was detained.
(8-20-08) -Marge Niblock
Hair Today; Bald Tomorrow
Portland Police Officer Ray Ruby decided to sign up when he saw a notice at Police Headquarters asking for volunteers
to raise money to fight childhood cancer by having their heads shaved in a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event at Ri Ra on
September 13th.
St. Baldrick’s began eight years ago and is now the biggest volunteer-driven fund-raising program for childhood cancer
research, raising over $49.5 million and shaving more than 71,000 heads since its initiation.
Ruby’s goal was to raise $1,000. He’d only found out about the event a week before it was scheduled, but was able to
raise $1,265, contributed by coworkers, family, and friends.
When asked about being nervous before stepping up to the chair, Ruby replied: “Yes, I’m nervous. I’ve got big ears.”
Ruby, with ears intact, had a wide smile as he stepped down from the chair after being shorn. Although he has no
personal connection to a child with cancer, he felt this was a different type of cause. “It has to do with children losing
their hair during treatment, so it’s a way to be supportive.” 9-15-08 -Marge Niblock
Portland Police Officer Ray Ruby decided to sign up when he saw a notice at Police Headquarters asking for volunteers
to raise money to fight childhood cancer by having their heads shaved in a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event at Ri Ra on
September 13th.
St. Baldrick’s began eight years ago and is now the biggest volunteer-driven fund-raising program for childhood cancer
research, raising over $49.5 million and shaving more than 71,000 heads since its initiation.
Ruby’s goal was to raise $1,000. He’d only found out about the event a week before it was scheduled, but was able to
raise $1,265, contributed by coworkers, family, and friends.
When asked about being nervous before stepping up to the chair, Ruby replied: “Yes, I’m nervous. I’ve got big ears.”
Ruby, with ears intact, had a wide smile as he stepped down from the chair after being shorn. Although he has no
personal connection to a child with cancer, he felt this was a different type of cause. “It has to do with children losing
their hair during treatment, so it’s a way to be supportive.” 9-15-08 -Marge Niblock
