POORtland Picks

I happen to think that lighting a Christmas tree before the Thanksgiving turkey has even been thawed is more than a little premature, but clearly plenty of people disagree with me since Christmas d

Everybody loves a freebie. Even better when it's a freebie that comes on a Monday night when you're still trying to recover from that late Patriots game of the night before.

You have several reasons to get out of the city this weekend and they start Friday with a bunch of options up Freeport way.

Another work week, another paycheck, another full slate of apres work activities to make the job a bit more bearable. (Actually, I'm not headed to work today - doing my civic duty instead.

Just so happens that it’s the first Friday in November.

Can you believe it's November? Already?

Words are on the agenda this week - words like those found in books written by Maine authors or by authors from away who set there scenes in our New England state.

Monday. Don't you just feel like crap as soon as you wake up and realize it's back-to-work-day?