Thousands of protesters gathered in Portland and engaged in a peaceful protest for more than eight hours with a group starting in the afternoon on Friday and ending during the early am on Saturday according to a press release received … Continue reading →

“Yesterday, I asked the President to check his rhetoric at the door and to lead us with courage and compassion through this difficult time.  Sadly, but unsurprisingly, he continues to prove himself incapable of doing so. What Maine people heard … Continue reading →

“President Trump spent much of his roundtable today saying he could fix trade policies that have hurt Maine fisherman with the stroke of a pen, but it is  his failed trade policies that caused China to retaliate with a lobster … Continue reading →

“I am proud of the extraordinary Maine companies, like Puritan Medical Products, who have adapted to meet the unprecedented challenge of this pandemic and whose work is saving lives.  They are worthy of our praise and I am grateful,” said … Continue reading →

“President trump’s planned visit to Maine tomorrow is just one more way to divide us as the nation grapples with a deadly pandemic, record unemployment and widespread peaceful protests of police brutality and systemic racism,” said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) … Continue reading →

Commissioner Heather Johnson announced earlier this afternoon that 13 rural counties, tasting rooms and bars may open for outside service and gyms and fitness centers,  nail salons and tattoo and piercing parlors may open with added health and safety precautions … Continue reading →

Speaker after speaker gave testimony to the pain and sometimes trauma of being a black person this afternoon at a two hour Black Lives Matter rally on the steps of city hall as members of the City Council and several … Continue reading →

Around 9:00 pm. last night, a group of protesters went to the front of the Portland Police Headquarters and almost immediately began engaging in unlawful behavior.  Police estimated that the group had grown to more than 100 to 200 by … Continue reading →

“It’s a shame that protesters are destroying businesses.  We are just trying to survive,” said Mike Jones, of Something’s Fishy, 32 Exchange Street, in the Old Port of Portland, this afternoon. Jones was referring to the closing of the Urban … Continue reading →

Twenty-three people were arrested last night in a demonstration that started peacefully at 7:00 pm.  The demonstration began peacefully and turned violent according to a press release issued by Lt. Robert Martin, spokesman for the Police Department. A group of … Continue reading →