As predicted at the end of April, Pine Tree Results, a pro-Collins Super PAC  comprised of a dozen out-of-state billionaires, has launched its ad campaign against Graham Platner, US Senate candidate from Maine, on local television stations.  This blogger saw … Continue reading →

Late this afternoon the Portland Police Department announced that it is investigating a death at the Shalom House, located at 503 Woodford Street this morning.  Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division and Evidence Technicians are processing the scene. There is … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ranking Membr of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after the Center reportedly fired all box office staff who are members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees … Continue reading →

Last month Attorney General Kris Mayes filed suit in federal court to block the conversion of a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona into an immigration detention facility according to a press release from Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box a nonprofit … Continue reading →

A hearing regarding challenges filed against the petitions filed by proponents of the citizen initiative titled “An Act to Designate School Sports Paricipation and Faciilties by Sex” will be held on Tuesday, May 12 according to a press release received … Continue reading →

Golden Tempo, a horse not considered to be a favorite,  was the winner of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby that ended early this evening.  The odds were 23 – 1.  In an amazing 1 l/4 mile run, he … Continue reading →

Running scared, MAGA Member Susan Collins (R-ME) voted scared yesterday with Democrats in a failed resolution to limit Trump’s War on Iran. For the first time ever, she voted with Democrats knowing that she will be facing a rising star … Continue reading →

On Friday, May 1, 2026,  the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay in a Louisiana court case surrounding mifeprristine, one of two drugs commonly used in a medication abortion.  While this stay is in effect, mifepristone cannot be … Continue reading →

The dropping out of the US Senate race from Maine by Governor Janet T. Mills yesterday, has put Graham Platner front and center in the national spotlight – a place that Mainers are unaccustomed to.  It has a lot to … Continue reading →

The Portland Public Schools Annual Student Art Show at City Hall is up and on display for the first two full weeks of the month — until May 15 according to a press release issued late this morning. You are … Continue reading →