On Monday, June 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM., Portland Police responded to the intersection of St. John Street/Devonshire Street and Brighton Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a bicycist. The preliminary investigation determined that an 11 … Continue reading
The downtown Portland Public Library at 5 Monument Square will serve as Portland’s coolng center on Wednesday, July 1 and Thursday, July 2 during its normal hours of 10:00 am – to 6:00 pm. On Friday, July 3, the Troubh … Continue reading
The Katahadin Higher Education Center in East Millinocket will receive $100,000 to keep it open while community leaders and state partners work to determine a sustainable long-term plan for the facility it was announced today by Governor Mills. The Katahdin … Continue reading
Graham Platner leads Senator Susan Collins according to a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Sienna University poll released this morning. It is one of the first independent polls of Maine’s US Senate race conducted since Platner won the Democratic nomination on … Continue reading
You are invited to attend the annual Celebration of the Declaration of Independence on Friday, July 3, 2026. It runs from 6:00 pm until after 7:00 pm at Fort Sumner Park at 64 North Street on Munjoy Hill. Bring a … Continue reading
Are you interested in setting up a table at the upcoming Inaugural BPM Drum Festival on Saturday, August 1, 2026? The event runs from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. It is alongside the Bayside Trail starting at Somerset and Elm … Continue reading
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a nearly $200 million contract to a Virginia company that has never held a federal contract before. According to a federal contracting record reviewed by Michael Wriston, founder and editor of Project Salt … Continue reading
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), a leading advocate in Congress in the fight to remove toxic chemicals from our food and environment and protect public health over corporate profits, released the following statement late last week on the US Supreme Court’s … Continue reading
The Greater Portland Transit District (Metro) Board of Directors voted at its June 25, 2026 meeting to increase bus fares and make other changes to fare policy effective August 1, 2026. The Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee voted … Continue reading
In a sign that Graham Platner’s anti-corruption agenda has struck a nerve, Susan Collins is now dismissing well-documented reporting about her corruption — including funneling more than $76 million in federal contracts to her husbnd’s lobbying firm and violating the … Continue reading