‘Ultimately, filling this vacancy in the Supreme Court should not have been president Trump’s to make, but President Obama’s.  It’s unconscionable that Senate Republicans kept the seat unfilled for nearly a year for political gain. That said, the importance of … Continue reading →

Ten years before it became legal in 1973, Susan Johnston had an abortion.  She was a teenager and her boyfriend was in college. At first, they planned to get married. He would quit college and work with his father on … Continue reading →

“This is a slippery slope.  Little by little it will become the America that we don’t know any longer,”  Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte told a crowd of protesters at the baggage claim at the Portland Jetport this afternoon. Turcotte was one … Continue reading →

Speaker after speaker called on Senator Susan Collins (R) to host a town hall meeting in Portland for her constituents to answer questions that she so far as remained silent on – speakers urged Collins to stand up to President … Continue reading →

“The bake sale brought in between $7,000 and $8,000,” said Andrew Volk, this afternoon at his grocery store Little Giant on Clark Street. He was referring to the bake sale held last week to benefit Planned Parenthood.  The sale was … Continue reading →

Renovations to the fifth floor at One City Center in Portland began about a month ago for a major energy company according to sources familiar with the situation.  The offices had been the editorial offices for the local daily for … Continue reading →

Katie Sherman is grateful there was affordable health insurance for her and her young daughter when they needed it.  She has always had insurance.  Then last December she lost her full-time job and the source of her health insurance.  She … Continue reading →

Health care advocates delivered more than 67,000 signatures to the Secretary of State today to place a referendum on the ballot to expand Medicaid coverage in Maine.  The petitions pave the way for a public vote on accepting federal funding … Continue reading →

A Call for Artists has been announced for temporary projects for Portland’s public spaces during the summer of 2017.  The Call is hosted by TEMPOart Portland.  The submission deadline is Tuesday, February 28, 2017.  There will be three (3) winners … Continue reading →

This evening Portland’s Planning Board met for three hours in a second workshop to consider a request by the City of Portland to permit the construction of a 70 ft. cold storage warehouse in a zone that currently allows construction … Continue reading →