The City of Portland is teaming up with Wayside Food Programs to offer two mobile food pantries for any federal workers effected by the government shutdown, now reopened. Federal workers do not need to live in Portland to participate, but … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Cianbro Worker Needs Common Sense Training for Rainy Days
My car broke down near 100 Fore Street this afternoon. The engine died on me and wouldn’t start. I had a two month old battery in it. That wasn’t the problem. Beyond the basic knowledge of batteries and what they … Continue reading
Governor Calls on State to Pass Jackson Emergency Bill Supporting Shutdown Victims
Governor Janet Mills announced today her support of emergency legislation sponsored by Maine State President Troy Jackson (D- Allagash) to provide temporary relief to workers impacted by the shut down of the federal government and calls on the State Legislature … Continue reading
Collins Supports Trump’s Vanity Wall as Opponents Rally Against It and The Shutdown
Late this afternoon it was announced on cable news that Senator Susan Collins (R) had voted to support Trump’s plan to fund his vanity wall rather than vote to reopen the federal government. She supported Trump’s tax plan and she … Continue reading
Thibodeau Seizes Opportunity to Grab Headlines from Staff
Eliminating the Franklin Street Reconstruction item from tonights city council meeting will give City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, an announced candidate for Mayor of Portland, the visibility he would not have otherwise. That’s because Thibodeau, District 2, city councilor, is chair … Continue reading
Governor Mills to Speak at NAACP Martin Luther King, Jr. Portland Dinner – SOLD OUT
Governor Janet Mills will deliver remarks at the NAACP Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner in Portland this evening. Prior to the dinner, Governor Mills will join students, Representative Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) and the Martin Luther King Jr. Followers non-profit … Continue reading
“Time to Push” – Hundreds of Women Marchers Challenged at City Hall Rally
“WE know how to push. When the time is right, we know how to push. And it’s time to push,” Betsy Sweet challenged over 1,000 cheering Marchers in City Hall Plaza just before noon today. Sweet’s fiery speech was the … Continue reading
City-Wide Parking Ban Called for Tomorrow, January 20th
A city-wide parking ban has been called beginning tomorrow Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 10:00 pm through 6:00 am., January 21st. Vehicles left on the streets of Portland after 10:00 pm can be towed at the owner’s expense. Due to … Continue reading
Zoning Priority at 2nd Working Waterfront Group Meeting
“We are starting to get into the nuts and bolts,” said Keith Lane, 72, last night following the second meeting of the “Working Waterfront Group” in which waterfront zoning was the priority on the agenda. Lane is one of the … Continue reading
Hannah Pingree Named to Governor’s Administration
Hannah Pingree, former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, was appointed today to lead the state’s Office of Policy Management by Governor Janet T. Mills. The Office of Innovation and the Future (OIF), which General Mills announced she would … Continue reading