Senator Rebecca Millett (D) attended a press conference this afternoon of a coalition of women who support LD 369, a bill that includes a provision for ‘earned paid sick leave;’ a bill introduced by Millett. Currently, almost 200,000 Maine workers … Continue reading →

Rancourt & Co., a highly regarded handcrafted shoe company, is preparing to move into the fifth black box rental on Washington Avenue imminently. The fifty-two year old company is having a soft opening this Saturday according to Ashley Edgecomb, art … Continue reading →

Flanked by lawmakers and health care advocates, Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed into law a bill protecting health care coverage for Maine families. The legislation, LD 1, sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker of the House, Sara Gideon, … Continue reading →

The three final sites in the prolonged process to determine where a new city shelter should be located were vetted this afternoon by the Health & Human Services and Public Safety Committee. The three final locations under consideration are 654 … Continue reading →

Patricia Grassi, 59, of Portland was murdered by Gregory Vance, 61, of Portland the Portland Police Department has just announced. He has been arrested and charged with her murder by strangulation a press release issued by the Police Department has … Continue reading →

“It’s been crazy today,” said one of the bartenders at Bull Feeney’s late this afternoon. But not “crazy, crazy, like last year he said. “That’s because last year St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Saturday and so celebrators were out … Continue reading →

For years now, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) has been concerned about the impact of Ocean Acidification (“OA”) on the shell fish off Maine’s coast as well as other coastal communities across the country. This week, she reintroduced H. R. 1716, … Continue reading →

The annual St. Patrick Day Parade starts tomorrow Sunday, March 17th at noon. The Parade assembly will begin at 11;15 am on he Fish PIer parking lot on Commercial Street. The Parade will proceed along Commercial Street from Center Street … Continue reading →

Student climate change strikes have been set for all over the state of Maine tomorrow, Friday, March 15, 2019 by organizers. The Portland student strike will occur on the city hall steps at 1:00 pm. The public is encouraged to … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills today announced a bill to improve access to critical reproductive health care for women across Maine. The bill, sponsored by Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, would allow a physician assistant in an advanced practice registered … Continue reading →