Aaron Royal, currently homeless and originally from South Caroline, has been summoned to court for the January 13 assault on a woman that was attacked as she was walking through the Old Port. The motive for the assault is still … Continue reading →

Ever since Americold abandoned its proposal to build the extremely controversial cold storage warehouse on the western waterfront, Portlanders have been on guard should another proposal emerge from the fiasco called Americold.  It appears there is a proposal somewhere in … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at 8:43 am, emergency responders were sent to the Portland Fish Pier for the report of a person in the water.  The subject was a 51-year old fisherman that fell from a fishing vessel as … Continue reading →

A group of 50 members of Congress led by Congresswomen Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Nanette Barrigan (D-CA) have submitted official comments to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) opposing a Rule that would more than double the waiting period asylum … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman governor in the state of Maine, will deliver her second State of the State address to a joint convention of the Maine House and Senate January 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm. In her … Continue reading →

A 32 year old woman was assaulted after being followed through the Old Port on Monday, January 13, around 12:30 am.  The woman was walking on Fore Street when she sensed a person following her as she walked past Silver … Continue reading →

“Two Fat Cats Bakery”is relocating to Lancaster Street in Portland at the end of March 2019.  Currently the immensely popular Bakery is tucked away at 47 India Street and there is also one located at 740 Broadway Street in South … Continue reading →

Small business owners on Washington Avenue on the Hill are bracing for tariffs that are expected to be imposed on products that are the main stay of their businesses – these 100% tariffs that would double prices, could destroy businesses … Continue reading →

Leaders in the US House of Representatives announced a major new initiative yesterday afternoon that calls for net zero emissions pollution in the US by midcentury.  This science-based target aims to keep global warming below 1.5 additional degrees Celsius (2.7 … Continue reading →

In a brief speech to the world, Tyrannical Trump called for more economic sanctions against Iran rather than any military action in the near future.  This was a  sharp shift from his bellicose rhetoric that would have escalated the conflict … Continue reading →