“There are lots of people walking around the area and I wanted them to see how far apart six feet really is,” said Nancy Lund, a retired nurse who is also an artist and an avid reader.  The banner is … Continue reading →

“My income has more than doubled since the shutdown,” said Scott Smith, 44, who has been in the bottle recycling business for twenty years, Mr. Smith said earlier this week.  He was seen on a bright, sunny day pushing his heavily … Continue reading →

If you are one of the many in the area looking for the hard to find but necessary toilet paper:  take heart. The 7-Eleven convenience store, 27 Washington Avenue, has  restocked its inventory of the precious commodity – just this … Continue reading →

Maine State Government offices have been closed for today because of hazardous driving conditions and a wide power outage caused by yesterday’s storm according to a press release issued by Governor Janet T. Mills office this morning. Maine State Government … Continue reading →

Noting that none of its employees have been laid off or seen their pay and benefits diminished, MaineHealth today released details on how it is redeploying staff amid the COVID-19 outbreak. “In an effort to provide financial security and assurance … Continue reading →

Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of MaineCDC, clarified this morning at his daily briefing that the reduction in testing equipment ordered from Abbott Labs, Scarborough,  pertained to the testing kits themselves that are processed by the machines.  Initially, Maine ordered 2,400 … Continue reading →

Portland Public Schools will continue to deliver learning remotely throughout the rest of the 2019-2020 school year according to a press release from the Superintendent’s office received late today. In an April 8 letter sent to Portland Public School families, … Continue reading →

At his daily late morning COVID-19 briefing today, Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of Maine’s CDC, stated that within the last hour and 1/2 Maine has received its allotment of rapid response machines manufactured in Scarborough.  Dr. Shah said that fifteen … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills announced  today that two alternative care centers are scheduled to be set up as soon as next week, in the event they are needed.  The two centers will be in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena … Continue reading →

An amended decision, in the citizens’ initiative effort, “To Reject the New England Clean Energy Connect Transmission Project” is complete and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has confirmed that the effort retains enough valid signatures to move forward. The new … Continue reading →