Around 9:00 pm. last night, a group of protesters went to the front of the Portland Police Headquarters and almost immediately began engaging in unlawful behavior. Police estimated that the group had grown to more than 100 to 200 by … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2020
“Wait and See Approach” Taken by Retailers in Old Port
“It’s a shame that protesters are destroying businesses. We are just trying to survive,” said Mike Jones, of Something’s Fishy, 32 Exchange Street, in the Old Port of Portland, this afternoon. Jones was referring to the closing of the Urban … Continue reading
Businesses Damaged and Twenty-Three Arrested Last Night in Portland Protest
Twenty-three people were arrested last night in a demonstration that started peacefully at 7:00 pm. The demonstration began peacefully and turned violent according to a press release issued by Lt. Robert Martin, spokesman for the Police Department. A group of … Continue reading
Governor Mills Asks Trump to Check his Rhetoric at the Door Before his Friday Trip to Maine
Governor Mills described a telephone call this morning with the other Governors, Trump and AG Barr as ‘far different” from previous telephone calls. Trump told the Governors to arrest protestors, prosecute them and put them in jail for ten years. … Continue reading
Trumpy Coming to Maine? Say It Isn’t So
There are social media reports that Trumpy may be coming to Guilford, Maine on Friday of this week. His plan to come here is reportedly to visit Puritan Medical Products, a manufacturer of COVID-19 testing materials, including swabs. What has … Continue reading