Last week, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) unveiled plans for the issuance of Maine’s first active licenses for adult use marijuana establishments. The Office intends to issue the first active licenses to recreational cannabis businesses on Tuesday, September … Continue reading →

The citizens-initiated Resolve:  To Reject the New England Clean Energy Connect Transmission Project will not appear on the November 3, 2020 ballot, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced this afternoon via a press release from his office. The Maine Superior … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills today announced the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support Maine businesses and nonprofits as they continue to grapple with economic hardships caused by COVID-19. The Program backed by $200 million in Federal CARES ACT Coronavirus … Continue reading →

“It is vandalism but not a hate crime,” a Portland Police Department officer told Steven Brinn, Board President of the Maine Jewish Museum, yesterday shortly after Brinn reported the incident to the Department. Yesterday morning a consultant  at the Museum, … Continue reading →

Maine Medical Center (MMC) has received a $1 million pledge fro Jon and Dan Shaw, founders of Shaw Brothers Construction.  In recognition ad appreciation MMC will name the open air causeway to be constructed on Congress Street in front of … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced today that he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Jose Shapiro in filing a federal lawsuit challenging nationwide operational changes in the United States Postal Service.  The … Continue reading →

“Both of my grandmothers voted for the first time in the presidential election of 1920 and within a few short years, each was elected to the school boards of their respective towns, Farmington and Ashland.  I like to think that … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a reception with artist Ashley Page today, Tuesday, August 18, from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm at Congress Square Park in downtown Portland.  Ms. Page will speak at 5:30 pm. about her installation there. The … Continue reading →

The Online Absentee Ballot Request Service is now available for the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap notified voters today. The Elections Division, in coordination with the State’s Online Service provider InforME, has improved the … Continue reading →

The corner of Congress Street and Washington Avenue is a highly visible empty parking lot on weekends – a perfect space for a mini-market where artists, farmers and food makers can showcase and  sell their products at a time when … Continue reading →