The aroma of homemade pies baking in the new oven at Mount Desserts Pie Company made it hard to leave 7 Exchange Street this afternoon. But since the new pie bakery business is not yet open, mhn.com had no choice … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Portland Voters Wait Two Cold Hours to Meet 5:00 pm Deadline for In-person Voting
The line to vote early in-person before the 5:00 pm deadline today ran down Myrtle Street, around the corner onto Congress Street in front of city hall and then turned another sharp corner onto Chestnut Street. The line ended somewhere … Continue reading
‘Halloween Edition’ Debuts at Urban Farm Fermentory; Saturday Afternoon
East End Vend & Urban Farm Fermentory have pooled their resources to produce the debut of the Halloween Edition – an opportunity for the public to start their holiday shopping close to home on the East End of Portland. The … Continue reading
Pat’s Pizza Reports COVID-19 Outbreak According to Maine CDC
Eighty new cases of COVID-19, probably the largest outbreak of new cases since May of 2020 in Maine, were announced by Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the MaineCDC at his regularly scheduled Thursday briefing – this afternoon. That brings the … Continue reading
Maine SBDC Launches New Resource Center to Help Small Businesses Respond to the Pandemic
Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announces the official launch of a new resource center that will help equip Maine’s small businesses with the tools and training they need to respond, relaunch and recover from the pandemic. Maine SCDC’s Recovery … Continue reading
Femmes for Freedom Rally and Resource Fair; Friday, 10/30
It has become clear with the recent confirmation of Amy C. Barrett at the White House, that Femmes, particularly people of color, queer bodies and mother nature have been neglected and left in high risk situations once again. ACB’s confirmation … Continue reading
“Get Big Money Out of Politics,” says Founder of Non-Profit
Matt Edge, Founder and Executive Director of a non-profit Peoples Empowerment Project, is dedicated to getting big money out of politics so citizens are represented rather than the interests of major corporations. “When most of the election funding is raised … Continue reading
Governor Implores Public to “Stay the Course” Amid Increase in COVID-19 Cases From Yesterday
Seventy-six more cases of COVID-19 have been reported today since yesterday said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, at an impromptu briefing held this afternoon in Augusta. At the unscheduled briefing, Dr. Shah said the total number of … Continue reading
WELCOME TO THE GILDED CITY: Portland Referenda Reveals City at a Tipping Point
The latest fundraising reports reveal a tale of two cities as the grassroots People First Portland, (PFP), campaign is outspent 30 – 1 by corporate interests, with one single landlord in Portland, contributing more than the PFP raised to campaign … Continue reading
Portlanders Wait a Cold Hour to Vote at Merrill Auditorium
“I would stand out in the freezing cold to get rid of this clown. He lies, he’s a crook, He’s a sociopath. He believes the rules don’t apply to him,” said Scott Walker, as he stood in a long and … Continue reading