The Mills Administration announced today that it will extend the requirement for certain businesses statewide to close by 9:00 pm in order to limit activities that could contribute to the transmission of COVID-19.  This applies to restaurants and “amusement venues” … Continue reading →

The Cumberland Farms, 49 Pine Street, was robbed Monday, December 28 at 10:30 pm by two men armed with black semi-automatic handguns.  They fled on foot after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash. The female clerk was not injured during … Continue reading →

“I know we have awesome soups and chowders here. We have repeat customers who rave about our soups and chowders.  They come in and order them in large quantities to take home,” said Renae Roy, owner of the four month … Continue reading →

For the third consecutive week, the number of vaccine doses shipped to Maine has fallen behind the originally promised number of doses from Operation Warp Speed Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the MaineCDC, said this afternoon at his COVID-19 briefing. … Continue reading →

This morning Trumpy returned to his Florida estate throwing tantrums in his path as he went.  That’s what Scrooges do.  HIs trantrum was his threat to veto a $900 billion  relief package that all four Congressional leaders agreed to following … Continue reading →

Seven hundred and forty-eight new cases of COVID-19 have been identified by the MaineCDC according to Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the State agency.  Although this number is alarming, it is in large part due to improvements within the process … Continue reading →

Only two applications from people interested in serving on Portland’s Rent Board have been received in the city clerk’s office as of this past Friday.  The new Rent Board requires seven individuals to serve on it with several at-large spots … Continue reading →

Maine will receive 40% less of the Pfizer vaccine than it was promised in its shipment next week according to Dr. Nirav Shah. This reduction will slow down Phase 2 of the distribution of the vaccine  to those in assisted … Continue reading →

Seventy six (76) vehicles were towed last night in Portland following the declaration of the first parking ban of the season at 10:00 pm.  Vehicles left on Portland streets were towed to the Ocean Gateway Parking Lot on the waterfront … Continue reading →

The men’s ice hockey games previously scheduled this weekend at U Massachusetts Lowell will not be played according to a press release received today.  The two teams are scheduled to meet again on January 1 and 2. The reason for … Continue reading →