“10 Reiche Community School Teachers are planning a “Jump for Courage” polar plunge on Sunday, January 31 at 11:00 am at East End Beach.  They will be running into frigid Casco Bay to demonstrate to students that you can do … Continue reading →

“This is the final push,” said Bill Risbarra, at he sat at a table in what will be the queuing space for people waiting to receive their COVID-19 initial shot starting on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 – mid-afternoon. Workers were … Continue reading →

Subverting the will of Maine voters who. disgusted with the city’s anti-renter policies,  overwhelmingly voted last November to place a cap on Portland rents, the firm of Bernstein & Shur filed a lawsuit on January 27, 2021 on behalf of … Continue reading →

Andrew T. Mueller, MD, currently president and chief executive officer of CentraHealth of Lynchburg, Virginia, has been selected to replace Bill Caron, who announced his intention to retire last year, as executive director of MaineHealth.  Dr. Mueller will assume this … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills today announced that she will end the 9:00 pm early closing time for businesses, effective Monday, February 1, 2021.  The decision is the result of Maine’s improving public health metrics, including a decrease in Maine’s positivity rate … Continue reading →

Nomination papers for the Charter Commissioner seats will be available on Monday, February 1, 2021, in the city’s clerk office in Room 24 in the basement of city hall, according to a press release issued this morning. One seat is … Continue reading →

More than 250 nursing students from the University of Maine, the University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Southern Maine will be volunteering to help end the public health crisis this spring by participating in Maine’s COVID-19 … Continue reading →

The Mills Administration today welcomed a series of Executive actions taken by President Biden to address the global threat of climate change.  Since taking office, Governor Mills has committed Maine to transitioning to a clean energy economy, and carbon neutral … Continue reading →

Governor Mills issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s commitment to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines distributed to states over the coming weeks. “Maine is distributing vaccines as quickly and as efficiently as possible, but to date, … Continue reading →

Grading a steep slope formerly covered with brush, trees, and invasive species has been underway for a few days now at 218 Washington Avenue on the east end of Portland.  Several weeks ago, the demolition of the building on the … Continue reading →