By Andrew Blunt, Anna Siegel and Cassie Cain, Leaders in the Maine Youth for Climate Justice coalition. Maine Youth for Climate Justice (MYCJ) is urging South Portland to designate $1,000,000 and Portland to designate $2,000,000 to a newly created Climate … Continue reading →

Nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland voted to form the first ever union with the Maine State Nurses Association.  The information was released Thursday, April 29, 2021 evening.  The vote was 1,001 to 750 to unionize, a large majority … Continue reading →

If you have some free time on Saturday, May 1st, your assistance in a clean up of the historic Eastern Cemetery on Munjoy Hill would be appreciated.  Volunteers are needed to do some clean-up and gardening between 9:00 am to … Continue reading →

Voters wishing to vote absentee in the June 8 Special Municipal Election for the Charter Commissioners and School Budget Referendum can request their absentee ballot now according to a press release issued by the city yesterday. The city is now … Continue reading →

The Portland Farmers’ Market is expected to move to Payson Park starting on Wednesday, May 12 concluding on Saturday, June 26th.  The popular Market will return to Deering Oaks on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  The reason for the temporary move … Continue reading →

The Maine Legislature voted today to advance a measure that would prohibit the use of certain neonicotinoids (neonics) for outdoor residential use.  The bill, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Grohoski (Ellsworth) passed by a bipartisan 92 – 53 vote in the … Continue reading →

MEDRhythms, a Portland based digital therapeutic company, announced today that it is launching a clinical trial that will study MR-010 acute stroke and asset.  The trial will be in partnership with U Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare and will examine the impact … Continue reading →

The third annual Seaweed Week kicks off Friday, April 30 and runs through Sunday, May 9th, 2021. But it will be a simpler affair than its debut two years ago according to its founder Josh Rogers, owner of the almost … Continue reading →

Last night Portland Firefighters were kept busy with two building fires reported a few hours apart according to a press release issued by the Department today. The first fire was called into the Portland Regional Communications Center at 4:14 pm … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine is updating its public health guidance to remove the requirement that people wear face coverings in outdoor settings. The Maine CDC recommends that people wear face coverings in out door settings where it … Continue reading →