“As of 2:00 pm yesterday, the female patient that was in critical condition at Maine Medical Center, remains ‘as critical.’ The other four fire victims admiitted to the  hospitalmay have been dischraged, although that has not been confirmed by Captain … Continue reading →

Early this morning Portland firefighters responded to Island View Apartments, 151 North Street on Munjoy Hill, for a reported garage fire extending into a building.  Firefighters from the nearby Munjoy Hill Station arrived within minutes and found heavy fire at … Continue reading →

The city of Portland announced a parking ban last night  starting tonight, Saturday, January 29, at 10:00 pm through 8:00 am., Sunday, January 30th. (The time for required departure on Sunday morning was extended to 8:00 am). The city encourages … Continue reading →

METRO will suspend all bus service on Saturday, January 29th.  Winds are forecast to be at blizzard conditions with snow accumulations anticipated to be beween 12 – 16 inches. METRO plans to resume service on Sunday, January 30th.

Residents of West Bayside, a Portland neighborhood, are eligible to participate in today’s launch of a new pilot project with The Rockefeller Foundation, to  make home testing kits for COVID-19  accessible to vulnerable communities in Maine.  West Bayside residents are … Continue reading →

Governor Janet D. Mills, (D) will participate in the National Governors Association (NGA) Annual Winter Meeting starting Friday, January 28th through Monday, January 31, 2022 in Washington, D.C.  The Winter Meeting offers the nation’s governors a forum to meet with … Continue reading →

The Frances Perkins Center, based in Damariscotta, is hiring a Program and Education Director.  This is a new position The successful candidate for this new position will play an important role in interpreting and bringing forth the legacy of an … Continue reading →

The Childen’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and ROIL. Maine Inside Out, are scheduled to receive $150,000 each because of the pandemic.  The two are part of a group of five Maine arts organizations impacted by the pandemic slated to … Continue reading →

Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the MaineCDC. reported at todays briefing that the trends are in our favor.  As of today, 408 people are hospitalized statewide.  Two weeks ago that number was up to 413 people.  As of today, 88 … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron Frey announced this morning that he has reached a resolution of all claims against the Personal Representative (PR) of the Estate of Robert Indiana and four law firms hired by the PR.  The AG sued in Knox … Continue reading →