The 6th Annual New England Craft Brew Summit set a new record for registration today according to Sean Sullivan, Maine Brewers Guild, Executive Director.  Six hundred and twenty-five (625) people registered which is  more than two years ago, just before … Continue reading →

The establshment of Monument(al) Market in the Square starting on Thursday, May 19th this spring and  running through the summer was announced this morning in a press release issued by Portland Downtown. It’s an effort to program Monument Square and … Continue reading →

All four members of the Maine delegation and Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman governor of Maine, wrote to the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. today seeking a “modest delay in implementation of a component” of the new … Continue reading →

The Maine House of Representatives gave unaniamous initial approval of a bill to strengthen protection by adding threatening protections for election workers on Tuesday. The bill, LD 1821, from Rep. Bruce White, (D-Waterville) will strengthen election worker protections by adding … Continue reading →

Ground was broken this morning for the new Homeless Services Center at 654 Riverside Street (HSC) in Portland.  The HSC will provide 208 beds in a modern facility that will transfrom the way in which the city and its partners … Continue reading →

“This is the smallest Camp Fair we’ve had.  So many camps are full already,” said Ron Hall, Executive Director of Maine Summer Camps. .  “Some parents are desperate to get kids outdoors and involved there.  Parents are going back to … Continue reading →

Short on sleep, but eager to brief the press on  her fact-finding trip to Eastern European, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) met the press this morning at her unpretentious office on the Portland waterfront. Pingree said that the people she spoke … Continue reading →

“This year’s show is different from previous years,” said Mark Faunce, chair of the Maine Garden + Marketplace, this afternoon as final preparations were underway at Brick South, Thompson’s Point where the Marketplace starts tomorrow.  The show opens Friday, March … Continue reading →

Maine’s tourism economy is under threat because of federal regulations imposed on the lobster industry to protect the right whale whose population is in decline.  That was the message at a press conference held by the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) … Continue reading →

“I like to carry a number of brands of eyewear that represent the different lifestyles of my customers,” said Chris Wheaton, owner of his almost four year old business North Optical, located in one of the shipping containers at 93 … Continue reading →