Earlier this week, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) nominated veteran District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to serve as an Associae Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. If confirmed, Judge Lawrence who has served on the District Court for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Governor Mills Statement Honoring International Women’s Day
Governor Janet T. Mills, (D), Maine’s first woman governor, issued the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day: “The barriiers and roadblocks I have encountered in my life as a woman are those faced by hundreds of women across … Continue reading
Governor Mills Announces Run for Reelection in November
Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and the first and only women state attorney general, announced today she is runing for reelection in November. The announcement came in a video in which she stated there … Continue reading
Ban-Russian Energy Imports Act Introduced in Congress by Co-sponsor Pingree Yesterday
Yesterday, the bipartisan Ban-Russian Energy Imports Act was formally introduced in the US House of Representatives. The bill will ban the US from importing Russian crude oil, petroleum, petoleum products, liquified natural gas (LNG) and coal, according to a press … Continue reading
Governor Mills Presents Fort Kent Business With Grant Money
Last week during a visit to Aroostook County, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) presented a grant of approximately $2,000. to Dinah Gagnon, owner of Dinah’s Laundromat in Fort Kent. The Governor announced that her Administration is awarding more than 382 … Continue reading
Business Expansions Coming to Munjoy Hill Shopping Block
“We are planning on opening the end of this summer,” said an employee of LB Kitchen, 249 Congress Street, this afternoon. She was referring to the expansion plans of LB Kitchen owner, Lee Farrington, who recently purchased three buildings from … Continue reading
Rozalia Project Looking for Captain & Crew for Research Vessel
Rozalia Project is accepting applications for Captain and First Mate aboard American Promise, the non-profit’s research vessel. The position is a full-time, seasonal one with responsibilities for daily operations and maintenance of the oceangraphic sailing vessel. The position starts the … Continue reading
Governor Announces Grants to Strengthen Rural Maine with Boston Bank
Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of the state and its former AG, announced today that six Maine Working Committee Challenge teams have been selected to receive three-year, $375,000 grants to begin implementing proposals that address local … Continue reading
Demolition of Island View Townhouse Destroyed in Fire Begins
Early this morning the demolition of 117-119 North Street, a rental townhouse part of the Island View Apartments, began. It is expected to take a few days in order to clear the lot and haul away the rubbish from the … Continue reading
Theatre Group Returns to Stage After Pandemic Pause With New Play
“The Lonely Passions of a Winter’s Night,” a new play by Paul Dervis, and produced by Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre, can be enjoyed during its final weekend starting tomorrow, Friday, March 4 through Sunday afternoon at the Portland Media Center, … Continue reading