The Sixteenth Annual East End Open Studios Tour returned to Munjoy HIll following a pandemic pause of about three years.  “It’s about community.  It helps bring the community back together after being largely separated by the pandemic,” said Elizabeth Fraser, … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and the state’s first woman AG, sent a two-page letter yesterday to Federal officials in Washington, D.C. requesting increased funding and expanded eligibility for the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) announced that it is proposing a new speed reduction rule intended to preserve the diminishing right whale population that remains along the US East Coast before they become extinct. The changes affecting … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and the US House today passed the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, (H.R. 1808), which would ban the safe, transfer, manufacture and importation of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magaznes.  The legislation, introduced by Representative David … Continue reading →

An Opening Reception for a new and delightful exhibit, SEA CHANGE, by painter Lea Peterson, of Georgetown, is scheduled for FRIDAY, July 28, 2022 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Moss Gallery, Falmouth. If you like seascapes and landscapes this is an exhibit that you … Continue reading →

The Janet Mills for Governor Campaign announced today that it has raised $3.8 million for reelection to date, including $605,073 during the June 1, 2022 through July 19, 2022 post-primary fundraising period.  The campaign has $2.7 million cash on hand.  … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman Governor of Maine and the state’s first woman AG, announced yesterday that she is awarding $22 million to twenty wastewater treatment facilities serving 27 communities across Maine to accelerate vital wastewater infrastructure … Continue reading →

The body of 18-year old Pedro Matala, of Portland, was recovered from the Presumpscott River at approximately 9:00 pm yesterday.  A search began yesterday afternoon after Matala was reported not to have resurfaced while swimming with friends in the Presumpscott … Continue reading →

“This is my favorite work in the show,” said Lauren Burrell, intern at the DUNES art gallery, on Munjoy HIll.  Burrell was referring to a large watercolor, SUN, by New York City artist Monique Mouton that occupies a large portion … Continue reading →

Sixty-one members of the US House sent a letter to President Biden urging him to declare a national climate emergency.  In the letter, the members write that the scope and urgency of the climate crisis merits the full power of … Continue reading →