Maine’s annual Hire-A-Vet campaign is set for Thursday, August 18 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Civic Center Drive, Augusta. This is a statewide effort with the goal of at least 100 employers hiring … Continue reading →

On Saturday, August 20, Northern Light Mercy  Hospital will hold a pediatric vaccination clinic at 155 Fore River Parkway. The pediadtric clinic runs from 9:00 am – 11:00 am. The clinic wil provide Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to those aged 6 … Continue reading →

A new parcel of land has been added to the wooded area known as Redlon Woods in the Rosemont neighborhood of Portland.  It will expand the wooded area and will maintain the open space and contribute to a healthy forest, … Continue reading →

An alert citizen notified police that he had seen two people exiting the construction site of the city’s new Homeless Services Center, 654 Riverside Street, just after 11:00 pm on Monday, August 15, 2022 according to a press release issued … Continue reading →

This morning Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman Governor of Maine and its first woman AG., toured the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge Project during a visit to the town.  This project will provide a critical connection between Madawaska, Maine and … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Governor Mills Energy Office intervened in opposition to Central Maine Power’s filing for an electricity rate increase with the Maine PUblic Utilities Commission.  In its filing, CMP is seeking a three-year increase that would raise electric bills on average … Continue reading →

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Portland Police officers arrested Ryan Nutter (4/26/94) of Portland.  Nutter walked into the Front Room (restaurant), 73 Congress Street and threatened an employee with a fixed blade knife.  Nutter then fled back to his apartment … Continue reading →

At 4:40 pm this afternoon Ryan Nutter emerged from his 75 Sheridan Street third floor apartment accompanied by members of a SWAT team called in to bring the stand off to a peaceful ending this afternoon. When this blogger arrived … Continue reading →

“Herald Square,” a major development adjacent to city hall, received approval for its master plan from the city’s planning board earlier this week. The development includes almost 400 condominiums and a large hotel with retail space and parking.  The proposal … Continue reading →

The Maine and New Hampshire Congressional delegations have written a letter to the Department of Defense requesting a briefing regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s (PNSY) Naval Branch Health Clinic. The proposed plan may force more than … Continue reading →