Governor Janet T. Mills (D) and Attorney General Aaron Frey released the following statements this evening after the Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas mifepristone decision.  The stay announced this evening means that mifepristone remains accessible without restrictions … Continue reading →

On April 19, 2023, the Portland Police Department in conjunction with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) obtained a search warrant for a room at the Fireside Inn and Suites, 88 Riverside Street.  At approximately 8:40 pm., the agencies gained … Continue reading →

The Women of the Gulf of Maine, a seaweed-based sculpture show opens tomorrow Friday, April 21st at Moss Galleries, 100 Fore Street on Munjoy HIll.  The exhibit runs from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm and the exhibit runs through Saturday, … Continue reading →

“America and Maine have a gun violence problem because our nation is saturated with guns.  No motive will adequately explain an end to four lives in in Bowdoin.  No understanding of motive will mend the trauma of violence committed on … Continue reading →

On Saturday, Aprll 22, 2023, from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm., a group of local non-profits and activists will strike in downtown Portland for a greener and safer world that prioritizes people over polluting corporations.  The Rally starts at Monument … Continue reading →

The fifth annual Seaweed Week focused on restaurants gets off to a robust start on Friday, April 21 and runs through April 30, 2023. Its purpose is to celebrate Maine growers and harvesters behind the scenes of this tasty, nutrious, … Continue reading →

“Staff has been directed to,,…….,, begin the campsite removal process.”  Those words are in the  policy statement released this morning to this blogger is an unpublicized, vague and undated response to this blogger’s inquiry about the rumored removal of the … Continue reading →

“We don’t know where we will go,” said Cam, one of the homeless occupants of a tent village that has sprung up and grown expotentially on city land behind Trader’s Joe, 87 Marginal Way, in Portland.  “If only the city … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statements today after the Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of the Texas mifepristone decision. As a result of a separate decision yesterday from a Federal Judge … Continue reading →

In a thoughtfully crafted letter dated April 11, 2023, William Shane, Chair of the Ecomaine Board of Directors, wrote to Portland’s Interim City Manager Danielle West of  concerns about the development of a new shelter for immigrants on Blueberry Road. … Continue reading →