Maine, the Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement partners nationwide including Attorneys General from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, announced last month a new crackdown on illegal telemarketing targeting operations responsible for billions of calls to … Continue reading →

A plan to house 100  Maine Veterans by Veterans Day, November 11,  was announced today by a panel composed of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough, US Representative Chellie PIngree, (D) and US Senator Angus King (I) at the … Continue reading →

Heather MacLeod Cote, 40, is pretty and has three years of college to her credit with a major in occupational therapy.  She has a 16 year old daughter, Bella, who wants to live with her mother; also to her credit.  … Continue reading →

“We want to see if there is interest in Portland in this type of event,” said James LaPlante, of Sputnik Animation, earlier this week. “It’s a cross between a theme park and an art gallery.”  It’s a pop-up interactive immersion … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first AG, today signed an Executive Order directing her Admdinistration to develop a plan to establish an offiace of New americans in MDaine State government. The Executive … Continue reading →

The Maine Department of Transportation is workng with the Maine Department of Public Safety to institute temporary measures aimed at mitigating the safety risks associated with the encampment of unhoused individuals in Portland according to a statement from Maine DOT … Continue reading →

This afternoon around 5:30, it was announced by MSNBC and CNN cable news that former president donald j. trump, jr. has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C.  The 45 page indictment is based on four criminal counts. … Continue reading →

East End Community School teacher Joshua Chard, recently chosen as the 2023 Cumberland County Teacher of the Year, has  received additional recognition:  Chard is among eight County Teachers of the Year named as semifinalists for the 2024 Maine Teacher of … Continue reading →

On Monday, July 31, at 5:01 pm., officers responded to Dennett Street for an accident.  An 81 year-old Portland woman was seriously injured when she was pinned between two cars at a residence.  One car was parked and the other … Continue reading →