Portland’s Planning Office announced on Thursday, December 21, it has received a major site plan application to facilitate the development of a mixed-use commercial and residential project at 64 Pine Street in the West End of Portland. The application was … Continue reading →

  Yes, boys & girls of Maine.  Santa Claus is still relevent.  It’s hard to tell sometimes because his message of good will and kindness to each other has become so obscured by the darkness and evil that surrounds us … Continue reading →

Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has requested that the Federal Emergency Managment Agency (FEMA) begin conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment of this week’s storm, the first formal step toward requesting a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal government it was … Continue reading →

“We got an emergency shipment of generators yesterday,” said Tim Currier, manager at Maine Hardware, 274 Saint John Street, Portland, this morning. Currier  said that sales of generators have been unusally high recently.  “We are expecting another shipment of generators … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of the state and its first woman AG., visited Skowhegan today to survey damage caused by flooding from the Kennebec River as a result of Monday’s wind and rain storm. The … Continue reading →

On Monday night, December 18, 2023 the Portland City Council voted to stay the expected sweep of Harbor View Memorial Park until after the Christmas  holiday – until December 28th.  The vote was 7 – 2 with Mayor Mark Dion … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced today that State of Maine offices will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, December 21, 2023 across all Maine counties, though she noted that offices experiencing power outages or flood damage will remain closed.  The public is … Continue reading →

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced this afternoon that she is postponing her decision on whether or not Donald J. Trump is qualified  to appear on the Republican petition ballot until early next week.  Originally, Secretary Bellows had expected to … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced early this evening that State of Maine offices in Cumberland and York counties will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20, at 10:00 am. State offices in Maine’s 14 other counties will remain closed tomorrow as … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), announced this afternoon that she has declared a State of Civil Emergency for 14 Maine counties following a significant wind and rain strom that has left hundreds of thousands of people without power and that … Continue reading →