The second annual Farmers Market at Woodfords Corner kicked off this afternoon with seventeen vendors filling one section of the Woodfords Congregatioal Church parking lot. The Market runs every Thursday from 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm through October 24, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Neighborhood Meeting on “Transportation Mitigation” Plans at Roux Campus
You are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 from 5:00 pm – to 7:00 pm at the Washington Gardens Community Center, 60 Pembroke Street. The meeting will begin at 5:30 pm, preceded by an informal poster … Continue reading
Portland Crash on !-295 Ties up Traffic for Less Than an Hour Without Serious Injuries
This afternoon, Tuesday, May 28, at 3:05 pm, troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash along the northbound median of !-295 near Tukey’s Bridge in Portland. The operator of a SUV told troopers she fell asleep before striking the median concrete … Continue reading
Memorial Day Observation Inside AmVets Post Rather Than Loring Memorial Park on the Hill
The annual Memorial Day observation was held inside at the AmVets Charles J. Loring, Jr. Post 25 today rather than outside at the Loring Memorial Park on Munjoy Hill because of the intermittent rain that fell in the area today … Continue reading
Playing Piano in the Park on a Perfect Day!
The near perfect weather brought out throngs of people today to parks across Portland, including the park at the East End Beach, on Munjoy Hill. Families were picnicking, walking along the Beach with their dogs and staying out of the … Continue reading
Biden OKs Governor’s Major Disaster Declaration Ask for Cumberland and York Counties
Governor Janet T. Mills (D) tonight announced that President Joe Biden has approved the State of Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help Cumberland and York Counties recover from the severe winter storm in April that resulted in … Continue reading
Deering Center Memorial Day Procession Outlined; Message from Governor Mills
The annual Deering Center Memorial Day Procession occurs this year on Monday, May 27. It starts at Longfellow School at 2:00 pm.and ends at Evergreen Cemetery with a commemoration following the Procession. The procession includes the Deering Memorial Post 6859 … Continue reading
Governor Mills Attending State Dinner at White House Tonight Honoring Kenyan President
Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first woman attorney general, will attend a State Dinner at the White House at the invitation of President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden. The dinner is … Continue reading
Dozens of Congress Members Call on Justice Alito to Recuse Himself from January 6-Related Cases
Yesterday Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-lst ME) and dozens of her colleagues sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asking him to reuse himself from any further participation in the case of Trump vs. United States and any other … Continue reading
Maine Fish Passage Projects to Receive $70.9 Million Says Congresswoman Pingree Today
Seven Maine entities are slated to receive $70.9 million from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to improve fish migration in Maine rivers according to a press release issued … Continue reading