“An Act to Protect Maine Communities by Enacting the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act,” a citizens initiative petition, has been found valid according to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, it was announced yesterday. In January 2025, the state received 5,581 … Continue reading →

You are invited to come to SPACE, 534-538 Congress Street, during today’s First Friday Art Walk for a special sale of prints.  The event runs from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.  This is a one day only opportunity to shop … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) today issued the following statement in response to the President’s announcement that he will delay tariffs on Canada and Mexico until April. “The president’s broad tariffs on our major trading partners will increase prices for … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans and other financial assistance programs.  Judge … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of Massachusetts vs. NIH it was announced by his office this morning.  The order prevents the Trump administration, … Continue reading →

One died and four others were injured at an early morning  fire at 11 Olympia Street according to the Portland Fire Department.  The three alarm house fire was reported to the Department at 1:14 am this morning, Thursday, March 6th.  … Continue reading →

Construction of the 7-story  apartment building planned for 165 Washington Avenue on the east end of Portland was supposed to have begun this spring.  But construction plans have been delayed according to Jonathan Culley, managing partner for Redfern Properties, LLC.  … Continue reading →

Chellie Pingree, Maine’s First District Congresswoman, released the following statement tonight after President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress: “What the American people heard tonight wasn’t some vision for a better future, or a common-sense plan to tackle our nation’s … Continue reading →

Chellie Pingree, Maine’s First District Congresswoman, will attend President Trump’s address to Congress this evening with Maine farmer Seth Kroeck, one of the countless American farmers hit hard by the Trump Administration’s illegal federal funding freeze at the Department of … Continue reading →

The Portland Fire Department was alerted to the repor of a structure fire at 6 Ashlar Court at 7:47 pm on Sunday, March 2, 2025.  Upon arrival, companies found fire emitting fro a multi-unit, multi-multi story structure with a victim … Continue reading →