You are invited to attend the  Twelfth Annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, 2025.  The parade begins at 2:00 pm at Longfellow Elementary School, 432 Stevens Avenue and proceeds down Stevens Avenue until it reaches  Evergreen Cemetery, at … Continue reading →

You are invited to participate in the 10th annual “Walk the Working Waterfront,” a free event on Saturday, May 31st.  The event runs from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm along Commercial Street on the Portland waterfront.  It celebrates the diversity … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). On March 13, Attorney General Frey joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the administration … Continue reading →

Following House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) released the following statement this mornng: “With the narrow passage of this reckless bill, Republicans have brazenly chosen to sacrifice the health and economic security of working Americans … Continue reading →

The Maine Marine Patrol will continue to search today for Alton Wallace, 51, of Milbridge, who was reported missing last Sunday afternoon by a family member after failing to return from harvesting claims it was announced this morning. The search … Continue reading →

Portland Police arrested 20 individuals after a protest on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, which began around 3:45 pm at Commercial and Pearl Streets near the waterfront.  A group of protestors were blocking Commercial Street including using traffic cones, before many … Continue reading →

Earlier today Palestine supporters gathered to hold a rally and ‘die-in’ around Portland’s Custom House, which houses a number of federal agencies.  They were protesting 19 months of brutal genocide, forced starvation and collective punishment that have created unlivable conditions … Continue reading →

Eighteen people were arrested at an Emergency  Protest against Israel’s starvation of the people of Gaza confirmed the Portland Police Department’s spokesman early this evening.  No more details are available this evening and a press release will be issued tomorrow … Continue reading →

Nine employees of the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Orono, have been laid off due to disruptions in federal funding it was recently announced.  The funding supported research that strengthened Maine and the nation’s economic competitivness according to the … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend an Emergency Protest on Wednesday, May 20, at 3:30 pm., outside the US Custom House, Portland. The purpose of the Emergency Protest is to demand that Israel immediately end its assault on Gaza and allow … Continue reading →