Today, the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order of the OMB’s freeze on federal grant disbursements that has put essential services across the nation in jeopardy, in respsonse to a suit filed by … Continue reading →

On Sunday, February 2 at approximately 7:00 am., a team of highly skilled volunteer divers located and recovered a body from inside the cabin of the fishing boat – “Sudden Impact.”  The recovered body has been transported to the medical … Continue reading →

Laura Zorch McDermit has been hired as the first full-time Executive Director of TEMPOArt according to a press release issued yesterday by the Board president Meg Adams.  Her first day on the job at the ten year old non-profit is … Continue reading →

On Friday, February 1, 2025, at 9:11 pm., Portland Police responded to a serious motor vehicle accident in the area of Brighton Avenue and HIghland Avenue.  A vehicle driven by a 42 year old  South Portland women left the roadway … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chelllie Pingree (D-ME) issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s announcement of sweeping new tariffs on imports, including a 25% levy on goods from Maine’s largest trading partner, Canada.  The Trump tariffs go into effect today, … Continue reading →

J. Todd Inman, a NTSB member, said in an one half hour update late today, that a combined voice recorder has been recovered from the Black Hawk helicopter and is currently at NTSB headquarters.  Inman said that it is “not … Continue reading →

President Trump announced today that he will be imposing tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada beginning Saturday, February 1, 2025.   He is imposing a 25% tariff on Canada and Mexico with a 10% tariff on China. He said that additional … Continue reading →

Grants are available from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Hospice Fund to hospice programs that support volunteer and bereavement services in Cumberland and York counties according to Taylor Mace, Senior Communicatdions and Marketing Speialist for the non-profit. Preference will be … Continue reading →

There are no survivors of the midair collision last night between a Military Helicopter and an American Airlines commercial flight at Reagan National Airport, in Washington, DC. . Sixty-seven people were involved in the collision that occured last night just … Continue reading →

In an unusual move today, Convicted Felon Trump rescinded his freeze on the Federal funding ban he imposed.that was to have taken place late yesterday afternoon. While the strategy seemed to be one of “flooding the zone” of the opponents … Continue reading →