“People really love cookbooks, especially this time of the year,” said Becky Wurwarg, wife of Evan Atwell, owner of STRATA, 67 Washington Avenue, located in the former J. J. Nissen Bakery Building, on the east end of Portland this afternoon.  … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D-Maine) yesterday signed an executive order establishing a task force to examine the opportunities and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for Maine’s people. economy and institutions. The 21 member Task Force is in response to a … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today joined House Democrats in voting to pass the bipartisan continuing resolution, once again stepping in to avert a government shutdown.  The continuing resolution keeps the government funded … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the looming Republican government shutdown. “Just days ago, we had a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government running for three (3) … Continue reading →

Plans for a new 3,300 capacity music venue at 244 Cumberland Avenue in downtown Portland have been unveiled by Mile Maker Investments today. This state of the art theater will offer an exciting new option for artists interested in “playng … Continue reading →

Led by their teacher, 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year Joshua Chard, third-graders from East End Community School (EECS) designed nature-themed ornaments that are now decorating Maine’s tree as part of the 2024 National Christmas Tree display at the White … Continue reading →

The Maine Community Foundation’s  (MaineCF) Welch Charitable Fund has awarded $222,443 to nineteen (19) orgaizations that serve Greater Portland it was announced this afternoon by Taylor Mace, Senior Communications and Marketing Sspecialist. The fund supports organizatios that assist people in … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced today that she has appointed Tarian Ahmadov, a seasoned workforce development leader and former state refugee coordinator, as the first Director of the Maine Office of New Americans (ONA)/ Ahmadov has more than 20 … Continue reading →

Five locations will be receiving $1 million in federal funding to build greater food resilence in Maine’s food sysem while supporting local suppliers and purveyors.  The funds come through the US Department of Agriculture and will support five chain infrastructure … Continue reading →

On Monday, December 16, 2024, at approximaely 11:30 am., Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash at Exit 79 on the Turnpike in Lewiston involving a pickup truck hauling a cattle trailer. The driver was traveling southbound when the incident … Continue reading →