The Planning Board will hold a workshop on the proposed site plan for the Portland campus of the Roux Institute at Northeastern University on Tuesday, February starting at 4:30 pm.  The meeting is to be held in Room 24 in … Continue reading →

About 100 healthcare workers rallied today under record warm temperatures in Monument Square in downtown Portland.  Healthcare workers called for a ceasefire in Gaza that would facililtate the return of the hostages that remain in Gaza. In introductory remarks Sarah … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) today announced the availability of $4.4 milion in Federal funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to increase the resilience of Maine’s electrical grid to the effect of extreme storms. The funds will be administered … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) today signed an Executive Order establishing a formal process to consider a complaint from the Oxford County Commission against the Oxford County Sheriff. The complaint formally delivered to the Governor on Wednesday, requests that the … Continue reading →

The grand opening of an art exhibit by Portland artist Alice Jones is set for Friday, February 9th at Moss Galleries on Munjoy HIll from 3:00 – 7:00 pm.  The show runs through April 6, 2024. A Bowdoin College graduate … Continue reading →

Join us in solidarity with the Palestinian people on Saturday, February 10, 2024.  We will gather from 3:30 – 5:30 PM at a Healthcare Workers Vigil for Gaza at Monument Square. A second event in Portland is set for Saturday, … Continue reading →

The Maine Office of Securities yesterday announced the settlement of the consent order against TradeStation Crypto,Inc. (“TradeStation”) relating to the company’s unregistered crypto interest-earning program.  The consent order finds that TradeStation violated Maine law by offering and selling securities without … Continue reading →

At 7:13 pm on Tuesday, February 6, Portland Police responded to the area outside 77 Taft Avenue for a report of a shooting.  Witnesses saw a black Lexus pull up alongside a small sedan that was pulled over on the … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the openng of two Disaster Recovery Centers to help residents impacted by the December 17 – 21, 2023 storm apply for Federal Disaster assistance. The DIsaster … Continue reading →

The staff was instructed to move the tenants renting at 25 Boyd Street to another building at the end of November said Brian Frost, Executive Director of Portland Housing Authority yesterday morning in a telephone interview. “Staff failed to make … Continue reading →