Do you drive by the Back Cove Overflow Project and wonder what the heck is gong on down there?  Why is it taking so long to complete?  Why does it seem that no progress is being made?  You are not … Continue reading →

The Portland Police Department and Fire Departments, in partnership with Maine Medical Center and Central Maine Power, will hold a joint training exercise on Wednesday, August 16th from 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm at 162 Canco Road and 212 Canco … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at approximately 2:30 pn., the Portland Police Department responded to an unresponsive 58 year old male who was inside a tent in the Western Promenade Cemetery area.  The man was pronounced deceased a short time … Continue reading →

Amid continued Republican threats to take food away from hungry Americans by weakening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s most effective anti-hunger program, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and her fellow Democratic House Agirculture Committee members are calling on … Continue reading →

Senior House Appropriations Commitee Member Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced more than $12 million she championed in the Appropriations bill for the 2023 fiscal year has been disbursed to Bigelow Laboratry for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.  One of … Continue reading →

On Saturday, August 5th at 9:00 am., Portland Police responded to  a report of a male bothering customers and causing a disturbance at Starbucks at 145 Commercial Street.  The male suspect refused to identify himself and after talking with sidewalk … Continue reading →

Maine, the Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement partners nationwide including Attorneys General from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, announced last month a new crackdown on illegal telemarketing targeting operations responsible for billions of calls to … Continue reading →

A plan to house 100  Maine Veterans by Veterans Day, November 11,  was announced today by a panel composed of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough, US Representative Chellie PIngree, (D) and US Senator Angus King (I) at the … Continue reading →

Heather MacLeod Cote, 40, is pretty and has three years of college to her credit with a major in occupational therapy.  She has a 16 year old daughter, Bella, who wants to live with her mother; also to her credit.  … Continue reading →

“We want to see if there is interest in Portland in this type of event,” said James LaPlante, of Sputnik Animation, earlier this week. “It’s a cross between a theme park and an art gallery.”  It’s a pop-up interactive immersion … Continue reading →