The city of Portland is pleased to announce that its 27th annual business awards event will be held on Thursday, November 20 at Ocean Gateway from 4:30 – 6:30 pm.  The award categories are:  Economic Development Achievement, Business of the … Continue reading →

After three years of planning, analysis and collaboration with the federal government, Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) is proud to announce that Maine’s BEAD Final Proposal has been approved by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA).  This proposal includes awards … Continue reading →

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today communicated the official tabulation of the votes cast for the November 4, 2025 election to Governor Janet T. Mlls. Mainers cast 492,008 total ballots in the Referendum Election.  This is approximately 47.4% of registered … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills,77, issued the following statement today in response to the Maine Public Utiities Commission’s (PUC) dismissal of Central Maine Power Company’s (CMP) request for more than $1.4 billion from Maine ratepayers over five years: “The PUC was … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, 77, today called on the Trump Administration to rescind a new directive from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that puts stable housing for more than 1,200 peope in Maine at risk. Sweeping guidance … Continue reading →

This morning at approximately 5:55 am., the Maine State Police responded to a single-vehicle crase on 1-95 northbound near Mile Marker 143 in Pittsfield. Troopers arrived to find a 2012 Subaru Impreza that had gone into the median and become … Continue reading →

Secretary Bellows launched onine renewal of REAL ID by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) today.  More than 70,000 REAL ID driver’s licenses are due for renewal in the next year.  With this new online REAL ID service, most Maine … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Relateld Agencies Subcommittee, says the Trump Administration’s unprecedented and legally dubious grantmaking practices have called the integrity of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) into question. … Continue reading →

On Sunday, November 16, 2025, the FAA issued a Cancellation of the Emergency Order issued on November 12, 2025.  This cancellation is effective 6:00 am on Monday, November 17, 2025 according to a press release received at 2:36 am this … Continue reading →

Families began arriving at the Polar Express headquarters at the Ocean Gateway building on the Portland waterfront around noon today – in preparation for the annual magical train journey that is the largest fundraiser for the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad … Continue reading →