Today, December 12, 2025, at about 12:27 pm., Portland Police received a report of possible human remains locaed in a tent within the Fore River Sanactury off Rand  Road.  Upon arrival, officers oud a camping tent containing human remains that … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Dist. 1) and Congressman Jaret Golden (D-Dist. 2) today welcomed $1.5 million in AmeriCorps grants for seniors Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs in Maine.  The funding will support 174 AmeriCorps members in collaboration with the Opportunity … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and a coalition of 20 states today won their lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program … Continue reading →

Maine Senator Susan Collins (R) today voted in favor of making health care more expensive for Mainers and all Americans with her vote in support of S.3386.  This bill would have done nothing to address the current health care crisis.  … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Attorney General Frey issued the following statement following the US Disrict Court of Massachusetts’s Order favoring the coalition’s lawsuit: “Mainers care about protecting our environment.  Whatever the federal Administration’s position is on wind power, it does not … Continue reading →

The Portland Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 115 Lancaster Street at 4:52 am on Thursday, December 11.  The all-hands assignment was struck at 4:57 am with smoke emitting from a single-story connercuak structure.  The fire was quickly … Continue reading →

The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) announced earlier this week that it has awarded eleven (11) entities funding “for projects to strengthen communities, expand workforce opportunities and support economic growth in Maine. Created in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state … Continue reading →

The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands has announced the results of the first round of Maine Trails Program (MTP) grants, marking a significant investment in trail access, connectivity and outdoor recreation throughout the state. … Continue reading →

“It’s been a hellish couple of weeks for immigrant families in Maine and across the country.  The president’s cruel rhetoric about people from Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo – claiming they “contribute nothing” and “just run around killing … Continue reading →

On Monday, December 8, 2025, at approximately 11:39 pm., the South Berwick Fire Department and Police Department responded to a reported fire with a burn victim at 34 Boatyard Lane in South Berwick.  The victim drove approximately one mile to … Continue reading →