US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today ignored pleas and concerns from more than 20 Maine-based organizations and voted to confirm Joshua Dunlap to a lifetime appointment in the US First Circuit Court of Appeals. Dunlap, who was nominated by President … Continue reading →

EqualityMaine has gathered some information and tips to help you feel informed and prepared to cast your vote tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4th.  Voting is a critical right and EM hopes you will exercise your right to vote.  Now more than … Continue reading →

Rowe Elementary School 5th Grade students will reach the culmination day of their “Robot Petting Zoo” project on Friday, November 7th according to a press release issued by the Portland Public Schools early this afternoon. It will be the conclusion … Continue reading →

The Maine State Library is proud to announce that State Librarian Lori Stockman has been named the 2025 recipient of the Emerson Greenaway Award, the highest honor presented by the New England Library Association (NELA) for distinguished service in librarianship. … Continue reading →

Graham Platner, leader of the pack to unseat the deeply unpopular Senator Susan Collilns (R), was preaching to the choir when he called for change to the establishment that is deliberately destroying our democracy in Washington, DC. Much to his … Continue reading →

On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 11:30 pm, members of Troop 1 were dispatched to a report of a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 295 near mile marker 37 in Bowdoinham. As Troopers responded … Continue reading →

Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey issued the following statement after a federal judge in the US District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program … Continue reading →

Two federal judges, one in Rhode Island and the other in Massachusetts, have ruled that the Trump adminisration must continue to fund SNAP during this illegal lapse of food assistance benefits for the roughly 42 million people who rely on … Continue reading →

The Maine State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating a fire that occurred Monday morning at the vacant International Woolen Mill in Sanford according to a press release issued yesterday morning by Shannon Moss, Public Information Officer for the Maine Department … Continue reading →

The Foundation for Portland Public Schools (FPPS) is announcing that it has raised $42,820 to support Portland Public School students and families struggling with food insecurity as a result of the disruption in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caused … Continue reading →