On Saturday, October 25, the second anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that took the lives of 18 people, wounded 13 others and terrorized an entire state, will be remembered at Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates Street.  The event is at … Continue reading →

Jacob Hiscock, 40 of Livermore Falls, was arrested early this morning, Wednesday, October 22, 2025,  at his residence on charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Possession of Sexually Explicit Material according to a press release issued this afternoon … Continue reading →

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a second Notice of Violation (NOV) to a manufacturing facility because of the lack of meaningful progress remediating the former chloralkali manufacturing facililty located along the Penobscot River in Orrington.  Named … Continue reading →

On the evening of Friday, October 24, the identity of the victim in this fire was identified.  He is Paul Veryville, 62. On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at approximately 2:07 am., the Office of State Fire Marshall responded to 70 … Continue reading →

You are invited to participate in a free catalytic converter “etching” workshop on Wednesday, October 29th.  The workshop will run from 9:00 am to Noon at Southern Maine Community College’s Johnson Automotive Technology Center, 2 Fort Road, in South Portland.  … Continue reading →

James Anderson, 20, of Biddeford, was placed under arrest and charged with Aggravated Trafficking of Schedule Drugs and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.  He was transported to the Cumberland County Jail where an additional charge of Trafficking in Prison Contraband was … Continue reading →

Twenty-nine grants have been awarded and accepted by city neighborhoods as part of the Sustainable Neighborhoods MIni Grants Program by the Office of Sustainability of the city of Portland. Over the summer, residents were invited to apply for these mini … Continue reading →

Dr. Nirav Shah announced this morning that he is running for Governor of the State of Maine. A Democrat, he was appointed by Governor Janet T. Mills (D) to serve as Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

  “The launch this week of 77-year old Janet Mills Senate campaign in Maine reignites a debate about age among Democrats,” is the opening sentence in a report issued early this morning  by “The Maine Monitor.” If elected to the … Continue reading →

      They came by car, by bicycle and many simply walked to the peaceful NO KINGS Rally at Deering Oaks Park this afternoon in Portland. Thousands began arriving from all over Maine before the Rally started  at 1:30 … Continue reading →