This summer Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, a Burlington, Vermont non-profit, learned that marine debris is a persistent issue in the Gulf of Maine that continues to accumulate each year at a concerning rate.  The below findings underscore the … Continue reading →

A 40 foot Blue Spruce tree, currently located at 153 Hartley Street, Portland, was selected to be the 2024 Monument Square Tree this year.  The city’s Forestry team is coordinaating with Keeley Crane to harvest and install the tree on … Continue reading →

Six (6) businesses in District 1 are the recipients of a total of more than $1.2 million in federal grants it was announced in a press release issued today by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s (D) office.  The grants were made possible … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a Maker’s Market on Munjoy Hill this weekend.  The Market starts on Friday, November 15, from 5:00 pm –  8:00 pm.  It continues on Saturday, November 16, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.  The Market … Continue reading →

Jody Flynn Dalvert, of Portland, was found guilty of theft by deception by a cumberland County jury on Novembef 4, 2024. She fraudulently induced five local Maine investors to pay her investment company Icy Gulch Resources more than a million … Continue reading →

“It was incredibly emotional.  It was incredibly eerie,” said Greg Loring of his recent visit to the DMZ in South Korea. Greg was visiting the 2.5 mile demilitarzed zone that separates North Korea from South Korea with a group of … Continue reading →

YOU are invited to attend a “Stop the Sweeps” Rally on Wednesday, November 13 at 6:00 pm in Bangor.  The Rally will be held outside of 262 Harlow Sreet – the temporary location of the Bangor City Council. The goal … Continue reading →

“Maine can proudly say that we have one of the highest numbers of Veterans per capital of any state in the country.  That is because Maine has always shouldered its responsibility to protect our country, with Maine people defending our … Continue reading →

It’s been a very long slog, but at last the Franklin Street Redesign is  back – in large part due  to federal funding that became available for such projects under the Biden Administration. But will the funding  be available when … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend the annual Veteran’s Day Parade on Monday, November 11, 2024. The Parade begins at Longfellow Square at 10:30 am and proceeds down Congress Street to City Hall.  That’s where the keynote speaker will be Portland … Continue reading →