Earlier this evening the City Council voted 7 – 2 to approve a zoning change that will permit a major development to go into Ocean Avenue, despite the testimony of about ten residents of the area who spoke against the … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. MIlls (D) and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following joint statement this morning in response to a request for subpoena power by the Independent Commission to Investigate the Facts of the Tragedy in Lewiston last month. … Continue reading →

“I think you are on to something,”  Alan Pugsley, the international guru of beer brewing, told Tom Ruff, founder and CEO of Orange Bike Brewing Co., a few years ago.  The two were meeting at the nearby Coffee by Design … Continue reading →

On Saturday, November 19th, 2023, at 2:06 pm., Portland Police responded to an incident at 195 Kennebec Street.  Witnesses stated that a suspect approached a car with a large knife and appeared to stab a vehicle occupant multiple times.  The … Continue reading →

Did I hear you correctly?  You don’t want to shop, cook, bake, mix drinks and clean-up after everyone Thanksgiving Day this year?  Or maybe you are tired of going to grandmother’s house? The staff at $3Dewey, 241 Commercial Street gets … Continue reading →

“Congresswoman Pingree has a chance to be on the right side of history by signing on to House Resolution 786 to implement a ceasefire in the GAZA,” said Abby Fuller, chair of the Voices for Palestine Rights, this afternoon at … Continue reading →

Portland Fire Department crews were dispatched at 12:08 pm to respond to the Cutter Street and East End Beach area for the report of an occupied vehicle that had entered the water and was sinking.  Fire and Police Departments responders … Continue reading →

A Rally was announced today for tomorrow, Friday November 17 at 1:00 pm at Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s (D-Maine) Portland waterfront office to urge her supportt for a cease fire and humanitarian pause  in the Israel-Hamas war. On November 7, 2023 … Continue reading →

This year’s 25th annual business awards seemed especially festive.  Maybe that’s what a four year pandemic hiatus will do. Or maybe it’s because the recipients of the awards were so deserving  of  recognition for their accomplishments  – or maybe a … Continue reading →

  By a vote of 6 – 2, City Councilors voted to support an order that declares a limited emergency adding 50 beds to the Homeless Service Center, at 654 Riverside Street.   The two voting against the measure were Councilors … Continue reading →