Portland High School was closed today.  That’s because of the discovery of two cases of the COVID-19 that school officials learned about over the long Labor Day weekend.  The purpose of the closure today is to allow school officials “to … Continue reading →

The 9/11 Memorial at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade will be the site once again of the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony this weekend.  Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau and Police Chief Frank Clark will participate in a wreath … Continue reading →

Last week Governor Janet T. Mills (D), praised an announcement from the US Treasury Department that it is allocating more than $178 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to expand Maine broadband. The funds will be utilized by the … Continue reading →

For generations now, the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse on the rockbound coast of Maine. has been an important tourist attraction for many looking for a vacation from away, including this blogger.  Located in the town of Bristol, the Lighthouse  sits in … Continue reading →

Normally the main street of Old Orchard Beach is packed with tourists enjoying the long Labor Day weekend.  Not today. The main street had only a few tourists window shopping – some saying they were enjoying having the street mostly … Continue reading →

Lobsters are to Maine as baked beans are to Boston – so the news that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released new regulations earlier this week designed to protect right whales would be controversial comes as no surprise. … Continue reading →

The Mills Administration announced today that it will begin enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health care workers on October 29, 2021, providing an additional month for health care workers to complete their vaccination protocol and for health care … Continue reading →

“Listening is what we can do mostly.  Sometimes that’s enough because a lot of times these people are ignored because they are marginalized.  Nobody sees them.  They are invisible,” said Matt Brown, a Recovery Coach at the Portland Recovery Community … Continue reading →

B&G Foods, Inc. has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Portland manufacturing facility and 13.5 acre waterfront property to the Institute for Digital Engineering Life Science.  B&G Foods plans to move B&M  manufacturing operations and certain … Continue reading →

Two employees of the Burnham & Morrill Portland factory told this blogger at 5:00 pm. today,  that they and other employees were informed today at 3:00 pm that the Portland location was shutting down at the end of the year. … Continue reading →