Welcome Back – You’ve  been gone too long – that was the message from an adoring crowd at First Parish, Portland, when a packed sanctuary gave repeated standing ovations to the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus in their first concert since … Continue reading →

Portland Police were called to Rick’s Cabaret, 200 Riverside Street just before 2:30 am for the report of a shooting.  Officers arrived on scene and learned that a group was refused entry by staff and as they were leaving the … Continue reading →

“We have outstanding artists and I want everyone to know about them,” said Kate Anker, owner and director of Running With Scissors Studios, toward the end of the second day of a busy, busy three day Holiday Market this afternoon.  … Continue reading →

“Many of my wood carvings are about walks I’ve taken around the world,” said Lin Lisberger, co-owner of Open Studios with her husband developer, Peter Bass, she said this afternoon at her studio located at  70 Merrill Street, on Munjoy … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced this morning that nineteen Maine forestry companies have been awarded grants totaling $14 million in the final round of the Forest Recovery Initiative of her Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan. The $20 million Forest … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ rejection of the Emergency Winter Heating Relief Plan this evening. The Plan, negotiated with Republican and Democratic leadership in the Legislature over the past several weeks, is … Continue reading →

After long-championing additional funds for the Camp Ellis erosion project in Saco, today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) celebrated a provision in the Fiscal Year 2023 annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will authorize $45 million in federal funding to … Continue reading →

The Portland Sea Dogs baseball tem yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement with a new owner, Diamond Baseball Holdings, (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select minor league clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB).  The Club … Continue reading →

At roughly 10:25 pm., MSNBC projected that Senator Raphael Warnock will be returned to the US Senate from Georgia.  At that hour the Senator who is also a minister had 1,665,281 votes to 1,639,067 votes attributed to Herschel Walker. Today’s … Continue reading →

A $450. payment that will be available to low and middle-income Mainers next month is part of the proposed comprehensive Emergency Winter Relief Plan unveiled today by Governor Janet T. Mills (D). The Plan, also includes supplementing home heating assistance, emergency … Continue reading →