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 →

Governor Janet T. Mills, 77,  (D-ME)  has rejected participation in a newly formed coalition  that fifteen other Blue governors  launched yesterday.  Establishment of the “Governors Public Health Alliance” was announced yesterday. But Maine’s Governor  was not one of them according … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed “forever chemical” risk … Continue reading →

Julia Edwards, choral music teacher at Bruce Whittier Middle School/Poland Regional High School has been named 2026 Teacher of the Year by the Maine Department of Education (DOE) and Educate Maine it was announced this morning. On Thursday, October 16, … Continue reading →