About 400 students from local colleges heard eight speakers call for a cease-fire in Gaza at a rally in Monument Square this afternoon. Unfazed by cold temperatures and overcast skies, the massive turnout was interspersed with tributes to the late … Continue reading →

On Saturday, March 2, 2024, just after 1:00 am. Portland Police were called to the area of 263 St. John Street for the report of a disturbance with a person injured. Officers found a 30 year old male suffering from … Continue reading →

Hundreds of Democratic and unenrolled voters have pledged to withhold votes from incumbent President Joe Biden in Maine’s super Tuesday primary.  These voters will instead cast a write-in vote for “ceasefire” in a protest against the Biden administration’s  support for … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) and Congressman Jared Golden (D) are raising concerns over Consolidated Communications (CCI) proposed Portland-based layoffs.  The House delegation said CCI’s customer service layoffs will have many harmful impacts and strongly urged CCI President and CEO Bob … Continue reading →

Late this afternoon the Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments in the Trump v. United States case during the week of April 22, 2024.  In the case, Trump claims that he possesses “absolute”  immunity from criminal prosecution … Continue reading →

MaineHousing is funding our Warming Shelter at First Parish Church, 425 Congress Street, on a weekly basis through March 2024 said Ben Skillings, founder and director of Greater Portland Peer Services, (GPPS)  in a telephone interview this morning.  Funding could … Continue reading →

“The community is still behind this Franklin Street Redesign,” said Markos Miller, early this evening, and just moments after the city council’s unanimous approval of the study grant agreement between the city of Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation, … Continue reading →

You are invited to participate in a Vigii & March on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm starting at Congress Square Park, in downtown Portland.  The March continues down Congress Street to Portland City Hall wherre a Vigil will … Continue reading →

A crowd of thirty-five  (35) hearty people braved the cold, strong wind this afternoon to enjoy the first annual Winter Wassail and a Pruning Workshop hosted by the volunteers of the ten year old Mt. Joy Orchard on Munjoy Hill. … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30 pm at the Hill Arts, 76 Congress Street.  The purpose is to discuss a proposed Major Site Plan Application to be applied for on April 5, … Continue reading →