Portland Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that was stolen on Saturday. Police tried to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle.  The driver onto I-295 and headed south,  exiting onto Forest Avenue and going well over … Continue reading →

The public is invited to attend the annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 8:30 am at Fort Allen Park on the Eastern Promenade on Munjoy HIll. City of Portland officials will be joined with the Portland … Continue reading →

Cailynn Bedard, a west end resident, stopped by the Free Pantry in the parking lot beside CHAVA this afternoon, to see what supplies were needed to restock the shelves. The shelves were bare.  So she was making a list of … Continue reading →

Any week this fall, Strata, the premier knife seller in northern New England, is expecting to receive the first of multiple Samurai swords shipped from Kyoto, Japan accordng to Evan Atwell, owner of Strata, 67 Washington Avenue, in the former … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is praising the Biden Administration for extending and redesignating South Sudan for Temporary Protections Status (TPS) through  May 3, 2025 safeguarding the lives of both current TPS holders and South Sudanese who have arrived in the … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) and the Congressional Delegation yesterday applauded President Joe Biden’s approval of the State of Maine’s requet for a Maine Disaster Declaration for a June 29 storm in Franklin County that caused ore than $6.5 milion … Continue reading →

Talbot Community School will reopen for staff on Thurday, September 7th to set up their classrooms for all students (pre-K through grade 5) to start school on Friday, September 8th.  The latest air-quality tests from not only classrooms but also … Continue reading →

ChappyWrap, the latest pop-up at the black boxes at 96 Washington Avenue, is celebrating its first retail effort with its Grand Opening, tomorrow, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.  ChappyWrap will occupy this space through the … Continue reading →

On Monday, September 4, 2023, at approximately 8:53 pm., Portland Police were dispatched to 13 Kennedy Park where it was reported that a gun was fired into an apartment.  Upon arrival, officers were given a description of the potential suspect … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, (D), issued the following statement today in honor of Labor Day.  Incidentally, she is the first woman Governor of Maine and the state’s first woman Attorney General. “Maine’s economy has changed throughout our history, but what … Continue reading →