These free, family-friendly concerts occur every Thursday, at 6:00 pm at the Fort Allen Park Bandstand beginning on July 20, 2023.  The schedule is as follows: July 20th, Wildflower;’ July 27th, Chandlers Military Band; August 3rd, The Empress; August 10th, … Continue reading →

Greater Portland nonprofit organizatdions eligible to submit grant proposals to the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Welch Charitable Fund.  Eligible organizations and projects must serve the Greater Portland area and focus on youth, education, health care, substance use recovery or the … Continue reading →

Late last month, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) the first woman governor of Maine, announced thatd her administration is issuing $25 million to Maine hospitals to address on-going COVID-19-related challenges such as workforce receuitment and retenetion  This is the second … Continue reading →

  Maine voters turned out to vote at a higher rate than voters in any other state in the nation in the November 2022 General Election at 61.8% turnout of citizens of voting age population.  When looking at turnout as … Continue reading →

Creativity oozes from every pore of his being.  Or at least it seemed that way after meeting Ebenezer Akakpo at his boutique at 132 Washington Avenue on Munjoy Hill this afternoon. That’s where this blogger learned that he is also … Continue reading →

SolaRISE Portland, a collaboration of stakeholders, has recently completed the installation of a 12-panel demonstration solar array lean-to on the East End Community School campus on Munjoy Hill, according to Derek Pierce, Principal of Casco Bay High School. It’s a … Continue reading →

Jon Kachmar, of Portland, has been named the new Executive Director of Portlad Trails according to a press release issued by the Trails Board of Trustees this afternoon.  He will begin on July 10 and will work with Portland Trails … Continue reading →

Attiorney General Aaron Frey announced this afternoon that he has filed a civil rights enforcement action against Vicki Lush, 66, of Port St. Lucie, Florida for threats against an Asian-American woman on June 6  2023, in Kennebunkport.  The AG’s Complaint … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) has requested that President Joe Biden issue a Major Disaster Declaration for eight Maine counties impacted by a severe spring storm that brought heavy rain and wind creating flooding, swelling rivers, power outages, tree damage, … Continue reading →

Prominently situated on Fore Street on the Munjoy Hill waterftont is a spanking new office building that was praised at its grand openinng this afternoon as a magnet for future employees rather than a mandate – that was the consensus … Continue reading →