“If there were more drug treatment facilities in Maine, there would be far fewer people living here,” said Mike this afternoon. “With all the rain we had here yesterday, this was like lakefront property,” he joked. Mike is a homeless … Continue reading
AR Gould Hospital Receives May Day Basket on International Workers’ Day from Unionized Nurses
Union nurses at Northern Light AR Gould, Presque Isle, delivered a May Day basket to AR Gould CEO Greg Lafrancois to demand movement at the bargaining table on issues involving safe staffing and staff retention in order to deliver patients … Continue reading
MaineCF Grants Available to Peaks Island Organizations
Grants from the Peaks Island Fund in the Maine Community Foundation (MECF) are available for nonprofits that assist the Island community. Organzations or projects must serve Peaks Island community members within the next year and have potential for continuing impact … Continue reading
Body Found in Presumpscot River Identified as Missing Portland Resident
A body that was recovered in the Presumpscot River in Falmaouth on Thursday, April 20th is that of SAMUEL MUGISHA, who was reported missing from Portland on November 4, 2022. The Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner identified the body … Continue reading
2023 National Seaweed Symposium in Portland Ends with Bigelow Labs Presentations
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services, Maine’s premiere scientific ocean research organization, ended the final day of the second National Seaweed Symposium held at The Westn Hotel, in Portland, late this afternoon. The Symposium was an opportunity to network and share … Continue reading
Homeless Removal Delayed Again Until Friday Morning Says City Spokeswoman
“We were told yesterday afternoon that the city will remove us from this spot on Friday morning,” said Adam, one of the homeless that has found a temporary home on the Bayside Trail behnd Trader Joe’s, 87 Marginal Way, Portland. … Continue reading
Portland Foreside to Hold Neighborhood Meeting Next Month on 58 Fore Street Development
The public is invited to attend a neighborhood meeting at the East End Community School cafeteria, 195 North Street on Tuesday, May 2. The meeting runs from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. At the meeting Portland Foreside Development Company will … Continue reading
Vulgar Testimony Forces City Council to Establish Rules For Future Speakers
“The encampment on the Bayside Trail is a visual representation of the fact that we are in the midst of a homelessness crisis, a crisis that is occurring all accros Maine, not just here in Portland. It is absolutely devastating … Continue reading
Tucker Carlson Out at Fox News as of Friday, April 21, 2023
Tucker Carlson, of FOX News, a/k/a FOX Lies, is no longer employed by the cable television station it was announced this morning just before noon. In a terse statement, FOX Lies said that the two have “agreed to part ways” … Continue reading
‘Media Mike’ Chitwood Bashes Neo-Nazis on CNN Television
“Media MIke” Chitwood appeared on CNN cable news this morning – just before 8:00 am. He made the news this morning for his calling out neo-nazi cults that are a danger to this nation and are brazenly active in cities … Continue reading