Portland’s City Manager Subcommittee announced today the selection of three finalists for the city’s top administrative position, city manager. The finalists include:  JOHN CURP, former Interim City Manager of Cincinnai, Ohio; ALEX MCINTYRE, Interim City Manager of San Bruno, California; … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and the state’s first woman AG, announced  this evening that she tested positive for COIVD-19 today.  The Governor received a positive result after experiencing a scratchy throat this mornng.  … Continue reading →

A group of 20 – 30 individuals calling themselves the “Nationalist Social Club” held a rally throughout the Old Port, Monument Square and city hall in Portland on Saturday.  According to their website, they are a neo-Nazi group with small … Continue reading →

Late this week Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and more than 200 of her Democratic colleagues in the US House of Representtives reintroduced the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) to codify the right to an abortion and protect abortion access nationwide. … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and the state’s first woman AG, signed into law a $9.8 billion current services budget that will ensure the continued operations of state government for the next biennium.  The … Continue reading →

It was announced late this afternoon that former president Donald J. Trump has been indicted by the NY Grand Jury.  This is a historic day that many thought might not ever come.  Some believe that although Trump had predicted this … Continue reading →

  The “Art Class,” an exhibit of student art work from all four Portland Public School high schools will be on display starting tomorrow, Friday, March 31 – April 21 at the Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square. … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron Frey announced today the filing of two lawsuits against manufacturers of per-and polyfluoroakyl substances or “PFAS” and PFAS-containing products.  The complaints allege that the manufacturers, DuPont and 3M, among others have known for decades that PFAS pose … Continue reading →

About 100 homeless people were transported from the Oxford Street Shelter to the new 654 Riverside Street Homeless Services Center earlier today according to Mia Gonzalez, who was one of those transported today by shuttle to the new facility that … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, March 28th, Portand Police were on the lookout for a white Toyota 4Runner with Pennsylvania plates that had reportedly been used in a theft of over $10,000. worth of merchandise at Lowe’s in Brunswick earlier today.  At 10:32 … Continue reading →