Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman Governor of Maine, is attending the 2023 Annual Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Atlantic City, New Jersey today Thursday, July 13 – Friday, July 14, 2023. Governors attending the … Continue reading →

Can’t get enough of the State Street Traditional Jazz Band during its Sunday afternoon concerts on lower Exchange Street in the Old Port of Portland, weather permitting? You are in luck!  That’s because this don’t miss opportuity to hear Band … Continue reading →

Rozalia Project, (RP),  has just completed the first phase of its cleanup mission on remote Maine Islands in which it cleaned three Islands in the Gulf of Maine according to a press release issued by the Burlington, Vermont based, non-profit … Continue reading →

As Mainers return to local beaches this summer, a new report claims that more work is needed to ensure that all waters are safe for swimming.  In 2022, 36 Maine beaches were potentially unsafe for swimmming on at least one … Continue reading →

On Monday, July 10, 2023, (today) at about 2:30 pm., officers responded to Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a workplace fatality.  Thirty-four year old Antonio Baptista-Tampini, of Por’tland, was fatally injured when he was struck by a pickup being driven by a … Continue reading →

The Maine Journalism Foundation announced this afternoon that an agreement for the purchase of most of Masthad Maine newpapers, currently owned by Reade Brower, has been reached.  The announcement was from Bill Nemitz, Emily Barr and Bill Burke. Late last … Continue reading →

Benjamin S. Archer moved to the west end of Portland recently from the Lewiston-Auburn area to live with his sister.  He learned of the “Free Pantry” on-line this morning and showed up today in the parking lot of Urban Farm … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the firt woman governor of Maine and its first woman AG, and the US Congressiongal Declaration, announced this morning that President Joe Biden has approved the State of Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration … Continue reading →

North Deering Park, a 24 acre piece of land, has been created through a partnership between the city of Portland and the Trust for Public Land according to an announcement from the city this morning. The Trust for Public Land … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, July 5th, at around 10:35 pm., police were called to the area of Fox Street and Anderson Street for reports of a large group setting off fireworks and targeting passing motor vehicles with roman candles and other mortar … Continue reading →