Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced this morning that nineteen Maine forestry companies have been awarded grants totaling $14 million in the final round of the Forest Recovery Initiative of her Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan. The $20 million Forest … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ rejection of the Emergency Winter Heating Relief Plan this evening. The Plan, negotiated with Republican and Democratic leadership in the Legislature over the past several weeks, is … Continue reading →

After long-championing additional funds for the Camp Ellis erosion project in Saco, today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) celebrated a provision in the Fiscal Year 2023 annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will authorize $45 million in federal funding to … Continue reading →

The Portland Sea Dogs baseball tem yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement with a new owner, Diamond Baseball Holdings, (DBH), an organization that owns and operates select minor league clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB).  The Club … Continue reading →

At roughly 10:25 pm., MSNBC projected that Senator Raphael Warnock will be returned to the US Senate from Georgia.  At that hour the Senator who is also a minister had 1,665,281 votes to 1,639,067 votes attributed to Herschel Walker. Today’s … Continue reading →

A $450. payment that will be available to low and middle-income Mainers next month is part of the proposed comprehensive Emergency Winter Relief Plan unveiled today by Governor Janet T. Mills (D). The Plan, also includes supplementing home heating assistance, emergency … Continue reading →

An invasive beetle, known as the “Emerald Ash Boer” (EAB) is an ongoing threat to Ash trees in Portland.  This EAB has killed hundreds of millions of Ash trees in 35 states and 5 Canadian provinces as well, according to … Continue reading →

Partners for World Health will be hosting its International Artisan Fair on Saturday, December 10, 2022.  It runs from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at 40 Walch Drive, Portland. The public is invited to attend to purchase unique items at … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) the first woman governor of Maine, announced today that her longtime spokeswoman Lindsay Crete will leave her post on December 9, 2022.  Crete served as Press Secretary to Governor Mills since she assumed office in … Continue reading →

Current Board of Public Education Chair Emily Figdor will not accept the nomination to chair the Board for a third term in the coming year according to a press release received this afternoon from the Board of Education.  Instead, Figdor … Continue reading →