An alert citizen notified police that he had seen two people exiting the construction site of the city’s new Homeless Services Center, 654 Riverside Street, just after 11:00 pm on Monday, August 15, 2022 according to a press release issued … Continue reading →

This morning Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman Governor of Maine and its first woman AG., toured the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge Project during a visit to the town.  This project will provide a critical connection between Madawaska, Maine and … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Governor Mills Energy Office intervened in opposition to Central Maine Power’s filing for an electricity rate increase with the Maine PUblic Utilities Commission.  In its filing, CMP is seeking a three-year increase that would raise electric bills on average … Continue reading →

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Portland Police officers arrested Ryan Nutter (4/26/94) of Portland.  Nutter walked into the Front Room (restaurant), 73 Congress Street and threatened an employee with a fixed blade knife.  Nutter then fled back to his apartment … Continue reading →

At 4:40 pm this afternoon Ryan Nutter emerged from his 75 Sheridan Street third floor apartment accompanied by members of a SWAT team called in to bring the stand off to a peaceful ending this afternoon. When this blogger arrived … Continue reading →

“Herald Square,” a major development adjacent to city hall, received approval for its master plan from the city’s planning board earlier this week. The development includes almost 400 condominiums and a large hotel with retail space and parking.  The proposal … Continue reading →

The Maine and New Hampshire Congressional delegations have written a letter to the Department of Defense requesting a briefing regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s (PNSY) Naval Branch Health Clinic. The proposed plan may force more than … Continue reading →

Nonprofit organzations that support Greater Portland may be eligible for grants from the Rines Thompson Fund in the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) .  The Fund supports organizations focused on environment and conservation, early childhood and youth programming and arts and … Continue reading →

The City Council has failed to address issues of significance to Portland residents. That is the view  of a band of activists and their allies. This failure to perform its duties for its constituents has caught up with Councilors. Time’s … Continue reading →

“This is a new group for people who care about Democracy and feel threatened by the recent decisions of the Supreme Court,” said Carolyn Tkach, founder of “In This Together” this afternoon at Lincoln Park in downtown Portland.  “We want … Continue reading →