Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) today announced that her office is accepting requests for Community Project Funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations process.  Those funds will direct congressional spending to eligible projects conducted by state and local governments or 501(c)3 … Continue reading →

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced today that Maine received an award of $1,000,000. under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 for Election Security. Nationally, $75 million was appropriated for Election Security to the states and US territories which requires … Continue reading →

Late last week, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced the opening of a nearly $16 million grant program to help Maine’s wholesale seafood dealers and processors recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and invest in infrastructure improvements that will make their … Continue reading →

Speculations over the future of food trucks on the Eastern Promenade of Munjoy HIll easily outnumbered all the trucks that were parked there today – a sunny day with wind blowing strong enough to keep some visitors away on this … Continue reading →

Are you interested in learning more about the proposed rezoning of the property at 1 Beanpot Circle by The Roux Institute, a part of Northeastern University? If so, you are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 … Continue reading →

The 6th Annual New England Craft Brew Summit set a new record for registration today according to Sean Sullivan, Maine Brewers Guild, Executive Director.  Six hundred and twenty-five (625) people registered which is  more than two years ago, just before … Continue reading →

The establshment of Monument(al) Market in the Square starting on Thursday, May 19th this spring and  running through the summer was announced this morning in a press release issued by Portland Downtown. It’s an effort to program Monument Square and … Continue reading →

All four members of the Maine delegation and Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman governor of Maine, wrote to the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. today seeking a “modest delay in implementation of a component” of the new … Continue reading →

The Maine House of Representatives gave unaniamous initial approval of a bill to strengthen protection by adding threatening protections for election workers on Tuesday. The bill, LD 1821, from Rep. Bruce White, (D-Waterville) will strengthen election worker protections by adding … Continue reading →

Ground was broken this morning for the new Homeless Services Center at 654 Riverside Street (HSC) in Portland.  The HSC will provide 208 beds in a modern facility that will transfrom the way in which the city and its partners … Continue reading →