“This is the smallest Camp Fair we’ve had.  So many camps are full already,” said Ron Hall, Executive Director of Maine Summer Camps. .  “Some parents are desperate to get kids outdoors and involved there.  Parents are going back to … Continue reading →

Short on sleep, but eager to brief the press on  her fact-finding trip to Eastern European, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) met the press this morning at her unpretentious office on the Portland waterfront. Pingree said that the people she spoke … Continue reading →

“This year’s show is different from previous years,” said Mark Faunce, chair of the Maine Garden + Marketplace, this afternoon as final preparations were underway at Brick South, Thompson’s Point where the Marketplace starts tomorrow.  The show opens Friday, March … Continue reading →

Maine’s tourism economy is under threat because of federal regulations imposed on the lobster industry to protect the right whale whose population is in decline.  That was the message at a press conference held by the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) … Continue reading →

“I like to carry a number of brands of eyewear that represent the different lifestyles of my customers,” said Chris Wheaton, owner of his almost four year old business North Optical, located in one of the shipping containers at 93 … Continue reading →

Greater Portland METRO announced this morning that it is temporarily reducing service due to staffing shortages on two bus routes – METRO, BREEZ and Route 1.  These changes begin on Monday, March 28, 2022 and are expected to continue through … Continue reading →

United Way of Southern Maine (UWSM) and the Cumberland County Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) received notice from the EFSP National Board that UWSM will receive$1,218,672 to support individuals and families temporarily housed in hotels throughout … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) and a bipartisan group of five US Representatives today wrapped the first leg of their week-long fact-finding mission in Eastern Europe amid the on-going humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The group just spent two days in Poland … Continue reading →

“We (women) get the job done.  We hide so much of who we are still.  There is a direct line from these women from the Old Testament to how we are today,” said Jessyca Brockman, at a standing room only … Continue reading →

After declaring March as Francophonie Month in Maine, Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of the state and its first woman attorney general,  issued the following statement today in honor of International Francophonie Day: “Throughout our history, … Continue reading →