“I try to paint wildflowers realistically, but they often have an abstract quality,” said John A. Knight, this afternoon as he stopped by Moss Galleries, Falmouth, where his show of  wildflower oil paintings opened up yesterday and runs through April … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) announced today that she has cosponsored legislation to curb profiteering by Big Oil companies and provide American consumers relief at the pump.  The Stop the Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act, introduced in the US … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first attorney general, yesterday proposed an additional $197. million in state funding to address immediate needs in Maine behavioral healthsystem and support ongoing improvements to MaineCare rates … Continue reading →

As part of the development of a Wabanaki Studies curiculum for the Portland Public Schools, a documentary film series is under creation to serve as a central text for each grade level.  The films are yet to be filmed and … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D). joined the Cummings family on a guided tour of the historic Abyssinian Meeting House (AMH), 73 Newbury Street on the East End of Portland to see first-hand how the $1.7 million in funding she secured will … Continue reading →

Portland School Superintendent Xavier Botano presented his $132.9 million proposal for the 2022-2023 school year to the Portland Board of Public Education today. It is up $6.5 million over this year’s budget of $126.5 million and calls for a 4.1 … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), announced today that she will dedicate $3.5 milion in her forth-coming change package to keep the Maine Veteran’s Homes in Caribou and Machias open.  The Governor will propose $1.75 million in General Fund money, which … Continue reading →

Registered nurses at 15 Sutter Health Hospitals across Northern California will hold informational pickets on Tuesday, March 15, to protest Sutter’s refusal to address RNs proposals about staffing, workplace violence and pandemic readiness, according to a press release from the … Continue reading →

The city of Portland announced this afternoon that efffective today two greeters are located at the Congress Street and Myrtle Street entrances to city hall.  The greeter station is staffed when the building is open to the public – from … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) announced this morning that protections for tribal citizens have finally been signed into law and incuded in the omnibus bill passed by Congress last week according to a press release issued this morning by her office. … Continue reading →