The 15th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place today after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Participants began the march down Commercial Street starting at Center Street ending at Franklin Street shortly after noon time. The Parade … Continue reading →

“We were walking past Kurier last night and I saw these clogs in the window,” said Chandler Shippee, this afternoon.  “I saw the low heel clogs and thought they were beautiful.  I was prepared to pay $300. for them. That’s … Continue reading →

The Committee to Restore the Abyssinian Meeting House and Milestone Recovery are two non-profits slated to receive federal funding previously unavailable to them according to a press release issued late this evening by the office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D). … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Xavier Botano, Superintendent of Portland Public Schools, sent a letter home announcing that effective Monday, March 14, wearing masks indoors will be optional for Portland Public School’s staff and students.  “We feel safe making this change due to continued … Continue reading →

The University of Southern Maine will return to an in-person commencement when it convenes its 142 commencement ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 7th at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.  It is scheduled for 9:00 am according to a press … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) nominated veteran District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to serve as an Associae Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. If confirmed, Judge Lawrence who has served on the District Court for … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, (D), Maine’s first woman governor, issued the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day: “The barriiers and roadblocks I have encountered in my life as a woman are those faced by hundreds of women across … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D), the first woman governor of Maine and the first and only women state attorney general, announced today she is runing for reelection in November.  The announcement came in a video in which she stated there … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the bipartisan Ban-Russian Energy Imports Act was formally introduced in the US House of Representatives.  The bill will ban the US from importing Russian crude oil, petroleum, petoleum products, liquified natural gas (LNG) and coal, according to a press … Continue reading →

Last week during a visit to Aroostook County, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) presented a grant of approximately $2,000. to Dinah Gagnon, owner of Dinah’s Laundromat in Fort Kent.  The Governor announced that her Administration is awarding more than 382 … Continue reading →