Monument Square in downtown Portland will be the site of a candelight Vigil for Democracy to commemorate the first anniversary of the right-wing attack supported by The Donald on democracy at the US Capitol a year ago.  It runs from … Continue reading →

Walmart, Falmouth, received a shiptment of 400 BINAX, home COVID tests yesterday. As of this morning, the supply was sold out according to an employee of the pharmacy earlier this afternoon.  This employee said he does not know when the … Continue reading →

Mary Smith attended a New Year’s Eve party in Portland last night.  She didn’t know everyone there, so she stopped in at Walgreens, 127 Marginal Way, to pick up several home test kits before heading back to Lincolnville she said. … Continue reading →

“Our mission is to provide the preservation field with data-driven arguments and creative policy solutions to advance the public good of historic preservation” – that is the goal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C. based company.  That’s what it does.  Check … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman Governor of Maine and the state’s former  Attorney General,  announced this morning that the Maine Department of Marine Resoures (DMR) has been granted intervenor status in a lawsuit before the US District Court … Continue reading →

The new emergency department at 175 Fore River Parkway will open one week from today, Tuesday, January 4, 2022.  The existing emergency department at 144 State Street, Portland, will close the same day according to a press release issued today. … Continue reading →

“When we are fully staffed we will be accepting walk-ins.  That will be within the week,” said Rich Wendel, Regional Manager for Curative, a new company that is providing free COVID-19 testing for the public as well as airline passengers … Continue reading →

A team of ambulances to assist Maine emergency medical services (EMS) crews will be dispatched to Maine according to a press release issued yesterday by Governor Janet T. Mills (D) office yesterday. A request by the Governor, the first woman … Continue reading →

All state offices are closed today, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 because of the inclement weather according to a press release issued by Governor Janet T. Mills’ office this morning.  They will reopen tomorrow, Thursday, December 23, 2021. That closure news … Continue reading →

“The “Booster Blitz” will remain open through January 30th,” said Colleen Hilton, RN., and Senior Vice President of Continuing Care at Northern Light Health, this afternoon at 368 Maine Mall Road, in South Portland. But first, this free, walk in … Continue reading →