On Thursday, October 14, 2021, at about 12:35 pm, Portland Police Officers responded to a hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Falmouth Street and Forest Avenue.  The suspect who fled, Jamie Mondragon (01-09-81) of Limington, was located a short time … Continue reading →

Joined by Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Governor Janet Mills (D) today applauded CMS’s recent approval of Maine’s State-based Health Insurance Marketplace – CoverME.gov and announced that, beginning Friday, October 15, 2021, Maine people can window shop … Continue reading →

Benjamin Conroy, 32, of Portland, was arrested yesterday and charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (Class A) Dissemination of Sexually Explicit Material (Class B), Possession of Sexually Explicit Material (Class C) and Unlawful Sexual Contact, a Class D Crime … Continue reading →

News of the announcement by Central Maine Healthcare’s likely reduction in services was an important part of the 200th COVID-19 media briefing conducted by Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, this afternoon. The announcement was that unless Central … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills (D) and the first woman Governor of the State, today toured two ongoing construction projects in Portland that will improve the city’s wastewater infrast5ructure and the environmental  health of Back Cove and Casco Bay. During her visit … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) issued the following statement in response to Republicans in the State Legislature pushing to weaken the state’s requirement that health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, a position that is out of line with forthcoming … Continue reading →

On Saturday, October 9, 2021, at about 3:30 pm., Portland Police Officers responded to a report of a sexual assault that had just occurred at Deering Oaks Park.  The victim, a 47 year old Portland woman, reported that while in … Continue reading →

News of the death of 17 year old Paris R. Pierpont last night traveled fast on the streets of  Damariscotta that were packed for the last day of the annual Pumpkinfest celebration today. Pierpont was driving a car when it … Continue reading →

“Maine’s culture is in large part the direct result of those who first hunted, farmed, fished and occupied much of the land that we call our home.  On Indigenous People’s Day, let us pray tribute to those who were the … Continue reading →

Have you ever considered combining the place where you work and the place where you do your grocery shopping into one stop?  If you haven’t already, there is an upcoming opportunity for you to do just that – and with … Continue reading →