Yesterday, more than 100 Maine businesses and non-profits called on Legislators to invest more in fixing Maine’s severe and persistent Essential Support Workforce crisis. Earlier this month this coalition wrote lawmakers asking them to pass and fund LD 1573, a … Continue reading →

Concern over a proposed reduction in the number of  Destroyers to be built in the Biden administration proposed budget was the focus of a press conference this afternoon at Brunswick Landing, where the BIW Training Academy is located.   Many of … Continue reading →

Northern Light Mercy and the Portland Sea Dogs announced today that they are partnering to offer free COVID-19 vaccines at Hadlock Field on June 10. Mercy Hospital will administer the vaccinations from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at the June … Continue reading →

Mainers from all over the state came together at Portland’s city hall urging the Feds to revise its policies toward Israel. The well-attended event was organized by “Portland for Palestine”, a newly formed organization that saw a vacum the seven … Continue reading →

James Rozaris, 43, was arrested on Memorial Day for slashing vehicle tires in the Old Port area of Portland.  A witness identified him on the scene and he was charged with felony criminal mischief, criminal trespass and  violating bail conditions.  … Continue reading →

“We are more than just a bar room,” said Lynn Edwards, manager of the Loring Am Vet Post on Washington Avenue on the east end of Portland this afternoon. We were seated near one of the large windows that provides … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills announced late this week that the ConnectMaine Board of Directors has voted to approve the first round of broadband infrastructure projects funded by the High Speed Internet Infrastructure Board she spearheaded and that Maine voters overwhelmingly … Continue reading →

“We are almost full.  There is a very high level of interest this year in sailing aboard the Lewis R. French,” said Captain Garth Wells, as he prepared for the arrival of passengers for a three day Memorial Day Weekend … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills highlighted her proposal through the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help Maine small businesses afford the cost of health insurance for their employees.  The announcement came this afternoon at Coffee by Design, a company co-founded by … Continue reading →

Portland is looking for companies interested in providing design, marketing, operation and maintenance of a bike share system in Portland.  The city anticipates the first year of the program being a provisional pilot period with possible extensions subsequent to agreement … Continue reading →