More than 250 nursing students from the University of Maine, the University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Southern Maine will be volunteering to help end the public health crisis this spring by participating in Maine’s COVID-19 … Continue reading →

The Mills Administration today welcomed a series of Executive actions taken by President Biden to address the global threat of climate change.  Since taking office, Governor Mills has committed Maine to transitioning to a clean energy economy, and carbon neutral … Continue reading →

Governor Mills issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s commitment to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines distributed to states over the coming weeks. “Maine is distributing vaccines as quickly and as efficiently as possible, but to date, … Continue reading →

Grading a steep slope formerly covered with brush, trees, and invasive species has been underway for a few days now at 218 Washington Avenue on the east end of Portland.  Several weeks ago, the demolition of the building on the … Continue reading →

All University of Maine athletic teams will not compete on the road or on campus through at least February 4th at which time we will review next steps according to Dan Demeritt, Executive Director of Public Affairs.  This coincides with … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME.) today was elected to serve as House Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Chair. After seven years on the House Appropriations Committee, Pingree will chair the Subcommittee that oversees discretionary spending for the Department … Continue reading →

Approximately 75 Maine National Guardsmen will provide support to the District of Columbia National Guard and federal agencies for the next several weeks. The majority of these soldiers are a part of the original 200 that supported the inauguration, but … Continue reading →

Governor Janet Mills today proposed a series of actions to advance the nation’s first floating offshore wind research array in federal waters and to protect Maine’s more heavily fished state waters according to a press release issued today by the … Continue reading →

“Students are isolated from their peers.  This creates challenges for families who are working with their schedules,” said Peter Harrison Ph.D., principal of the Eliot Elementary School, Eliot.  A many-year educator, he began his career as an educator at Woodford … Continue reading →

A suspicious package made up of feathers surrounding a box along with a spray painted message was found by employees of the Portland Museum of Art, located at 7 Congress Square Plaza at 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 23, 2021. … Continue reading →