Governor Janet T. Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statements applauding today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court rebuffing the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  In a close … Continue reading →

The Roux Institute at Northeastern University will open its doors this fall at a WEX building, currently under construction. according to an announcement yesterday from the Boston University.  A large garage with office space and a prime view of  Portland … Continue reading →

All over Portland restaurants are making decisions and keeping their fingers crossed they were the right ones. With the recent announcement by Governor Janet T. Mills, (D), the first woman governor of Maine,  that restaurants in southern Maine could open … Continue reading →

This year’s Fourth of July celebration on the Eastern Promenade will be different from all the others have gone before 2020. There will be an online virtual concert the Fourth of July weekend on the Eastern Promenade which will eliminate … Continue reading →

The Mills Administration announced today that indoor dining in Androscoggin, Cumberland and York counties can voluntarily resume on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 with added health and safety protocols outlined in the COVID-19 Prevention Checklist.  The decision to allow inside dining … Continue reading →

Dozens of retailers on lower Exchange Street in the Old Port have signed a petition demanding that the city council reopen the area to vehicular traffic immediately according to Sal Scaglione, the co- owner of ABACUS GALLERY, 44 Exchange Street, … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey joined a coalition of 51 states led by Connecticut filing the third lawsuit stemming from the ongoing antitrust investigation into a widespread conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition … Continue reading →

There was a lot of water damage to the interior of the Jewish Museum, 267 Congress Street, said Steven Brinn, President of the Museum board, earlier this week.  Brinn was referring to damage incurred during a fire last month in … Continue reading →

The Mills administration announced yesterday that it has accelerated the first day that lodging establishments in Maine can begin serving out-of-state visitors who meet either the 14-day quarantine requirement or the State’s new testing alternative – to Friday, June 26 … Continue reading →

“COVID-19 has hit Maine’s tourism industry hard and has caused people from across the country to question whether it is safe to travel.  That is why my Administration has worked hard to put forward a testing alternative that protects the … Continue reading →