Planting season is fast approaching and there’s no time like Saturday, May 17th  morning to restock  your inventory of seedlings and plants.  You can do this at the annual “Seedling and Plant Sale” hosted by the Munjoy Hill Neighbohood Organization, … Continue reading →

Maine Preservation announced this afternoon that its grant from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission was cancelled today according to a press release from  Tara Kelly, Executive Director. The focus of her message is on the crisis befalling State Historic Preservation … Continue reading →

The annual plant swap, work party, pot luck lunch, etc. hosted by “Team Joy” at the eleven year old  Mount Joy Community Orchard on the east end of Portland, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 17th.  The annual Festival had … Continue reading →

One hundred nurses from Portland to Fort Kent are expected to join community members in Bar Harbor at noon today to protest the closure of Mount Desert Island Hospital’s (MDIH) obstetrics (OB) department according to a press release from the … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm., the Lewiston Fire Department responded to a fire involving a wooden structure located at Veterans Park at 2 Main Street.  Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze and requested assistance from the … Continue reading →

Miles Memorial Hospital, just off the Bristol Road, in Damariscotta, was the site of the delivery of the report prepared by the Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission early this afternoon.  The recipient of the report was Governor Janet T. Mills … Continue reading →

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ranking Member on the House Interior and Evironment Subcommittee, is voicing skepticism and concern over Republicans’ budget reconciliation proposal for the Kennedy Center —– which is nearly six times more than the annual funding appropriated through … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at approximately 5:27 pm., a Portland Police officer was patrolling the area of Congress Square Park, when he recognized an individual that had multiple warrants out for his arrest.  The officer approached the individual and … Continue reading →

The Portland Tenants Union (PTU) audited new rental listings to measure ongoing compliance with Portland’s Registration and Rent Stabilization Ordinances during the month of March it reported in a press release issued yesterday with the intention of reading it to … Continue reading →

Nick Cliche, Portland High School’s assistant head football coach for the past two years, has been named its new head coach it was announced yesterday afternoon. “We are happy to announe that Nick Cliche will be the next head football … Continue reading →