The Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the drafting of Maine’s constitution has been postponed as of moments ago.  The event was to be held at First Parish Church, Congress Street on Sunday, March 15th.  The cancellation is out of … Continue reading →

Following the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Maine by the state CDC on Thursday, two additional patients presenting to MaineHealth have preliminary test results that are presumptively positive for the virus according to a press release issued by Caroline … Continue reading →

The City of Portland has decided to cancel all evens scheduled for the next 30 days at Merrill Auditorium, Portland Expo and Ocean Gateway in order to help practice social distancing in order to reduce the number of large gatherings … Continue reading →

“It’s still sinking in for some.  It’s a weird feeling,” said Pat Byrnes, general manager, of Byrnes Irish Pub a short walk from the Bowdoin College campus.  He was referring to the news that Bowdoin has just informed its students … Continue reading →

The Maine Statehood Day Ceremony planned for Sunday, March 15 at 1:00 pm at the Augusta Armory is postponed.  It will be rescheduled at a safer time for the public said Senator Bill Diamond, Chair, of the 2020 Celebration. The … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills and the Maine CDC announced today Maine’s first presumptive positive case of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Maine.  The individual who tested positive is a woman in her 50s from Androscoggin County.  The Maine CDC … Continue reading →

The US Department of Human & Health Services announced today that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) will provide $4,567,500. to the State of Maine to support the State’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus, a/k/a … Continue reading →

Deliberations and a vote by the Planning Board on whether or not to support a historic designation for Munjoy Hill was postponed because of the lateness of the hour.  At 10:00 pm this evening, Chair Brandon Mazur took a poll … Continue reading →

On the 200th anniversary of Maine’s becoming a state in 1820, historian Herb Adams will recount the fascinating story of the Maine Constitution on the very site of its drafting.  The event will be held on Sunday, March 15th from … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Maine Secretary of State Mathew Dunlap and the Maine Bicentennial Commission will observe Maine Statehood Day on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 1:00 pm in the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Avenue in Augusta. … Continue reading →