The middle class in Portland struck out again tonight when the City Council elites voted 5 – 4 against a proposed Earned Paid Sick Leave measure that the Health & Human Services Committee unanimously passed and forwarded to the Council … Continue reading →

A community cleanup of Back Cove has been scheduled for Saturday, May 11th by Luke’s Lobster in collaboration with longtime partners Allagash Brewing and Friends of Casco Bay. The sign-in is at 9:00 am – 9:30 am at the Back … Continue reading →

This morning Vickie Hamilton Bento looked out her apartment window and saw fire trucks arriving at the low income-rental Munjoy Hill South. She also smelled smoke. As she often did she thought it was the smell of the narrow gauge … Continue reading →

Earlier this evening Fire Chief Keith Gautreau presented his proposed budget for the upcoming year to the Finance Committee chaired, by city councilor Nick Mavadones. The conservative Mavadones is shockingly intolerant of other views and takes steps to be sure … Continue reading →

Portland Foreside, almost ten acres of valuable waterfront property on Munjoy Hill, has several projects underway simultaneously. For a long time, progress on the redevelopment of the property was not visible. But lots of behind the scenes work was conducted. … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, the first woman Governor in Maine, has signed the first statewide foam ban into law. Beginning January 1, 2020, LD 289, prohibits the sale of disposable food serve containers made in whole or in part by … Continue reading →

Governor Mills announced today that she has introduced bipartisan legislation to create the Maine Climate Council. The Climate Council will develop the action plan and timetable to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals to promote jobs and economic benefits … Continue reading →

A preliminary proposal to designate a portion of the Munjoy Hill neighborhood as a local historic district will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the East End Community School, North Street, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. The … Continue reading →

First Parish ‘Church, 425 Congress Street, will host a free concert on Thursday, May 2nd at 5:30 pm. The Pihcintu Multi-national chorus will present a concert and CD release celebration at this event, “One Journey, Many Roads.” This Portland-based chorus … Continue reading →

“I grew up in Yarmouth. We always came to Falmouth to get pizza. Now we bring our daughter,” said Karen Jay, late yesterday afternoon at the Falmouth House of Pizza after hearing that last night was its last – until … Continue reading →