Along with twenty other Attorneys General across the country, Maine’s Attorney General Janet Mills, demanded that the U.S. Department of Education stop rolling back critical protections for student borrowers according to a press release issued by her office yesterday. “Maine … Continue reading →

Whether you participated in one of the Women’s Marches here in Maine or in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2017, you will likely remember the feeling of power and purpose you felt as you gathered with friends in protest over … Continue reading →

Last night the city’s finance committee voted unanimously (3-0) to forward Mayor Ethan Strimling’s senior tax equity program, (P-STEP), on to the city council for its consideration.    The proposal requires two reads; the first read comes on October 2 … Continue reading →

The Janet Mills campaign for Maine Governor released its first ad yesterday. “One Maine,” covers her track records of standing up to Paul LePage (the biggest bully this state has ever seen,) the values that have shaped her work as … Continue reading →

Late last month Bay Ferries, Limited sued the Board of Commissioners for the Port of Portland and the Portland Pilots for the illegal increase, (70%)  in pilot fees levied against Bay Ferries, d/b/a The Cat, the ferry that runs daily … Continue reading →

Attorney General Janet Mills confirmed today that a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General is demanding the production of additional documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opiods as part of multistate investigations into the nationwide opiod epidemic.  These … Continue reading →

This evening the Portland City Council voted unanimously to rename the second Monday of October – “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” – replacing the traditional name of “Columbus Day.”  The name change was the proposal of Councilor Pious Ali; a man of … Continue reading →

OLLI at USM is 20 years old and members are invited to the party!  The celebration is on Thursday, September 28th at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, on Spring Street in Portland.  The party runs from 5:00 to 9:00 … Continue reading →

About 100 people attended the third annual Back-to-School Fair for multilingual families with children in all Portland Public Schools at East End Community School on Munjoy Hill today.  The event was hosted by the Multilingual & Multicultural Center for the … Continue reading →

For those members of the public who have been following the disposition of former public works properties in Bayside, the Economic Development Committee chaired by Councilor David Brennerman, will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 to discuss … Continue reading →