You are invited to join in a show of solidarity with immigrants and their families on Friday, August 1st at 10:30 am.  Portland residents will gather at Congress Square Park, 593 Congress Stree,  to participate in La Marcha De La … Continue reading →

Starting tomorrow, Monday, July 21, Portland’s contractor, D&C Construction, will resume work on the Western Promenade Drainage Improvement Project along Vaughn and Danforth Streets and the Western Prom roadway.  Final construction activities will include the installation of manhole frames and … Continue reading →

Yesterday, in Aroostook County, Governor Janet T. Mills (D) celebrated transformative investments by her administration to strengthen Maine’s vital potato industry and family farms in Northern Maine. At the University of Maine’s Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle and Penobscot McCrum … Continue reading →

The city of Portland has received a major site plan application for a development to take place at 161 York Street it announced yesterday.  The proposal is to divide one lot into two lots to facilitate the development of two … Continue reading →

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey yesterday joined a multistate coalition of 21 members in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule promulgated by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Continue reading →

You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Allen Avenue Universalist Church, 524 Allen Avenue for a community meeting regarding the proposed and revised Deering Village Development at 410 Auburn Street.  The meeting starts … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D-ME) today joined governors from 16 states to call upon Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to release approximately $6.8 BILLION that the Trump Administration is withholding from schools and students across America, including in Maine. In … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 10:30 pm., Maine State Police, (MSP),  arrested a 17 year old male from Maine, in connection with the homicide investigation in Union.  The juvenile was taken into custody without incident in Union. He … Continue reading →

The federal budget reconciliation bill (One Big Beautiful Bill) that was signed into law on July 4 includes the biggest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid in history. The budget includes changes that increase how much … Continue reading →

In a letter written to the Maine Republican Party, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today announced that the Elections Division has concluded a full investigation of all Maine citizens accused by the Maine GOP of voting twice and found all … Continue reading →