Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: snow storm or not, it’s basically lobster roll season; it was unclear whether a dog would make bail; and the city council might end its deadlock over a vote on funding school renovations. Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day, an annual reminder to be […]
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: flying axes; a box of beer; and the governor releases a hound. What we’re talking about Box o’ beer — “Laura Zajac has a deadline at beer o’clock,” BDN’s Darren Fishell writes. By June the Zajac’s Saco company “has to make what could be […]
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Here’s what’s up. What we’re talking about The New England Patriots’ Lombardi Trophy is coming to Maine, but there appear to be no plans to stop in Portland, and the players themselves aren’t visiting. In February, the mayors of Portland, Bangor and Brewer asked if […]
Also, technically, spiders could eat all of humanity in one year.
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: Charles Dickens’ awkward Portland visit; slow down on I-295; and the cat-lover who helped elect Trump. What we’re talking about JUST IN: Jeff Merrill II has stepped down from his position as superintendent of Long Creek Youth Development Center, the Department of Corrections confirmed […]
Tonight, House leaders called off a vote on the health care plan; the head of Long Creek was placed on leave; and strange white stuff appears to be falling from the sky.
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: a whole mess of things. What we’re talking about Bill to protect against Maine oil spills likely dead — Jake Bleiberg followed up this morning on the proposed bill that came after his reporting on ship-to-ship fuel transfers: A bill that would require ships […]
Dickens called the food “bad and disgusting.” He even complained about the size of the dishes. They were too small.
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: Sears says it’s in bad shape; Portland’s superintendent chopped more than a million of his proposed budget; and a human rights activist in Maine says Trump and Muslim extremists have something in common. What we’re talking about Inmate in critical condition after trying to […]
Tonight: Portland isn’t on the list of cities not cooperating with ICE; the City Council is deadlocked over the school bond; and a Westbrook gym is encouraging people to throw sharp objects.
