🚨Due to the high temperatures 🌡️ today (Tues, July 16) and tomorrow, (Wed, July 17) the Portland Library ME will serve as a cooling center. Please visit them if you need to cool off. Visit portlandlibrary.com/locations for hours. #mewx #portlandme

Two of the City of Portland, Maine's three community pools will be closed due to the need for maintenance and inadequate funding from the city to do this work. #portlandme pressherald.com/2024/07/26/por…

"The prevalence of firearms in the U.S., not mental illness, is driving the surge in gun deaths across the country." #portlandme mainemorningstar.com/2024/09/12/stu…

Removing one million people per year in a mass deportation campaign, including arrests, processing, detention, and removal, could cost over $967.9 billion over 10 years. Is this really the best use of our resources? Find out more: immcouncil.co/mass-deportati…

NEW! We are now accepting applications for the latest round of job creation grants. Visit portlandmaine.gov/JobCreation to read the full details + apply. 📆 Applications must be received by 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭/𝟭𝟱. #PortlandMaine #PortlandMe

Cheverus High School will not be able to use pesticides to combat a grub infestation that has been damaging its athletic fields. wgme.com/news/local/che…

The Department of Education was established by the U.S. Congress and only the U.S. Congress can dissolve it. Contact the House of Representatives: (202) 225-3121. Contact the Senate: (202) 224-3121. nea.org/nea-today/all-…

Commonspace email: [email protected]. Also, contact the City of Portland, Maine family shelter director Mike Guthrie: 207-482-5206. newscentermaine.com/article/news/l…

Parents and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, sue Trump for violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. propublica.org/article/depart…

🎒 "As a District, we will not deviate from our path of supporting all of our students and staff to achieve at high levels. This will require us to dig deep into our data, to investigate differences in outcomes and act aggressively to address those gaps." portlandschools.org/superintendent…

🚨 Please take a moment to read this important notice about this Saturday's nationwide Hands Off! mobilization to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal billionaire power-grab. mobilize.us/handsoff/event…

Reminder: Today's nationwide mobilization. Monument Square 11-1. mobilize.us/handsoff/

🏘️ Perhaps tariffs and construction costs, interest rates and buyer hesitancy in an economic environment with a high level of uncertainty have something to do with it. mainebiz.biz/article/escala…

🏘️ Trump's budget will slash HUD's budget 43.6% and slash rental assistance 42.8%. 55,400 Maine people (senior citizens, people with disabilities, children) rely on federal rental assistance. Act! nlihc.org/resource/trump…

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🏘️If you reside in public housing and start having trouble paying your rent, there are options available to you before you face eviction. mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/06/are…

🏘️A full-time worker in Maine must earn $28.42 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. The median hourly wage of workers in Maine is $24.19. newscentermaine.com/article/money/…