Maine Morning Star - Maine’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles launched a mobile branch on Thursday that aims to expand access to rural parts of the state that lack services. The portable unit, branded BMV4ME, offers the BMV’s most common services, such as issuing driver’s licenses and learner’s permits, as well as handling name and address changes.
“This modernization improves our customer service,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in a statement, “We can’t wait to take it on the road to service not only Maine’s most rural communities but also senior living facilities, veterans’ homes and other sites where Mainers would most benefit from the convenience of in-person BMV service.”
Portland Press Heald - Three Democrats running for Maine governor stood side by side Wednesday to accept an unusual joint endorsement along the Kennebec River — a scene made possible in large part by ranked-choice voting in the upcoming June 9 primaries. Experts say the system will be crucial in deciding this year’s Maine governor's primaries, as crowded fields in both parties make it unlikely any candidate will secure more than 50% of the vote in the first round.
Maine is delaying some Medicaid payments until July 1 to address its budget shortfall, according to state officials, though hospital leaders say patient services won't be disrupted. When lawmakers approved the $519 million supplemental budget this month, it included funds to make up the $62 million Medicaid shortfall. It’s the second year in a row that Maine has delayed some Medicaid payments to make up for budget shortfalls.
Southern Maine pastor detained by ICE, leaving a hole in his church community
How to avoid scams, according to Maine fraud experts
Former dean of pharmacy, who researched maple syrup, sues UNE for firing him
Mi’kmaq Nation and federal wildlife refuge agree to share land in Aroostook County
Tariff refunds won’t benefit many Maine businesses, consumers
EVENTS
Tidal chart for May in South Freeport
APR 24
Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection at Meetinghouse Arts 40 Main St , Freeport7:30 pm
Friday, April 24 • 10:30 AM
@ Bradley Room at Freeport Community Center
Age-Friendly Freeport & Pownal is hosting the Art Van every second and fourth Friday. Join us in the Bradley Room to make art and see what the Art Van has in store. Free and open to all!
APRIL 25
Visit Freeport & Meetinghouse Arts present
Saturday, April 25 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
@ Various Venues in Freeport!
Visit Freeport & Meetinghouse Arts invite you to join us on a journey through Freeport, Pownal, Durham & New Gloucester to explore the artist & maker studios often hidden on side streets and
country roads. You’ll be invited into their working studios to view their newest projects up close. Learn about their inspirations and process in intimate conversations that are sometimes not possible at art show openings.
Earth Day Festival -Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary, Brunswick
Freeport Folio presents
Pressure Makes Diamonds | Poetry Workshop with Joseph Coleman
Saturday, April 25 • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
@ Freeport Community Library
In this workshop, “Pressure Makes Diamonds,” students will use the pressure of workshopping an original poem and then reading that poem at an open mike that same evening. The instructor will provide prompts and each student will get a typewriter if they would like to experience what it was like pre computers. As a Barnum and Bailey Ring Master would yell out when a rogue elephant dashed for the exits: “The Show Must Go On!” or in this case: “Poems Must Be Read!”
APR 26
O’Donoghue’s Pub, 103 Pleasant St., Brunswick: Open mic hosted by Billy The Kid, 3-7
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Shuck Yeah! Oyster Shucking and Cooking Class
Sunday, April 26 • 3:00 PM
@ Wolfe’s Neck Center
Join Chef Malcolm Kelly to learn about how to safely shuck an oyster along with some tasty recipes. Using oysters from Quahog Bay Conservancy, you will learn raw, grilled and baked oyster preparation and enjoy these yummy bivalves.
APRIL 27
Royal River Conservation Trust:
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April27th 6:00 PM Public Hearings
27th 6:30 PM Select Board meeting28th 6:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting29th 6:30 PM Capital Asset Plan Funding Committee Meeting
May16th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pownal Community Day
APRIL 30
The inaugural Wolfe’s Neck Center “Twilight Meeting” for Freeport community and local partners. Updates on Wolfe’s Neck Center campus stewardship, farm operations, education programs, historical buildings and research. Expect a 45-minute presentation, 15 minutes of small group Q&A, and light refreshments. RSVP here
MAY 1
Maine Democrats Biennial Convention. 1 Thompson Point, Portland. 9 am
Wolfe's Neck Center - Our beloved Farm Cafe opens on May 1 and you’re going to want to see this menu! Chef Macolm Kelly has outdone himself, offering a variety of rotating freshly made pastries, breakfast sandwiches (beginning May 22) and salads, all made with Wolfe’s Neck meats and produce. Hours: 8am-1pm
Sample items:Squash MuffinsEgg & Bacon Breakfast SandwichGarden SaladRoast Beef Sandwich
MAY 3
MAY 9
Climate Solutions Dance Party: Dance your way into climate action! in collaboration with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and SPACE Gallery. The event is a celebration of the paperback release of Dr. Johnson’s New York Times bestselling book What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures —an inspiring collection of possibilities for building a better climate future. The first 200 people to arrive will receive a copy of the new book. Grab your tickets before they sell out. TICKETS
MAY 11
Join Maine Historical Society’s Donor Engagement and Events Specialist, Sophie Bray, for an entirely informal opportunity to socialize and converse. In Novare Res Bier Cafe, 4 Canal Plaza, Suite 1 Portland, ME, to mingle, hang out, and chat a little history. Our History Happy Hour offerings are held on the second Monday of every month at a different establishment in greater Portland from 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Join two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Alan Taylor for an engaging evening on the American Revolution. He’ll share the story of Joseph Plumb Martin, whose firsthand account reveals the hardships endured from Valley Forge to Yorktown.Taylor will then join MHS Executive Director Steve Bromage to discuss Maine’s role in the Revolution, his Maine roots, and his work on Ken Burns’s The American Revolution. The evening continues with a reception at MHS and access to Pathways to Freedom, featuring our rare Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence. Register