PORTLAND — They may have been slowed by snow, but the several hundred people gathered Monday morning to celebrate the birthday of slain civil rights...
PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council recently donated more than 600 books to Portland elementary schools, which will use them to supplement school libraries, classroom...
Michael Barriault photo The coffin of Portland Police Sgt. Robert M. Betters is escorted to center stage at Merrill Auditorium last Saturday morning as fellow...
Michael Barriault photo Andrew Kahkonen of Otisfield demonstrates some snowboarding moves last Saturday on the railings at One City Center, to promote the city’s upcoming...
PORTLAND — The Maine Polar Dip will take place at noon on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the East End Beach to benefit Camp Sunshine, a...
Anyone who has registered a vehicle in Maine has felt the pain of excise tax, the municipal tariff enacted by the state Legislature in 1925...
Last week’s story about a hotel proposed on the Maine Wharf should have said the developer does not want to spend $300,000 to $400,000 without...
By Eric Carson CUMBERLAND — The Waynflete girls’ basketball team, a top Western Class C contender, arrived in Cumberland Friday night with just eight players...
By Michael Hoffer PORTLAND — On the brink of an upset loss, the Portland boys’ basketball team erupted for 26 fourth-quarter points and dodged a...
SUBHEAD-Portland girl wins coastal hoop shoot Portland’s Taylor Sargent won the girls’ 10-11 division of the Coastal District Elks Hoop Shoot Contest Sunday in Brunswick....
By Scott Andrews As we approach the end of January, we’re still waiting for the Big Winter Storm of 2009, but there’s a blizzard of...
According to the Social Security Administration, in 1980 I had a taxable income of $24. That paltry sum must have been interest income as I...
PORTLAND — A proposal to install a 100-foot tower to test wind speeds near the East End Community School is drawing opposition from residents of...
PORTLAND — The sole bidder for the redevelopment of the former Marada Adams Elementary School on Munjoy Hill last week sought to alleviate concerns about...
PORTLAND — The board of directors of Casco Bay’s ferry service is expected to vote Thursday on a new policy regarding carry-on items. The policy...
PORTLAND — The new Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., rescheduled its opening show to this Saturday. The Fear Nuttin Band, will headline this...
Gov. John Baldacci’s administration recently announced budget cuts and reorganizations by effectively saying, “I’m going on a diet. I’m going to order less food!” Diet...
PORTLAND — The city was dealt a blow last week when developer Ocean Properties bowed out of negotiating to redevelop the Maine State Pier. A...
PORTLAND — Wearing a rainbow stole over his dark minister’s robes, the Rev. Charles Grindle, 57, the newest member of the ministry team at First...
There will be a special election on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to elect a new trustee to represent South Portland and Cape Elizabeth on the Portland...