Portland Press Herald News Stories

Three masters of Celtic tradition will grace the Boothbay Harbor Opera House stage as the trio Kalos at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 — Ryan McKasson (fiddle, viola, background vocals), Eric McDonald (guitar, mandolin, lead vocals) and Jeremiah McLane (accordion, keyboards, background vocals). Inspired by maritime traditions of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Cape Breton and Québec, […]

New for 2025, talks in the four-week series will be held on Wednesdays, virtually or in-person in the new Harold Alfond Center.

Six men were arrested and one remains wanted after a federal investigation into a ring of Chinese-run cannabis grow houses across Maine and Massachusetts.

Local historian Barbara Desmarais will lead a walking tour of New Meadows Cemetery, just behind New Meadows Church in Brunswick, at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 13. In the 17th and 18th centuries, families from France, England and Northern Ireland settled in the wilderness of New Meadows. To protect their homesteads, they united under the British […]

The town's law enforcement presence and welcoming community help make the town safe for tourists.

The locally loved restaurant burned down last September. Over the July 4 weekend, it reopened in temporary quarters while it waits for the restaurant to be rebuilt.

Kennebunk Land Trust hopes to have the new trail open by fall.

New trash and recycling bins will be distributed to Cumberland households beginning July 21. Pay-as-you-throw trash bags are still required.

As a lifelong Portland resident, I was disappointed and a bit heartbroken to witness the city of Portland eliminating parking along Baxter Boulevard for this year’s Fourth of July fireworks display. And, at a time of crises throughout our city, shame on the city official who raised this issue as something that needed to be […]

The farm, which sells meat snack sticks, won a total of $30,000 to expand the business.