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The 'big, beautiful bill' is yet another blow to our working families. This moment demands more than quiet disapproval.

We should be working together toward the common goals of unity, compassion and equality.

The proposal, submitted by Portland Cruise Control, is expected to be evaluated by a City Council subcommittee in the fall.

It's usually the marquee chef who gets all the attention. We profiled some of the many, many other behind-the-scene people who make your night out memorable.

A nationwide study also found that 15 Maine beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on more than 25% of the days they were tested.

I’m reading a memoir of a woman who ended up moving to Iceland after filming a documentary there in which she describes the arrival of her long-awaited things arriving in Eimskip shipping containers. There is much more to say about the book, “Raven’s Nest” by Sarah Thomas, but what struck me was the connection between […]

Now that the 10-day window for the governor to sign bills has passed, she has the option to veto each bill or let it become law without her signature when the Legislature next meets.

A spike in pedestrian deaths motivated some neighborhood residents to take matters into their own hands while urging the city to consider further improvements.

Routine maintenance by CSX Transportation will close six railroad crossings to all traffic for about three days each from July 8-18.

Oliver Platt, who plays Uncle Jimmy on the show, dines often on North Haven, while Abby Elliott, who plays Sugar, has long come to a family home at Cundys Harbor in Harpswell.