Portland Press Herald News Stories

Koa Dumont was one of 4 teens who were swimming at the private pond Wednesday.

The sweeping policy bill approved by the U.S. Senate Tuesday is expected to cut off health coverage for tens of thousands of Maine residents, adding to financial pressures on the state's already strained hospitals.

A family-owned business expands into the City of Ships, offering superfood fruit bowls and smoothies. The fruit and granola business is looking for new licensing and franchise opportunities in the state.

The district responded to complaints about a planned event featuring Rep. Laurel Libby hosted at a school facility.

The Pejepscot Museum's summer exhibits in Brunswick explore the Androscoggin River and its bridges.

The arts help us understand ourselves and each other. Through novels, films, songs or a stage play, we gain perspective beyond our own, watching characters navigate choices and consequences. Often, we see them stumble — blinded by ambition, fear or good intentions gone wrong — and we learn lessons they never get to. Art offers […]

Two hundred and forty-nine years ago this week, one of the greatest documents in world history was penned. This “Declaration of Independence” shed the most powerful nation on Earth, created a new nation “conceived in liberty” and became a worldwide model of self determination. And this document was signed by a man who once lived […]

Albert Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” That idea is at the heart of Chocolate Church Art Center’s Art Lab — a bright, welcoming, creative space we launched in 2024. Led by Jeremy Eaton — our incredible art director, theater designer, visual artist and puppet […]

Maine immigration advocates warned that hundreds of people living in Maine to escape wars, gang violence and natural disasters would have faced deportation within weeks had the administration terminated their legal protections.

The Portland-based business, which owns Art's Lobster Co. and Casco Bay Lobster, says it has been navigating financial challenges ever since the COVID-19 pandemic.