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Reserve energy resources were activated Tuesday evening to account for the near-record power demand. Some experts say solar power played a key role in keeping the lights on.

She had been censured for posting a photo of a transgender high school athlete on social media.

One of the least-remembered heroes in Maine history is a man who “participated in many of the most severe battles” of the American Civil War, then returned home to become a commercial success and popular political leader. This hero was a man from Topsham. Holman Staples Melcher was born in Topsham to James and Nancy […]

Russell Vought appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday to field questions about the Trump administration's request to cut $9.4 billion from the current budget for foreign aid and public broadcasting through what is called a rescission package.

The artist will weave stories about Syrian culture with acoustic Middle Eastern music and Arabic hip-hop in a performance raising money to visit his family in Aleppo for the first time in 13 years.

Mamdani, who graduated from Bowdoin in 2014 with a degree in Africana studies, declared victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday.

A 5-foot-wide lion's mane jellyfish spotted on Willard Beach in South Portland last weekend prompted waterside safety warnings for beachgoers.

A new report from Harvard University shows that for the first time, more than half of Portland renters are considered cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing.

Among the many reasons to oppose the Republican budget bill, this is one of the more obvious.

The council's Subcommittee for Sustainability and Transportation last week recommended adopting a moratorium to delay a proposed music hall downtown, but the full council still has to vote.