Portland Press Herald News Stories

NOTE: This week, Midcoast Humane is introducing a guest writer, Laurel Auth, a social work intern at Midcoast Humane. Laurel is a graduate student at the University of New England, spending half a year with us. We asked her to share her experiences interacting with those who need Midcoast Humane’s services and how our services […]

Maine's second-largest electric utility serves about 165,000 customers in northern and eastern Maine.

Over the past few years, my wife, Nancy, and I have explored some of central Maine’s finest small ponds and lakes in kayaks. We’ve found them to be an entertaining alternative to sea kayaking on the ocean and whitewater paddling in rivers and streams. While sea kayaking offers the challenges of open water navigation coupled […]

The three state champions make gains in the final poll of the season.

Maine and the U.S. are facing real problems. One is a health care crisis, particularly in rural areas, that will be made worse by the proposed cuts to Medicaid (and perhaps Medicare) to pay for tax cuts to those who need it least. More health care workers are needed, but the GOP is targeting immigrants, […]

Cameron Indoor Stadium can't hold every student, so a rigorous process determines which lucky fans got to see the Newport native face off against UNC. I was one.

OSHA issued the fines in connection with the death of a man working at the property.

Nokomis High, Hamlin’s Marina and the Grove all hosting watch parties Wednesday night.

The Ice Cream Shoppe is already serving scoops off Route 1 after opening the doors of it's fifth storefront in Yarmouth.

The city of Portland said in a news release that the closure near St. John Street will take 1 to 6 days to complete.