Portland Press Herald News Stories

A petition that looks likely to land on the November ballot would seek to cover and eventually remove the 45,000-ton heap, which has concerned some neighbors for years.

State legislators honor Lt. Shannon Haley with a legislative sentiment.

For the last six years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's tick lab.

Maine is facing temperatures in the 90s, with the heat index exceeding 100, leading to warnings from experts and the opening of cooling centers Monday and Tuesday.

I’m writing to voice my support for Rep. Laurel Libby and speak out about what happened to her — and to us, her constituents — over the past several months. I’m pleased the courts have untied the hands of my representative, but angry that for months we citizens of Auburn and Minot were without representation. […]

I'm hoping Rep. Chellie Pingree will back this bill, which would lessen the burden on potential donors.

Maine students are performing at the bottom in reading and math and it’s time to stop making excuses. The Maine Department of Education’s refusal to acknowledge this crisis is eroding public trust and is a disservice to teachers. Despite what Commissioner Pender Makin and her department may argue, there is nothing “innovative” about using programs […]

A section of Congress Street was closed between High and State Streets while firefighters responded.

As a retired asthma and allergy physician and a new grandmother, I am extremely concerned about a bill being considered in Congress that would devastate the Medicaid program and significantly cut programs that clean our air. I spent my career caring for people who depend on treatments and medications as well as clean air to […]

The well-being of our soils is inextricably linked to that of our waterways; land and water overlap via excess rainwater, which is only set to increase as storms intensify. With 16 miles of coastline, the city of South Portland holds a responsibility to protect our land and waterways from toxic chemicals and nutrients that are […]