Portland Press Herald News Stories

The bill, which would prohibit untraceable firearms and require serial numbers on firearms, advanced in a 77-70 vote in the House of Representatives and 18-17 in the Senate.

Legislators passed a bill to give mobile homeowners the 'right of first refusal' when their parks go up for sale.

Maine State Police found two bodies in the Chelsea home, and a juvenile was arrested.

The bill still faces additional votes, and the Mills administration opposed it during a public hearing in March.

Bath Pride and other allied organizations are celebrating Pride Month in the City of Ships for the third annual year.

Brunswick's "2nd Friday" art walk kicks off this week and Music on the Mall concerts return in late June.

Brunswick elementary school students are getting outside and experimenting thanks to a collaboration with Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.

Democrats on the budget committee voted to increase Mills' proposed cigarette tax increase from $1 a pack to $1.50 a pack — a move Republicans slammed as hurting low-income Mainers.

A Topsham developer has signed an option to explore buying multiple buildings on Maine Street in Brunswick, which he would replace with up to two dozen condominiums in late 2026 or 2027. Jim Howard, president and CEO of Priority Real Estate Group, has the option to purchase the former J&J Cleaners, at 69 Maine St., […]

Already operating on tight margins and facing growing competition, brewers are loath to raise prices even as the cost of materials ratchets up.