Portland Press Herald News Stories

On Oct. 1, 2024, Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation in Palestine, included the following in her report on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories: “Since its establishment, Israel has treated the occupied people as a hated encumbrance and threat to be eradicated, subjecting millions of Palestinians, for generations, […]

As the Congress ponders the budget bill for the next year, I am writing to encourage the Maine congressional delegation, and particularly Sen. Susan Collins, as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to do everything in their power to protect the clean energy tax credits contained in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. These tax […]

The boys team title will be decided Wednesday, when the postponed high jump is held at Edward Little High School.

Morse's Shealyn Brochu and Greely's Rowan Berry battle it out; Greely sweeps the boys and girls team titles.

Strong opposition in Gray outweighed support in New Gloucester.

Voters also approve the district's $57.7 million budget.

Nearly 53% of the town's voters supported the school budget, which faced an organized opposition campaign.

The bell-to-bell ban that begins this fall received unanimous approval from the board but opposition from its student representatives.

Voters also approved zoning amendments in the town center.

North Yarmouth voters rejected the SAD 51 school budget and elected Christina Benn and Paul Hodgetts to the town’s Budget Committee.