Portland Press Herald News Stories

Imagine spending your entire life building a community around your child with disabilities — only to watch it slowly unravel because the direct support professionals and the organizations providing care are being systematically underfunded. That’s the reality I face as the parent of my 45-year-old son, Andy, who lives with medical, mental health and intellectual […]

Another school year is wrapping up, and we at the Brunswick School Department must bid adieu to the Class of 2025. Graduation celebrates the end of one era and the transition to another. The day is filled with excitement, nostalgia, hope and a bit of sadness at the end of a 12-year journey on the […]

No one was hurt in the blaze at 16 Summit St. early Sunday, but the building may be a total loss.

By removing regulatory barriers and encouraging thoughtful development, Maine can get things moving again.

Like a bug being crushed underneath a heel — that’s what fascism feels like. And that’s what President Trump and his minions intend — to keep everyone feeling so low that no one has the energy to act. Everything this chainsaw administration proposes is heart-wrenching: deeper than deep cuts to social services, education, medical research, […]

The iconic speech by the U.S. senator from Skowhegan was delivered on June 1, 1950, and is still remembered today as a testament to Maine's political values.

Some of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers remain unresolved, including the budget and thorny policy issues like transgender athletes, immigration enforcement and child care.

Longtime residents remember when its thriving arts scene drew members of the LGBTQ community — and the backlash that they fought against.

I would like to applaud and strongly support what critic Jon Calame said in his May 18, 2025 column in the Sunday Telegram regarding the proposed Old Port Square tower. I think Calame was being very polite in his opposition to the tower. I think such a building would be an obscenity. Maybe some think […]

Hannah Pingree recently announced her resignation from the role of director of the governor’s Office of Policy Innovation. We remember Pingree, the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree, a failing, partisan U.S. Representative. Pingree served four terms in the Maine House of Representatives, some as speaker or as majority leader. She accomplished little, always mouthing the […]