Portland Press Herald News Stories

Georgetown Historical Society is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication, The Georgetown Tide, with a special exhibition opening at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at 20 Bay Point Road. The exhibition “50 years, 50 Treasures: Selections from the GHS Collections” takes visitors back through the  island’s history — from current day to pre-Colonial Indigenous […]

The Bangor-based family business opened its fourth location earlier this month in the Topsham Fair Mall.

Artist Erica Sedler created the mural, which was sponsored by the city of South Portland, on the side of Mill Cove Apartments over 6 days.

Rand Clark, of Dayton, spoke at the Windham Public Library about how hiking the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails changed his life.

River Arts will present a new Members’ Show from May 27 through June 5, and the deadline for submissions is May 24. All current and new members are invited to submit one piece for this non-juried exhibition. The Members’ Show celebrates the talent of River Arts’ member artists and showcases the wide range of art […]

Maine's 2nd District congressman has put to rest the intense speculation about his future.

Trump's attempt to defund PBS and NPR lays bare his administration's contempt for education.

On May 20, news sources declared that if Israel fails to allow food and other necessities to enter the ravaged communities of Gaza within “the next 48 hours,” 14,000 innocent children will die of starvation. Israel’s military (mostly supplied by weapons from the United States) has been blockading Gaza, thus causing thousands to die of […]

Far from shacks or snowmobiles, this is about unlawful overreach by the federal government.

Artist Gillian Christy felt inspired by underwater plant life as she designed this sculpture of winged kelp.