Portland Press Herald News Stories

The Portland restaurant and its sister bakery in Bath won prestigious Gambero Rosso awards.

Plans include luau-inspired events along with traditional favorites during the three-day July festival.

Midcoast Literacy, a nonprofit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this spring. One session is for volunteers who want to work with kids and one for volunteer English language tutors for adults. Midcoast Literacy serves individuals in Sagadahoc, Lincoln and northern Cumberland […]

Topsham-based Maine Coast Heritage Trust announced April 29 it has awarded the 2025 Espy Land Heritage Award to Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, a Wabanaki-led food sovereignty organization based in Swanville. The annual award recognizes those who are making contributions to land conservation and includes a $5,000 donation to a conservation effort of the […]

MCPKids! will put on a production of Dana Proulx’s “Fairy Tale Courtroom” from May 9-11 at Cumston Hall in Monmouth. This extremely adaptable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales, when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Wolf and […]

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay opened its gates for the season on May 1, inviting visitors of all ages to escape and prioritize their physical and mental health. “At this time of uncertainty, we reaffirm our promise to provide a safe space for all,” President and CEO Gretchen Ostherr said in a prepared relase. […]

Organist Ray Cornils will perform a Mother’s Day concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11, as part of the Second Sundays Community Concert Series at Second Congregational Church in Newcastle. Cornils will offer a remarkable demonstration of the scope of music available on the pipe organ for all mothers and those who identify as mothers. […]

Rainstorms caused by the unusual weather pattern are expected to hit Maine late Monday and continue through Wednesday.

Shannon Haley had worked for the department since 2005.

Three juveniles were arrested on robbery, theft and weapons charges Sunday after the incident on Lake Street.