Portland Press Herald News Stories

Greater Freeport Community Chorus will present its spring concerts of Celtic and bluegrass music with Jesse Myers-Wakeman, artistic director, at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the North Yarmouth Congregational Church and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. The program “Shades of Green and Blue: From the Highland Hills […]

A balanced privacy law would protect Mainers and support small business growth.

During my years of service in the U.S. Navy, a supervisor once told me if you’re going to complain about a problem, ensure you are willing to offer a solution. After years of watching the Brunswick School Department irresponsibly spend tax payer dollars and foolishly embrace the misguided diversity, equity and inclusion framework, I’ve stepped […]

Bestselling Maine novelist Tess Gerritsen and science writer Kathryn Miles will share the stage for a Midcoast Literacy event at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. This fundraiser to support literacy education ill feature Gerritsen (author of “The Spy Coast” and the “Rizzoli & Isles” series) and Miles (author […]

Patten Free Library will present its annual Spelling Bee fundraiser on  is thrilled to announce the return of its wildly popular Spelling Bee fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. This event invites teams from across the community to take the stage in a lighthearted competition that […]

The Auburn Republican said she has filed an emergency application with the nation's highest court after 2 lower courts denied a temporary restoration of her voting and speaking privileges as her lawsuit against the House speaker plays out.

Police say the driver of a Ford Explorer failed to yield to the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcyclist on West Gray Road.

For many years, I’ve organized a Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society spring whitewater trip on the St. George River that flows through Waldo and Knox counties. The section chosen has been from Searsmont to North Appleton, the same route as the traditional downriver race held each March. Rarely paddled is a sector of the St. […]

The ad tune, created by David Melville, has been heard in Maine every day since 2011.

The move has played into Libby's desire for national attention and aided her fundraising ability. It's time to turn the temperature down.