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11:18

Passamaquoddy Tribe wants to install hundreds of...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

Regulators' decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.

00:48

Child hit and killed by ambulance in Van Buren

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

The 8-year-old girl was attempting to cross Main Street on Wednesday afternoon when she was hit by the ambulance, according to police.

00:50

Damariscotta Historical Society’s annual silent...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

The Damariscotta Historical Society will hold its annual silent auction event from Sept. 2-12 to raise funds to preserve ancient burial grounds in Damariscotta. The silent auction will open at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Skidompha Library at 184 Main St. with more than 150 items, including an outdoor fire pit, tools from Calvin Dodge, a […]

01:17

DAR and Rockland library to host talk on veterans in...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

The Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Rockland Public Library will present “The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Patriots of the Tolman Cemetery” with archivist Mary Kelly at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4. Kelly will offer a history talk based on the DAR chapter’s newly published nonfiction book, “Fighting […]

01:31

Gordon Lightfoot collaborators bring his music to...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

The seasoned musicians who collaborated with Gordon Lightfoot on his world-famous recordings and toured extensively with him in North America and internationally for decades will perform at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House on Saturday, Aug. 30. The Lightfoot Band is touring this year celebrating the music of their bandmate Gordon Lightfoot. The band includes legendary veterans […]

08:30

Italian stonecutters in Hallowell carved a legacy of...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

'Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters and their Union' at the Maine Historical Society highlights one of Maine's earliest labor unions, started by stone workers in 1877.

01:25

Grateful for Sen. Collins’ support for international...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

I want to thank Sen. Susan Collins for her leadership during recent debates over cancelling international assistance funding. Sen. Collins demonstrated real leadership by holding substantive hearings on international assistance funding, consistently voting against harmful cuts, and providing a platform for bipartisan voices to defend programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), […]

01:26

Poor planning made a bad situation worse | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

The Aug. 15 shooting in Windham could have been handled better on multiple fronts.

01:10

Stop using people as pawns in voter ID debate | Letter

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

I am a person living with a handicapping condition. I’ve voted in every election since I became eligible, and like many, I use absentee ballots to do so. What I do not appreciate is how opponents of voter ID laws use people like me as examples to argue against these measures. It’s offensive to suggest […]

04:40

Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

In response to Maine Sen. Joe Martin's recent 'invitation,' this proud Canadian would like to shine a light on how America currently appears to the rest of the world.

01:29

Gorham author launches third book in hometown of...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

Maine author Jerry Farnham will celebrate the release of his third book, “First Light,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Brady’s Restaurant, 25 Union St., Boothbay Harbor. Attendees will be able to meet the author and get a signed copy of the book. Have you wondered what would happen if “The Waltons” met the […]

04:11

Large emergency veterinary hospital opening in...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/28

Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care will move into the 42,000-square-foot, 24/7 hospital that is currently under construction on Route 1 near the Falmouth spur.

01:22

Westport Island Democrats to host annual Labor Day...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

The Westport Island Democrats are again hosting their traditional Labor Day picnic, this year with special musical guest Sean Fleming and his Red Hot Peppers band, from 2-4 p.m. Monday. Sept. 1, at the “Old Town Hall” lawn. Special guest will be Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, of state District 48. All are welcome. Expect ragtime […]

02:07

Bath gets a long-awaited playground near downtown

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

The Grace Episcopal Church playground opens to families and kids this month, following a year of nonprofit fundraising.

01:14

Scarborough firefighters avoid traps while containing...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

Someone saw smoke and firefighters on their game cameras and called to warn about traps they had set to protect their belongings.

02:33

Company that provides Medicaid transportation in...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

Denver-based Modivcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 20. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said it is 'monitoring the situation closely.'

03:08

Colby College to launch program in Port Clyde to help...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

The Center for Resilience and Economic Impact is set to open in 2026, college officials say.

01:26

‘Law & Order’ producer donates $10M to Bar Harbor...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

Mount Desert Island Hospital announced the donation from Dick Wolf on Wednesday, the largest individual gift in its history.

05:39

Report: Neighborhoods in Scarborough could see...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

The town's Flood Vulnerability Assessment found that major flooding events could isolate residents and destroy homes and roadways.

02:16

Massachusetts authorities have made no arrests in...

Portland Press Herald News Stories ·

2025/08/27

Declan Perry, 27, was the head chef at The Grill Room & Bar in Portland. He was found dead in Massachusetts over the weekend.

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