Wanting fodder for a future obituary, Jeff Hewett gave himself a challenge: Visit every municipal office in the state and ...

If the measure passes, it would severely limit our ability to reach prospective and even existing fans, complicating an ...

Board member James Orr disputed allegations by Superintendent Martha Witham he violated the school board's ethics policy.

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Two of those arrested, who police said attempted to escape through a hole in the home’s floor, are also being detained for allegedly being in the United States illegally.

The primary task of a U.S. senator is to pass legislation. They make consequential decisions of national and global importance. They also approve presidential appointees and provide government ...

Maine’s manufactured-home communities are facing a crisis that municipalities can no longer afford to ignore. These parks represent our state’s last remaining “naturally affordable” housing, yet ...

This past month, another 72 cases of measles and two new outbreaks were confirmed, and Utah became the second state, after South Carolina, to report more than 100 measles cases so far in 2026.  We are ...

The move could set up a showdown between Gov. Janet Mills, who has opposed previous proposals, and her own party amid a contentious Democratic primary for U.S. Senate against a populist newcomer.

It was so disheartening to witness Sen. Susan Collins and her Republican colleagues stand and applaud the president as he lied to the American public during the State of the Union, continued to divide ...

The state logged a record 4,257 Lyme disease cases in 2025, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Private lawyers who do public defense work were notified their last payments for the fiscal year will be made this month.