Maine's original state flag featured a white pine tree and a blue north star set on a plain, buff background. Read More
"[It's] an interesting way to get to know people who have really contributed to making Portland what it is — it’s sort of a thank you, an appreciation." Read More
January's best photos from around the state. Read More
“The data is important but it’s also important that we do raise awareness in the community and make a concerted effort to reach out to those folks that aren’t in the shelter, for whatever reason." Read More
Not real dinosaurs, of course — they’re extinct. Read More
Andrews died on a Friday at the Battle of Cambrai, France. It’s a city in the woods near the Belgian border. Read More
Aside from being a commuting hassle, neighborhood residents are contending with construction noise for 12 hours a day, five days a week. Read More
Folks were queued up in the frigid air all for the sake of a Black Friday bargain. Read More
Shying away from pretty postcard images, Ruohomaa documented the true face of rural Maine and showed it to the rest of the world. Read More
One woman froze to death after apparently passing out drunk in a pile of snow. Another boy was buried six months after his arm was. For some reason. Read More
The box of curling, black-and-white memories remained concealed for decades. This summer, someone found it. Read More
"We really think of naloxone like a fire extinguisher," said Zoe Odlin-Platz. "Everyone should have it and never need to use it." Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to start making safety upgrades to Fort Gorges in Portland Harbor, starting Thursday. Read More
"I end up coloring just about I everything have — hammers, screwdrivers, you name it. It always gets colored." Read More
Right now, a rocky pool behind a small waterfall on Mill Brook is thick with alewives. Read More
Connor McGrath, a stand-up comedian from Deering Center, has Asperger’s syndrome. But it’s no handicap. Read More
PORTLAND, Maine — Two dozen people gathered in the Eastern Cemetery on Saturday morning to honor William Brown. Nobody there, however, ever knew him. The veteran died in 1854. “There are no pictures of him,” said local historian Herb Adams. “There’s no writing from him —… Read More
“I was a bit shocked that we got the award,” said Stevens of Freeport. “I’m flattered.” Read More
To get the free sample, all you had to do was prove you were over 21 and say the magic, not-so-secret password “cannabis liberation.” Read More
Two weeks ago, Maine Warrior Gym on Spring Street in Westbrook opened Maine's first ax-throwing range, The Axe Pit. Read More
