18+ hour, 2+ min ago  (156+ words) A three-alarm fire broke out Friday evening at the historic Custom House Wharf in Portland, Maine, according to the city's fire department. The fire was reported at 6:44 p.m. and multiple alarms were quickly struck, the Portland Fire Department said in a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (956+ words) John and Christine Callahan were a little skeptical when they first heard that state incentives for a heat pump could cut down the heating bill for their single-wide trailer in Waterville. But their neighbor had signed up for the new…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (540+ words) A 5-year-old kindergartner died in Standish, Maine, on Tuesday after being struck by a school bus, officials said. Simon Gonzalez was hit by the bus just before 8 a.m. at 437 North East Road, according to a statement from the Cumberland County Sheriff's…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (253+ words) Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey endorsed Maine Governor Janet Mills in her bid for the US Senate on Tuesday, weighing in on one of the most closely watched races of the 2026 election cycle. Healey is backing Mills in the Democratic primary…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1796+ words) The dirt roads in the northern corner of Oxford County froze early this year, marking the unofficial start of the winter logging season in Maine. The hardened roads make it possible for loggers such as Andy Irish and his Rumford-based…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (316+ words) A Maine destination has once again been crowned the country's best small town to visit by US News & World Report. The outlet published its annual best vacations rankings on Tuesday, and for the fifth year in a row, Maine's Bar…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (526+ words) What started as a single, cynical request from President Trump this summer " asking the large, Republican-dominated state of Texas to redraw its congressional lines purely for partisan gain " has now escalated into an all-out redistricting war across the country. In…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (84+ words) A man was flown to a hospital in Portland Thursday after a house exploded in Oakland, Maine, officials said. The extent of the man's injuries was unknown Thursday, according to the office of Maine's Fire Marshal. The man was not…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) Maine State Police on Thursday arrested a man they allege crashed a U-Haul van into a tree in Clinton two days earlier, killing his passenger, officials said. Tyler Hewitt, 31, of Presque Isle, faces charges including leaving the scene of a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (225+ words) Who says garment bags need to be dull and stodgy? Bridal and event stylist Olivia Ivey Bannock saw a need in the market for bags for women who want to travel "as stylishly as they dress," and the ... Christmas in…...