3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (190+ words) Through May 31. Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave., $35-$75. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Johnson Hall Opera House, 280 Water St., Gardiner, $25. johnsonhall.org. The forecast for Friday is fabulously foggy in Gardiner. Portland-based 19-piece big band The Fogcutters will be taking the stage for a…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (411+ words) One of the joys of a summer stroll in Maine is being able soak up the scenic beauty. But that beauty is not just natural, considering Maine’s high concentration of talented artists and crafters. The beauty also comes in the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1391+ words) OXFORD — As the season kicks off, tens of thousands of riders are expected take their all-terrain vehicles out in Maine in the next few months. But as ATV clubs work feverishly to wrap up maintenance on the state’s 6,000 miles of…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (138+ words) On both the Democratic and Republican side, the Maine governor’s race is wide open. Five candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination, and seven are seeking the GOP nod. Gov. Janet Mills can’t run again because she’s term-limited; voters will…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) A bill sponsored by a Lewiston legislator and championed by a local mother aimed at increasing transparency of school employee misconduct is now law. The Legislature passed LD 2192 in a near-unanimous vote, and the emergency measure immediately became law. Cara…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (301+ words) 7 p.m. Thursday. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $30 preferred seating, pay-what-you-can available. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m. Thursday. Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland, $30-$53. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. May 17 and 24. Through May 24. City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (893+ words) BREMEN — Hannah Pingree had just finished telling attendees at a small house party about her life story, her experience and the reasons why she’s running for governor when she opened the discussion up for questions. Her audience, crowded on a…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (501+ words) Elizabeth Strout’s books might be known for recognizable Maine settings, but her stories always start with a character. She says the title characer of “Olive Kitteridge,” her Pulitizer Prize-winning 2008 novel, just appeared to her out of nowhere and the story…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1777+ words) PORTLAND — Each month in a state office building near the Portland jetport, a dozen or so employers set up tables, tightly packed into conference rooms. They spread out candy, pens, buttons and notepads to entice job seekers. At least 70% of…...

10+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (295+ words) The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy on Thursday expanded its mandatory recall, first issued in October, for a brand of cannabis vape cartridge products. The products tested for unsafe levels of the pesticide chlorfenapyr, the office said, which can lead…...