Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland officials are sounding the alarm after a troubling rise in pedestrian fatalities. So far this year, more people have been hit and killed by cars in the city than in all of ...

Whenever Russell Foster drives by the old Brian Boru building on Center Street in Portland, he stops to take a picture. A fan of Irish pubs, Foster, who moved to Maine in 2023, has wondered what it ...

The shelter at 166 Riverside is run by the city and has served hundreds of asylum seekers since 2023 — but it's unclear how ...

The Maine Irish Heritage Center helps people learn more about their ancestry through DNA testing and historic research.

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Researchers with the University of Maine System are working on a report about the formula for funding school districts, which ...

PORTLAND, Maine — There's a lot of uncertainty right now for families seeking asylum in Portland after the nonprofit Commonspace shared that it will be forced to close its YMCA Family Shelter at the ...

WATERVILLE — The loss of Northern Light Inland Hospital and its 309 workers is expected to have a big economic impact on the ...

Portland police say a man who was walking ... 37 years old and died from his injuries at Maine Medical Center. Sign up for our Newsletters Investigators are hoping to speak with anyone who may ...

Residents of downtown Portland are expressing deep concerns about the resurgence of drug activity and dealing in their ...

Mariya Greeley This downtown neighborhood is considered the city's center and bustles with things ... Fore Street and Eventide Oyster Co., some of Portland's best dining spots, are within a ...