Gov. Paul LePage said Forbes Magazine told him that welfare and energy costs led to Maine’s rankings as Forbes’ least business-friendly state. Forbes said that’s untrue.

Many residents first heard of Hamza Haadoow during this year’s Portland mayoral race. But he’s been a public servant — in the literal sense — for much longer. Since moving to Portland in 2000, Haadoow has helped members of Portland’s large immigrant community assimilate into the city. Haadoow, who has an accounting degree, teaches basic […]

Some people re-use. Many people recycle. But few do as much as Elizabeth McLellan. McLellan, a nurse at Maine Medical Center, is the founder of Partners for World Health, a nonprofit organization based in Scarborough. Because of strict government regulations, hospitals and nursing homes throughout Maine must dispose of perfectly usable soap, syringes, surgical tools, […]

8:36 p.m. PORTLAND — Former state Sen. Michael Brennan is Portland’s new mayor. He got 8,971 votes in 13 rounds of ranked-choice voting, announced at 8 tonight. “My hope is we’ll look back in four years and say, ‘Not only did we elect the right person, but having a mayor made a difference for the […]

Both Ethan Strimling and Nicholas Mavodones say they’re ‘within striking distance’ as votes are redistributed today.