SOUTH PORTLAND – A local man acquitted in a murder trial last year was arrested in Portland this morning after an alleged burglary attempt in South Portland, police said. Agostino Samson, 25, was in the process of removing items from a family member’s home on Harriet Street when the homeowner returned and caught him in […]

A conservative think tank says dependence has skyrocketed during the Baldacci administration, with enrollment growing by 70 percent since 2003.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank and advocacy group, says welfare enrollment grew by 70 percent during the Baldacci administration.

The two women had complained of pervasive sexual harassment and bias in the Westbrook department.

Safe Harbor Maine Inc. hopes to open in Biddeford, near Southern Maine Medical Center, but needs planning board approval first.

Safe Harbor Maine Inc. of Biddeford will operate in York County while Primary Organic Therapy Inc. of Whitneyville will serve Washington and Hancock counties.

In Maine, the Portland Water District, University of Maine System and Unum Group have been approved in the first round.

Portland’s first Walk for Recovery, organized by a coalition of service agencies, corresponds with National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month.