About 100 people ran into the water at Willard Beach in South Portland for the 17th annual Polar Dip & Dash, a fundraiser for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Portland Press Herald staff photographer Gregory Rec was there to capture the moment.
Scott Monroe
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Northern lights could be visible in Maine this New Year’s Eve
Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern part of the U.S. as people ring in the new year.
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Posted inNation & World
Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO charged with murder
Manhattan prosecutors filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, according to an online court docket.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Want an antlerless deer permit? Get your hunting license first
Beginning this year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has the ability to check to see if hunters have already acquired their hunting licenses before they apply for an antlerless deer permit.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Augusta assisted living facility with history of violations slated to close in July
Capitol City Manor, a 29-bed facility on State Street, was under investigation in recent months for reports of abuse and neglect.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Vote recount confirms Denise Tepler as winner of Maine Senate race decided by less than 1% margin
The manual recount was held Thursday at 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta following the close race.
Posted inLocal & State
A year into $60 million Waterville-Winslow bridge project, half of the span has been removed
Work on the three-year project, which began last year, is expected to continue until August 2026.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Oregon man wanted as federal fugitive arrested in Winthrop
U.S. Marshals said they apprehended Robert Clark, 36, following investigative tips that led to Maine.
Posted inLocal & State
There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why.
A University of Maine professor explains the factors contributing to an abundance of eastern white pine cones that grew on trees last fall and dropped to the ground over the past few months.
Posted inLocal & State
Wrong-way driver causes tractor-trailer carrying potatoes to roll over on I-95 in Waterville-Fairfield area, police say
Randolph Gerry, 71, of Winslow was summonsed on charges of driving to endanger and operating the wrong way on a divided highway in connection with the Thursday afternoon incident.