The city’s youngest students began their academic journeys at 8 elementary schools Wednesday, which also marked the start of a new early literacy-focused ed tech program in the district’s Title I schools.
News
Local, state and national news from the Portland Press Herald
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
King’s Head Pub opens Freeport location
The gastropub replaces the Jameson Tavern on Main Street.
advertisement
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Local & State, News, Outdoors
How Mainers handle ticks, from tweezers to tape | Column
Experts say there’s only one right way to remove a tick, but what you do with it after is mostly up to you.
Posted inLocal & State
Gorham Town Council sends 2 referendums to voters
Schools want $2.5 million leftover funds reallocated; town seeks $2.4 million for culvert replacements.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Beer Co. co-owner the latest Democrat to enter 2026 Senate race
Dan Kleban, 48, joins a growing pool of Democrats seeking to unseat incumbent Susan Collins by promising to fight the rising cost of living.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Lewiston mass shooting survivors, families sue over Army’s failure to prevent mass shooting
More than 100 victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had filed a notice of claims against the federal government last fall and are now suing in U.S. District Court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Children with MaineCare waiting several months or longer for dental surgery
Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Children with MaineCare waiting several months or longer for dental surgery
Dentists say delays in treating children on MaineCare stem from low reimbursement rates for general anesthesia.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
ICE releases Ecuadorian man Border Patrol flew from Maine to Texas
Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha was released from ICE custody on Saturday, one day after a federal judge in Maine ordered the agency to do so, according to a status update filed with the court Monday.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Tuberculosis cases increase in Maine and nation
The state reported 28 cases through the end of July, but there are no current outbreaks, according to the Maine CDC.