Officials say the camps are too costly and that girls are less interested in attending them.

Neighborhood residents say they most fear that Prides Corner could be losing its rural character.

Alfredo Aceves pitches well in a spot start, and Boston’s offense strikes early and often on the way to a fourth straight win.

Gendron was assistant coach under Shawn Walsh when Maine won the NCAA championship in 1993.

Thank you for publishing an editorial concerning the efforts by Rep. Chellie Pingree and Sen. Susan Collins to address sexual assault in the military (“Our View: Bills offer right response to military sex abuse crisis,” May 20). Although the editorial was correct in saying that the bills move us in the right direction, I would […]

I have been living in the woods, but these days the landscape is looking distinctly like a meadow. Now that the five minutes of spring have passed through New England, midsummer has taken hold on sunny days, and as usual I am unprepared for the transition to temperatures warmer than 75 degrees. But the vegetation […]

PITTSBURGH – Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Brenden […]

APPLETON, Wis. – Nick Douglas put out the word: Anyone driving 1,300 miles from the Portland area to the NCAA Division III baseball championships this week? Anyone want to watch the University of Southern Maine play ball? “Call me,” Douglas said. “I can help.” Friday morning he walked into Fox Cities Stadium with traveling companions […]

The Vermont senator says Republicans vowed to scuttle the bill if it included his amendment, which protects gay couples who can’t marry.

Obama makes his case for a drone-strike policy that includes killing U.S. citizens abroad.