The government is trying to bottle up protesters, who want the U.N. to step in.

Workers clearing the way for improvements have found many old and intriguing documents.

How will Maine prosper? It could be by building on the assets that we already have.

But the margin is slim, and only about one-third say they want their own lawmakers re-elected.

YARMOUTH – Luke Pierce hit a three-run homer to break a fifth-inning tie, and Yarmouth added six runs in the sixth to pull away for a 13-5 victory against Falmouth in a Western Maine Conference baseball game Friday. Pierce finished with three hits and two stolen bases for the Clippers (9-1). Yarmouth starter Aidan Sullivan […]

Firefighters respond to a fully engulfed truck fire near Exit 22 on southbound Interstate 295 in Freeport shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday, May 14. The driver of the truck, which is owned by Central Maine Disposal, escaped without injuries and said the flames apparently started in the cab’s wiring. Southbound traffic was stopped for almost […]

The fifth annual Mother-Daughter Princess Tea Party at the South Portland Community Center attracted more than 80 mothers, daughters and grandmothers last week, and found the princesses reaching excitedly for magic dust during a show by Dennis Labbe, a.k.a. Mr. Magic.

TOPSHAM — The Cathance River Education Alliance is offering programs on Global Positioning Systems and vernal pools this month. State forester Ken Canfield will discuss GPS at the Ecology Center on the Cathance River Nature Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 15. He will give a basic introduction to GPS, describing how to use […]

Roland Charles and his rocks attract a crowd of kids at the Environmental Fair at Dyer Elementary School in South Portland on May 7. The fair, recognizing the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, included exhibitors from local and state government and non-profit organizations.

PORTLAND — Trader Joe’s this week submitted an application to open a store in the former Wild Oats space on Marginal Way. The application, received by the city clerk’s office May 10, says Trader Joe’s would operate from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, and sell beer and wine. The highly anticipated […]