Mainers are getting behind the effort to fast-track the slow money movement, to the ultimate benefit, they believe, of those who grow – and eat – local food.

Uncertainty about state funding for education brings an order to reduce spending for supplies.

Uncertainty about state funding for education brings an order to reduce spending for supplies.

On the day Jose Iglesias is back at short and Casey Kelly is shut down for the year, Portland strands 14 in a loss.

Victoria Wyeth’s talk on her grandfather’s life and work will include some family secrets.

Augusta’s Julia Clukey, a competitor in luge, is visiting high schools in Maine.

The 20-year-old women say they made the trek from Oregon to Maine for the experience, to get into shape and to meet people.

The Sea Dogs wound up traveling more this year because the franchise in Norwich, Conn., moved to Richmond, Va.

The relatively low toll and ‘donor fatigue’ are cited as the global response lags that of other disasters.

The increase last week surprises analysts and suggests that the recovery remains fragile.