PORTLAND Portland Symphony wins governor’s excellence award The Portland Symphony Orchestra received the 2010 Maine Association of Nonprofits Governor’s Award for Nonprofit Excellence in the mid-sized organization category, which consists of organizations with budgets between $1.2 million and $3 million. The PSO is the first arts organization to earn first place in any of the […]

After 21 bodies are found at a river, scholars note that some Chinese believe a dead infant is bad luck.

The Catholic Church is wrong to criticize those who are speaking out on abuse, advocates say.

Dining Guide Portland | Cape Elizabeth | South Portland Price Guide The guide reflects the approximate costof two dinner entrees, minus appetizers,drinks, tax and gratuity.$ – $15 and under$$ – $16 to $25$$$ – $26 to $45$$$$ – $46 and up PORTLAND ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB $$ 94 Commercial St. (207) 874-2639www.andysoldportpub.com Hours: 11 a.m. […]

Surprisingly, Republicans pull 300 amendments they’d planned to include.

NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose, erasing an early drop, as drugmakers gained after the House passed an overhaul of the health-care industry and analyst upgrades lifted companies from Citigroup to Boeing. Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer climbed at least 1.4 percent to help lead health care companies higher after the House approved legislation that will […]

The expansion of coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans will have a big impact on every sector of the health care industry. Here’s who stands to benefit most.

Abortion no solution to problems   Nancy A. Foss of the Abortion Access Project called people like me “radical right-to-lifers” (Letters, March 10) because we disagree with the abundance of abortions. Does she consider herself a “radical right-to-deather?” Her maudlin adoration of abortion doctors is disturbing. Ms. Foss must be in her own version of […]

Q: How do I deal with blisters while hiking?   A: First, let’s take a few steps to prevent the blister – which is actually a burn. The heat comes from friction between your boot and skin. So you need to keep your boot from rubbing against the foot. As Goldilocks will tell you, that […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – One of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released Monday, but the U.S. group’s leader remained in custody. Charisa Coulter, 24, was taken from her jail cell to the airport by U.S. Embassy staff more than a month after she and nine other Americans were arrested for […]