People have been fleeing the African country for decades since the fall of a dictator led to clashes between warlords.

Councilors agreed to spend $4.7 million on the first phase of the project, which includes building a new salt shed and fuel ...

Shay, who grew up on Indian Island, near Old Town, was an Army medic during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. He ...

The portion of Maine's population that's 18 or younger fell from 23.6% to 18.6% between 2000 and 2020, according to an ...

Tuesday's heavy snowfall led to crashes, parking bans and hundreds of closures. Just short of 5 inches fell at Portland ...

Tuesday's storm prompted schools and government offices to close, and delighted some snow lovers with moments of winter ...

Federal officials said Tuesday they would withhold administrative funds from Democratic-led states that have not provided ...

The regular meeting of Gorham Town Council on Dec. 2 has been postponed due to the snowstorm. The meeting will be held at ...

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President ...

Amazon’s massive warehouse proposal in Gorham, on 20 acres of a 94-acre site, could receive town approval as early as next spring. The company discussed its proposal Dec. 1 with the Gorham Planning ...

Alexia Harger, of Portland, and her dog Kygo walk through downtown Portland during southern Maine’s first significant ...

In this week’s poem, “Instructions to Lover,” Egypt Pooler offers a lyrical and intriguingly surreal set of directions. I ...