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Winter storm brings ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ to Maine on Monday
Winter storm brings ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ to Maine on Monday
The storm brought icy rain and sleet throughout Maine, resulting in lowered speed limits, closures and car crashes across the state.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Winter storm brings ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ to Maine on Monday
Did Susan Collins vote against limiting the president’s authority to attack Venezuela? | Fact brief
Did Susan Collins vote against limiting the president’s authority to attack Venezuela? | Fact brief
A Senate resolution would have limited the president’s authority to use U.S. armed forces in or against Venezuela without congressional approval.<br>
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December 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Did Susan Collins vote against limiting the president’s authority to attack Venezuela? | Fact brief
New $15M University of Southern Maine art building to start construction in January
New $15M University of Southern Maine art building to start construction in January
Great Falls Construction, of Gorham, is the contractor.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New $15M University of Southern Maine art building to start construction in January
Check out Maine events going on this week, including Coldplay by candlelight
Check out Maine events going on this week, including Coldplay by candlelight
The Maine Celtics have home games on Friday and Saturday night.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Check out Maine events going on this week, including Coldplay by candlelight
What to expect when Maine lawmakers return to Augusta
What to expect when Maine lawmakers return to Augusta
With the highly consequential 2026 elections on the horizon, partisan tensions will likely dominate the next legislative session.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
What to expect when Maine lawmakers return to Augusta
A new Maine tax will have you paying more for Netflix after Jan. 1
A new Maine tax will have you paying more for Netflix after Jan. 1
Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu will now be included in the state's 5.5% sales tax. Tax increases are also taking effect for cigarettes and adult-use cannabis.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A new Maine tax will have you paying more for Netflix after Jan. 1
Portland waterfront fire ravages 4 businesses
Portland waterfront fire ravages 4 businesses
'We're not going to do anything but rebuild what was here,' wharf co-owner John Jabar said.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Portland waterfront fire ravages 4 businesses
ECHL, players union reach tentative agreement to end strike
ECHL, players union reach tentative agreement to end strike
Three Maine Mariners games were postponed before the sides agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ECHL, players union reach tentative agreement to end strike
How Maine’s county budgets affect property taxes
How Maine’s county budgets affect property taxes
Rising county taxes come as Mainers are already feeling financially pinched, but it's too early to know the impact on homeowners' bills.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
How Maine’s county budgets affect property taxes
How some Maine parents are fighting back against conservative education groups
How some Maine parents are fighting back against conservative education groups
Parents of Maine students are beginning to organize against the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the growing number of conservative parents' organizations in Maine.
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December 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
How some Maine parents are fighting back against conservative education groups
Portland firefighters knock down waterfront blaze
Portland firefighters knock down waterfront blaze
A third alarm was struck for the fire at Maritime Antiques on Custom House Wharf Friday night.
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December 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Portland firefighters knock down waterfront blaze
This Westbrook Chinese restaurant delivers — especially on Christmas
This Westbrook Chinese restaurant delivers — especially on Christmas
The holiday is one of the busiest days of the year for Chinese restaurants.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This Westbrook Chinese restaurant delivers — especially on Christmas
Flu cases spiking in Maine earlier than in recent years
Flu cases spiking in Maine earlier than in recent years
Influenza cases continue to climb, with 864 reported during the week ending Dec. 20, according to the Maine CDC.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Flu cases spiking in Maine earlier than in recent years
Overnight storm dumps over a foot of Christmas Eve snow in Maine
Overnight storm dumps over a foot of Christmas Eve snow in Maine
A rare weather phenomenon led to the low-pressure system stalling between the Lewiston and Brunswick areas, forecasters say, causing between 14 and 17 inches of snow there.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Overnight storm dumps over a foot of Christmas Eve snow in Maine
How the Maine Turnpike Authority manages snowy days and slick conditions
How does the Maine Turnpike manage snow, speed redutctions?
From a little room in the back of the Maine Turnpike Authority's central office, a handful of dispatchers and supervisors manage traffic along the road's entire 109-mile stretch.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How the Maine Turnpike Authority manages snowy days and slick conditions
Longtime baker buys Tony’s Donuts
Longtime baker buys Tony’s Donuts
The Portland institution will get some tweaks but largely remain the same under new owner Emily Bachelder.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Longtime baker buys Tony’s Donuts
Bath Iron Works eager to build Trump’s ‘battleship’
Bath Iron Works eager to build Trump’s ‘battleship’
The Bath shipyard's president, Charles Krugh, touted its reputation and qualifications in a statement after the president announced a plan to create a 'Golden Fleet.'
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December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Bath Iron Works eager to build Trump’s ‘battleship’
York and Kittery resolve ‘border war’ dating back centuries
York and Kittery resolve ‘border war’ dating back centuries
Maine's 2 oldest towns have agreed to officially transfer 4 acres of wooded wetlands while otherwise sticking to the same boundaries used for decades.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
York and Kittery resolve ‘border war’ dating back centuries
Portland Press Herald 2025 Photos of the Year
Portland Press Herald 2025 Photos of the Year
Acclaimed documentary photographer Dorothea Lange once said, “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” That speaks to the core of our job as photojournalists: with...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Portland Press Herald 2025 Photos of the Year
Maine’s chances for a white Christmas are looking good, but holiday travel could be snarled
Maine’s chances for a white Christmas are looking good, but holiday travel could be snarled
A low-pressure system is moving toward the state and should arrive Tuesday, bringing a return to winter weather after a brief respite. Most of Maine can expect a few inches of snow, forecasters say.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Maine’s chances for a white Christmas are looking good, but holiday travel could be snarled
What’s open on Christmas Day in southern Maine
What’s open on Christmas Day in southern Maine
The list includes bars, restaurants, markets and movie theaters.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What’s open on Christmas Day in southern Maine
Legacy of Portland youth basketball coach lives on - by @tlazarczyk.bsky.social
Legacy of Portland youth basketball coach lives on
Longtime youth coach Joe Voisine died earlier this month, but his former players show his lessons are not forgotten.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Legacy of Portland youth basketball coach lives on - by @tlazarczyk.bsky.social
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money. from @themainemonitor.org
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money.
The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond 'quickly and creatively' to urgent funding requests.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The agency that negotiated the opioid settlements has the fewest reporting requirements. Here’s how it’s spending its money. from @themainemonitor.org
This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer – and people have strong opinions
This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer – and people have strong opinions
The debate over canned versus fresh cranberry sauce continues to rage across holiday food-laden tables.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This canned holiday staple was invented by a Mainer – and people have strong opinions
Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say
Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say
Some local officials want to hamper needle exchange programs that public health officials say are crucial to reducing the spread of blood-borne diseases.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pushback on syringe services hurts Maine’s HIV fight, experts say