Maine news, sports, weather from Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram, Portland, Maine

July 23, 2012

Outback Steakhouse closes its South Portland location

Outback Steakhouse said it was a business decision to close the restaurant, which was the last Outback in Maine.

July 24, 2012

New Maine hospital gets final beam

The white steel beam bears the colorful signatures of hundreds of employees, visitors, donors, patients and construction workers.

July 24, 2012

Most of recalled beef supplied to Hannaford

Five cases of salmonella poisoning are linked directly to the product, which also went to a "handful" of other unnamed distributors.

July 23, 2012

DEP says Oxford casino can stay open during permitting review

The Androscoggin River Alliance argues that the casino must close after a judge ruled that the Maine Board of Environmental Protection wrongly granted the permit in the first place.

July 23, 2012

Despite a few jitters, Batman fans pack theaters

Estimates suggest "The Dark Knight Rises" is on track to be the third highest opening weekend ever, after "The Avengers" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2."

July 23, 2012

Augusta's downtown getting some new life

"There's a movement going on here. We believe the downtown should be hopping."

July 23, 2012

Hannaford supplier recalling tainted ground beef

Hannaford says consumers should check their ground beef for "use or sell by" dates between May 29 and June 16.

July 23, 2012

New businesses, plants breathing life into Augusta's downtown look

Helena Gagliano hopes her family's new Italian restaurant can help bring some of the cuisine and culture of Europe, and Hallowell, to downtown Augusta.