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Maine’s emergency response system is teetering on the brink of collapse

Underfunded and understaffed, especially in the state's vast rural stretches, EMS services are in critical condition.

Maine Democrats running for U.S. Senate united by motivations

Four candidates seeking the party's nomination in 2020 express frustration with the four-term Republican incumbent.

Local & State

Longtime skaters mourn loss of Happy Wheels, as it rolls into its final week

After 46 years hosting generations of skaters, including some who met lifelong friends and future spouses on wheels, southern Maine's last roller rink is set to close Dec. 15.

Local & State

Youth vote attracts both parties in Maine

Democratic-aligned groups and the Republican Party are both devoting staff time and money to recruiting college students and other young voters to turn out for the November 2020 election.

Local & State

Maine looking for new ways to manage declining fur trade

The trapping trade has slowed in recent years as a result of depressed international prices and an aging workforce.

Food

Delight the food lovers on your list with these gift ideas that feed both body and soul

Santa's hungry, and not just for cookies.

Arts & Entertainment

In 15 years, the Telling Room has shaped a generation of young writers

The Portland nonprofit is executing a three-year strategic plan to make sure it's staying connected.

Sports

Love wildlife? Love reading? Check out our outdoors book guide

We went to the experts for our holiday books guide.

Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: For the holidays, bring a little good cheer from your garden inside

Bundle up, survey your yard, imagine that fir, holly or pine cone as part of a garland, wreath or winter arrangement. Now get to work.

Local & State

Model trains and enthusiasts take over Maine State Cultural Building

The atrium at the Maine State Cultural Building in Augusta was packed with dozens of families who gawked at elaborate model train setups.

Editorials

Our View: Lack of affordable housing is a problem across Maine

It will take a statewide commitment to make sure that Maine communities are built to meet the people's needs.

Nation & World Posted: 10:56 AM

Police: Woman hurt after climbing out car window on highway
Nation & World Posted: 10:52 AM

Vermont city to allow snowmobiles on downtown streets
Maine Mariners Posted: 10:50 AM

Court weighs whether Boston Marathon bomber got a fair trial
Letters Posted: 4:19 AM

We are both a republic and a democracy
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM

Q&A: John Hodgman on fame and why he’s not faking it anymore
Books Posted: 4:00 AM

Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse
Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM

Maine Democrats running for U.S. Senate united by motivations
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

News stations put employees in harm’s way during storms
Restaurant reviews Posted: 4:00 AM

Dine Out Maine: Cure delivers on its comfort food promises
Columns Posted: 4:00 AM

The Maine Millennial: Susan Collins should answer for Pharma donations
Books Posted: 4:00 AM

In a 1915 Chicago amusement park, a teenage girl makes a terrifying discovery
Maine Gardener Posted: 4:00 AM

Maine Gardener: For the holidays, bring a little good cheer from your garden inside

Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Portland restaurant closings raise bigger questions
Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM

Longtime skaters mourn loss of Happy Wheels, as it rolls into its final week
Outdoors Posted: 4:00 AM

Phew. Mt. Cutler in Hiram has (finally) been conserved
Politics Posted: 4:00 AM

How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM

Review: ‘The Two Popes,’ a buddy movie in vestments
Recipes Posted: 4:00 AM

A saucy, sheet-pan shrimp bruschetta that works as dinner or a starter
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Democratic primary contest is a study in confusion
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Recovery gets easier, and happier
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM

Latest, largest-ever donation will help Haystack plan for climate’s threat to campus
Editorials Posted: 4:00 AM

Another View: Retail jobs provide career opportunities
Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM

Society Notebook: MAMM students rock out to raise money
Food Posted: 4:00 AM

Pioneering California winemaker gets his due from the Smithsonian
Premier Property Posted: 4:00 AM

From Location to Layout, Everything Is “Just Right” In This Classic Colonial
Food Posted: 4:00 AM

Delight the food lovers on your list with these gift ideas that feed both body and soul
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Maine Legislature should revive, approve popular-vote bill
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM

Deep Water: ‘Perhaps This Is the Way My Life Will End,’ by Stuart Kestenbaum
Green Plate Special Posted: 4:00 AM

Green Plate Special: Too many leftovers? Add puff pastry
Arts Review Posted: 4:00 AM

Art review: Behind Meatyard’s masked subjects in ‘Stages for Being’
Sports Posted: 4:00 AM

Love wildlife? Love reading? Check out our outdoors book guide
Local & State Posted: 4:00 AM

Youth vote attracts both parties in Maine
Editorials Posted: 4:00 AM

Our View: Lack of affordable housing is a problem across Maine
Vegan Kitchen Posted: 4:00 AM

Vegan Kitchen: From mac ‘n’ cheese to holiday roasts, these books cover the waterfront
Arts & Entertainment Posted: 4:00 AM

In 15 years, the Telling Room has shaped a generation of young writers
Cookbook Reviews Posted: 4:00 AM

Southern cooking basics, for outsiders and wistful ex-pats

Local & State

Still no sign of missing Richmond woman despite extensive search
Cops & Courts

Man ‘gravely injured’ in Vassalboro car crash
Cops & Courts

Bogus $100 bills case bounces in Knox County court
Local & State

Three arrested for using counterfeit bills at Auburn store, police say
Local & State

Mother of 5 still has many worries, but is thankful for the toy fund

Restaurant reviews

Dine Out Maine: Cure delivers on its comfort food promises

The Portsmouth, New Hampshire, restaurant serves hearty, occasionally whimsical dishes that make it worth the drive.