About 100 people of all faiths gather for the first in a series of three topic discussions.
2016
Portland’s Bishop Deeley will chair key U.S. committee
He will begin his duties in the fall of 2017.
Controversial nominations may mean no easy assembly of Trump’s Cabinet
Even some Republicans warn the president-elect that governing can’t be by outsiders alone.
Democrats re-elect Phil Bartlett as Maine party chairman
Peggy Schaffer is re-elected vice chair.
South Korean leader jeopardized by indictment of friend
Prosecutors say they believe President Park Geun-hye is complicit in multiple crimes.
Slain transgender people remembered at Portland vigil
About 100 people turn out as the names and ages of 295 killed worldwide over the past year are read aloud.
Asia-Pacific leaders urge against protectionism
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit wraps up with a retort to the next U.S. president.
Augusta’s clergy will help city draft new zoning regulations
Religious leaders will join city councilors in creating a new way to regulate and classify places of worship.
Rescuers search wreckage after at least 115 die in India derailment
About 150 people are injured and officials expect the death toll to rise after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train leave the tracks.
Portland driver identified in first of 2 violent turnpike crashes
Meanwhile, the family of the 5-year-old Lyman boy who died in the subsequent collision remembers him as a happy child who loved life.