The month-long celebration of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow kicks off on Feb. 1 at Bowdoin College.
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Belichick Hall of Fame snub draws widespread criticism
Bill Belichick was not elected in his first season of eligibility despite winning a record six Super Bowls as a head coach.
Kennebunk grad Max Murray trying to crack MLS lineup
A first-round pick of New York City FC in the 2025 MLS Super Draft, Murray started 21 games for the franchise’s MLS Next Pro team as a rookie.
Falmouth’s Brock James looks to stick in UMaine men’s hockey lineup
The first Mainer on the Black Bears’ roster in a decade recorded a goal and two assists in a weekend sweep at UMass Lowell.
Arundel to consider mobile home rent stabilization after residents’ pleas for help
The Select Board previously shot down requests from Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park tenants who sought a moratorium on rent increases they say they can’t afford, mirroring a pattern across Maine.
As ICE keeps people home, leaders in Maine brace for evictions
During a roundtable with several mayors, Gov. Janet Mills also said she is pressing the Trump administration to provide details on whom ICE has arrested and why.
South Portland dog park and restaurant opening soon
The Barkery Dog Bar plans to launch Feb. 5 in the Mill Creek Shopping Center.
30-unit affordable housing project on Portland’s Munjoy Hill puts city, neighbor at odds
A Cumberland County Superior Court judge is reviewing whether the city’s Historic Preservation Board incorrectly approved the four-story building in 2024.
The bones of a jinxed ghost ship remain in Georgetown | Column
For 20 years, the Mary F. Barrett sailed to ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and landed at foreign ports before tragedy struck in Portland Harbor in 1921.
Lewiston-based Farmers’ Almanac coming back under new ownership
The 208-year-old almanac is being revived by a New York media company.