The city’s annual housing report reflects high hopes and less follow-through.
April 2026
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Legislature wraps session with some hits — and plenty of misses | Douglas Rooks
With a new governor and several first-time legislators, at least voters have some hope for change in 2027.
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Posted inBusiness, Fact Brief, Health, Maine, News
Can data centers contaminate wells and other water sources? | Fact brief
Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that would temporarily bar many new data centers; Gov. Janet Mills has not yet signed it.
Posted inCommunity, News
MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, Scarborough, South Portland and Westbrook.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review
2 art exhibits in Woolwich, Portland illuminate in more ways than one
Both artists in new shows at Sarah Bouchard and Elizabeth Moss galleries are non-American voices.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Suit against trans sports referendum dealt potential blow by Maine officials
The attorney general’s office says the number of faulty signatures submitted in support of the referendum doesn’t appear to be enough to invalidate it. But questions remain.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine congressional candidate backs Katie Porter for California governor amid controversy
Jordan Wood, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District, signed a letter in support of his former boss, who is running for California governor while grappling with a video of her yelling at a staffer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine author Elizabeth Strout’s new book is set away, for a change
‘The Things We Never Say’ comes out May 5 and is set in a coastal Massachusetts town. Strout won the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Olive Kitteridge,’ one of her Maine-set novels.
Posted inCommunity, News
10 free things to do in Scarborough, according to readers
Readers shared their favorite free activities in Scarborough.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Cuban bandleader Chucho Valdés brings his world to Portland
The Cuban musician will perform with his Royal Quartet at Merrill Auditorium on May 3.