The founder of Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking Co., and Street and Co., all in Portland, took home the Outstanding Restaurateur award.
Drew Johnson
Staff Writer
Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.
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Woman dies in Fort Kent fire
First responders got the woman out of the apartment building but were unable to resuscitate her.
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What’s the state of drought across Maine?
Drought conditions have improved this spring thanks to some much-needed rain, but this summer may prove pivotal.
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Crash, grass fire lead to road closures as Scarborough also hit by power outages
Both Route 1 and Haigis Parkway have since reopened. Meanwhile, CMP has restored power to all of the 5,000-plus customers who lost electricity Monday.
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Berwick scrap fire likely started by lithium-ion batteries, fire department says
The official cause of the blaze Thursday remains under investigation.
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Weather service warns Mainers of thunderstorms, flooding and heat
Much of Maine was under some form of weather service advisory heading into the weekend.
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Driver killed in Saco crash identified as Hollis man
Saco first responders were dispatched to the crash at around 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Eliot Cutler jailed again
The convicted sex offender and disgraced two-time gubernatorial candidate was arrested for failing to sign a probation treatment plan document, his lawyer says.
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Thornton Academy, Saco school department at odds over contract
The headmaster of Thornton, a private school that also serves public students from Saco, said that relationship is at risk of ending as the current contract comes to an end. The department said that isn’t true.
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Man allegedly forced woman to marry him in New Hampshire followed by ‘satanic ritual’ in Maine
New Hampshire court documents state that the man’s ‘ties are primarily with Maine,’ but that he has no permanent address.