The state director of animal welfare says dogs now in the store test negative for the parvovirus and giardia.

For the last two years, $50,000 per year has gone into that effort. The amount is doubling this year with Oxford Casino now open.

Seth Sprague, the president of the family-owned Sprague Corp., said the deal hinges on passage of the state’s supplemental budget for the current fiscal year.

This story was updated at 9:20 a.m. 2/17 to correct that the Homer exhibit set a monthly record. Most Maine summer communities have a heart and soul at their center, someone who keeps the traditions alive and helps knit together, year after year, families that begin to range far and wide from that summer place. […]

A Portland parent is due in court Friday after allegedly making derogatory racial comments and threatening a group of children.

Meteorologists interpret different computer models to see a strong storm hitting Maine on Friday, leaving behind 1-2 feet of snow.