The Maine state basketball tournament gets underway in earnest across the state.
Portland
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Portland Museum of Art looks to provide community space while expansion plans take shape
The temporary open-air space on Free Street, which will require city approval, would be free to the public and present an opportunity for the Portland Museum of Art to pilot programs.
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A Portland boy’s $11 gift to Maine Needs turns into $7,000
He donated his piggy bank savings to the nonprofit group that helps Mainers, and his act inspired more than 400 other people to give what they could, too.
Posted inLetters
Column missed the finer points of recent ICE protests | Letter
This letter is in regards to Leslie Bridgers’ Feb. 6 column, “A self-conscious Portland struggled openly with ICE strike.” Bridgers condescendingly implied that businesses were only issuing statements due to “fear of what doing nothing might imply,” called the responses “hard to watch” and said that some made her “cringe.” Evidently, Ms. Bridgers’ lack of […]
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Portland neighbors are suing to halt or scale back Riverton housing project
The dispute over the 50-unit Belfort Landing development highlights how the city’s recent ReCode has created a gulf between neighborhoods resisting change and officials trying to provide more housing.
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Businesses are rolling with penny phase-out challenges
Some Maine retailers and others who handle cash transactions are rounding change to the nearest nickel in the absence of pennies.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Jonathan “Johnny B” Louis Brett
PORTLAND – Jonathan “Johnny B” Louis Brett passed peacefully on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a …
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Regions we’re most excited about in the Maine basketball tourneys
Here are the tournaments that Varsity Maine reporters are looking forward to the most.
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As Valentine’s Day prices rise, are Mainers looking for cheap gifts?
Some customers are buying smaller boxes of chocolate, or nothing at all, but the full picture of demand may not be clear until Sunday.
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Maine basketball teams in new tournament homes
With this year’s reclassification, several groups must adjust to significant site changes compared to recent seasons, particularly in Class A and Class B.