A resident of 198 College St. suffered a minor burn, but no one was seriously hurt, officials say.
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Here’s why a 175-year-old Portland chapel was demolished
The Preble Street Chapel, built in 1851, was torn down over the weekend to make way for an expanded child care center and affordable housing.
Bill to merge Capitol, state police fails in Maine House
Michael Sauschuck, the Department of Public Safety’s commissioner, had proposed for the Maine State Police to consume the Capitol Police by attrition.
Former Patriot Subaru employee sues company, accusing it of ignoring sexual harassment
Christine Wright, of Shapleigh, alleges in her lawsuit that she was subjected to months of lewd and inappropriate comments, punitively demoted and wrongfully terminated.
Gorham residents lament the loss of whip-poor-wills
The nocturnal birds’ population has plunged 69% since 1970 in eastern North America.
Get hands-on with history in the Lakes Region
From the last refuge of an aging religious sect, to the childhood home of a great American author, to a museum dedicated to the ‘Yankee Da Vinci,’ the Lakes Region has so much hidden history.
Easter gets prehistoric with dinosaur egg hunt in Portland
Families lined up to search for ‘dino eggs’ at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine on Sunday.
3 independent bookstores in the Kennebunks to get your next read
In a world filled with major names taking up the market, consider shopping small and supporting these local stores when you buy your next book.
Bowdoin student-podcasters interview Maine’s candidates for governor
The second season of ‘Pine State Politics,’ a podcast about Maine government created by Bowdoin College students, will be available April 13 on all major podcast platforms.