Local & State

Published
March 26, 2023

At 103, Portland supply-store owner has never run low on tenacity

A straight-talking survivor, Sally Wigon took over her father's Free Street office supply company more than seven decades ago. And she didn't come all this way just to retire.
Published
March 26, 2023

Society Notebook: Glamorous gala fitting for brain injury foundation’s inspiration

The formal affair on Pine Point raised $30,000 for the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy Foundation.
Published
March 26, 2023

Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff

Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a 'perfect storm of financial pressures' that will challenge schools for the next two years.
Published
March 26, 2023

War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial

A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power's parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
Published
March 26, 2023

The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?

The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
Published
March 26, 2023

Small Maine library at center of town funding battle

The Hollis Center Public Library, one of two in the York County town, has become a source of friction as officials wrestle with budget concerns.
Published
March 25, 2023

Studying spells success for Portland seventh-grader at Maine State Spelling Bee

Evan Trieu will represent Maine at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. on May 28 after deftly navigating 19 rounds to win the state competition on Saturday.
Published
March 25, 2023

Person in custody after shots fired near Congress Street, police say

Police said Saturday that no one appeared to be injured in the incident in Portland's Stroudwater area.
Published
March 25, 2023

Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down

Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats 'flatly rejected.'
Published
March 25, 2023

Portland playwright takes a page from her own script to help others work through grief

While working on 'Death Wings,' which premieres next week, Bess Welden began holding community workshops for people dealing with loss.