Community reporter Salomé Cloteaux tested four Portland bakeries on their versions of the flaky, quintessentially French pastry.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
See Tuesday morning’s Blood Moon total lunar eclipse over Portland’s skyline
Photographer Derek Davis joined a couple dozen people at Bug Light Park in South Portland in the early hours Tuesday.
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Posted inFood, Maine, Recipes, Religion and Values
Angola’s national dish, Muamba chicken stew, becomes a lifeline for new Mainers
You read about Maine parishioners offering a helping hand. You heard the song. Now, cook the stew.
Posted inMaine, News
Windham town meetings could be replaced with ballots
After an hours-long meeting last year, the town is pursuing a charter amendment that would change the format from a show of hands to secret ballot.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Red Cross playing catch-up as Maine weather worsens blood shortage nationwide
The American Red Cross has announced its first severe blood shortage since 2024, worsened by the Feb. 22 snowstorm, which canceled drives.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, The Maine Forecast
Why some snow squeaks and some snow packs like cement
The new White Mountains Almanac explains how temperature and humidity determine snow crystal structure, influencing snow quality and winter conditions across western Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Owners of Portland’s Custom House Wharf set ambitious rebuild timeline
Overwhelming support for the fishermen and businesses impacted by a devastating fire in December is helping to fast-track work to stand up new buildings by this summer.
Posted inMaine, News
South Portland’s Skillin Elementary School unlikely to be considered for closure
A majority of school board members said they would not shutter the city’s most diverse elementary school, even if it would save the most money, in their quest to trim more than $7 million from the proposed budget.
Posted inMaine, News
Biddeford residents voice concerns about UNE projects at public hearing
Those attending the newly revived Institutional Zone Review Committee’s first public hearing said they are looking for transparency and communication from the university.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland City Council delays vote on plan to request payments from tax-exempt property owners
Officials said they want to separate a proposed Payment-In-Lieu of Taxes policy from a controversy over recent assessing decisions that have impacted the tax-exempt status of several organizations.