An intervention in Portland should spur us all to think about what we’d do in a similar situation.

No one should expect to make up for an unhealthy diet with exercise alone.

Instead of screening homes, the state is using children to detect the presence of the toxin.

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia find that bigger municipal mergers yield fairer cost distribution, while smaller efforts cut spending.

But it remains to be seen whether Maine’s chief executive will mend fences with legislators or allow hostility to continue.

Keeping young offenders in the community, not under lock and key, gives them a better shot at a brighter future.