Press Herald

Portland’s unsheltered homeless population is on the rise as temperatures drop

A winter of uncertainty looms for those living on the streets, with shelters operating at reduced capacity and federal funding for hotel rooms set to expire at the end of the year.

Portland warns parents it may cancel some school bus runs because of driver shortage

Cops & Courts

Man charged in Portland standoff Sunday was charged in similar confrontation in January

In that incident, Carlos Ernesto Ramos-Dubon allegedly threatened a teenager and officers with a knife and tried to flee.

Business

Seabrook plant dispute over NECEC power line could hinder clean-energy effort, Massachusetts says

Schools and Education

USM Faculty Senate urges UMaine System to retain Cummings as president

Glenn Cummings says the faculty resolution is ‘very heartwarming,’ but he has no intention of reconsidering his decision to step down and take a teaching position.

Local & State

Maine reports spike in hospitalizations to near-record levels

Editorials

Our View: Health care hiring needs state’s help

Letters Posted: 4:02 AM

Neighborhood activist Michniewicz ready to represent District 1
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Tisdale will put reflection, insight to work as at-large Portland councilor
Community News Posted: 4:00 AM

Blood Drives
Editorials Posted: 4:00 AM

Our View: Health care hiring needs state’s help
Community News Posted: 4:00 AM

Community Meals
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Growth in Maine career training programs holds promise
Maine Voices Posted: 4:00 AM

New bill addresses anglers' needs in response to climate impacts
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

School board prepares Trevorrow to be council District 1 advocate
Letters Posted: 4:00 AM

Elect consensus-builder Mazer to at-large Portland council seat
Community News Posted: 4:00 AM

Briefs
Community News Posted: 4:00 AM

Births
Community News Posted: 4:00 AM

Events

MAINE COVID-19 VACCINE TRACKER

Fully vaccinated

906,258

Percent of Maine population

67.42%

Sources: Maine CDC and U.S. Census Bureau

Where can I get vaccinated?

Local Elections

Developers backing Portland’s shelter plan spend $40,000 on referendum
Business

Portland Co. site developer seeks city permission to keep unpermitted temporary buildings, waterfront bar
Politics

Billionaire tax takes shape, faces critics, as Biden pushes for budget deal
Local & State

Attorney General’s Office finds Gorham officer justified in shooting man 2 years ago
Nation & World

Bomb cyclone to blast Northeast with heavy rain, howling winds
Business

Maine to offer tuition help to expand health care workforce
Local & State

Maine warns of fall tick activity, reports record year for 1 tick-borne disease
Business

Endangered Atlantic right whale population sinks to a nearly 20-year low
Nation & World

Greenhouse gas levels hit new record, as cuts fall short

TODAY'S LETTERS

Letters

Growth in Maine career training programs holds promise

Today's Crossword

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Arts & Entertainment

Assistant director who handed gun to Baldwin was fired after similar mishap in 2019
Nation & World

Two killed, 4 wounded in Idaho shopping mall shooting
New England

Former security guard from Maine to plead guilty to stabbing Timberland worker
Politics

Trump loyalist takes aim at Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District
Business

Tesla’s market value blows past $1 trillion after Hertz orders 100,000 of its electric cars
Nation & World

Gov. DeSantis offers unvaccinated police officers $5,000 to relocate to Florida
Health care

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11
Business

U.S. details new international travel requirements
Nation & World

Sudan’s military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister

Editors' Picks

Business

Here’s what you need to know about Question 1

Events

Watch the journalists’ roundtable discussion of the facts about Question 1

Food

Maine-made sausages are getting ever more creative – and ever more popular

USM Faculty Senate urges UMaine System to retain Cummings as president

Glenn Cummings says the faculty resolution is ‘very heartwarming,’ but he has no intention of reconsidering his decision to step down and take a teaching position.

CDC extends COVID-19 health rules for cruise lines until mid-January

The agency said that after Jan. 15, it plans to move to a voluntary program for cruise companies to detect and control the spread of COVID-19 on their ships.

Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP

Republicans say race was not taken into account; opponents disagree – in federal lawsuits.

Tatum, Brown lifts Celtics to overtime win over Hornets

Jayson Tatum scores 41 points and Jaylen Brown has 30 as Boston earns its second straight win.

Football: Freeport runs past Oak Hill in rain-filled affair

Falcons use ground game to advantage in win over Raiders

Our View: Health care hiring needs state’s help

Gov. Mills is rightly working with the industry to beat longstanding national workforce trends.

Eat & Run: Cong Tu Bot is the way breakfast should be

The restaurant has transformed itself, and it just might be better than ever.

Making It Work: Networking Now

Moderator Carol Coultas and panelists Stefa Normantas, co-owner of Green Tree Event Consultants, and Jodi Flynn, executive coach with Women Taking the Lead and president of the board for the Maine Women’s Conference, will share advice.