The Portland Water District says its new $12 million technology upgrade has reduced environmentally damaging nitrogen discharges that create odors.
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Shipyard, Peak Organic sued by Connecticut brewery
Stony Creek claims Peak’s ‘Ripe’ is too similar to ‘Ripe ‘n’ Cranky.’
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Humans look to turn tables on green crabs by eating them before they devour shellfish
Scientists, fishermen, chefs and others gather at a summit in Portland to explore possible uses for the predators that would create a market and a reason to harvest them.
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Mother of 4-year-old who police say died in caretaker’s home wants answers from state
Alicia Chick, 36, tells a Portland TV station that she was at the Oxford Street Shelter when she learned that her daughter, Kendall Chick, had died in Wiscasset in December.
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Man trying to elude arrest ran onto I-295, tried to get into passing cars, police say
Joshua D. Nelson of Windham was stopped while driving in Portland, then crashed into another car before taking off on a wild run, police report.
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Pamela Wood, founder of Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, dies at 88
Her family and colleagues hail the institute’s longtime leader as a visionary teacher with a passion for storytelling.
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Ticketfly data breach shuts down Space Gallery’s online ticket sales
The website for the State Theatre, Port City Music Hall and Thompson’s Point was down over the weekend.
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Canaan woman who sold ‘staggering’ amount of drugs imprisoned on federal, state charges
A federal judge said Toni Juliano, 30, was a ‘major drug dealer in Central Maine.’
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After year of groundwork, new office expands efforts to integrate immigrants into Portland economy
A TV show, workshops, industry connections and even a game to educate newcomers about available resources are some of the initiatives being rolled out by the city’s Office of Economic Opportunity
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Dine Out Maine: Front Room’s delightful service mitigates sometimes uneven meals
More than a dozen years on, the restaurant still packs the house with lovers of meatloaf and macaroni and cheese and other comfort foods.