Washington County condo complex near Cutler Navy base deals with water pollution by “forever chemicals”

The homeowners and town of Cutler will soon learn the results of Department of Defense water testing on a nearby former Navy facility.

Homeless people ponder next destination as Portland housing crisis intensifies

Asylum seekers needing help have added to a basic problem: Too few beds available for too many hopeful people.

Maine records its lowest unemployment rate at 2.4%

April saw Maine’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low at 2.4 percent and the number of jobs in the state is in the record numbers as well.

One injured in crash that knocked out power for over 1,300 people

Over 1,300 people lost power in Portland Friday night after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Washington Ave. The driver was taken to Maine Medical Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

South Portland Food Pantry hosts benefit concert

The South Portland’s Food Cupboard hosted its third annual “Feeding Neighbors in Need” benefit concert Saturday night. All proceeds went to the food pantry to help stock their shelves, which has seen a significant rise in need this year.

Aroostook County native takes summer off to build veteran sanctuary

Aroostook County native Zach Inman is taking the summer off to construct a veteran sanctuary on 10 of the 128 acres of land that he recently purchased in Linneus. The sanctuary will be a place for veterans to work on their physical and mental health while also learning trade skills to help get them back in the work force. 

New photo evidence of a canine in northern Maine re-ignites debate over presence of wolves in the state.

According to the state, although individual wolves might pop up from time to time, there haven’t been any breeding wolf populations since Wolves were eradicated from Maine in the 1900s, often through government-sponsored killing programs.

Man who died after veering into oncoming traffic in Kittery may have suffered medical event

Police say a medical event may have caused a fatal head-on crash in Kittery on Wednesday.

Westbrook man suffers serious head injury in motorcycle accident

A motorcyclist was taken by Life Flight to Maine Medical Center after a crash in Harrison on Thursday night.

Maine seaweed farms to benefit from new machine

“The Machine” a 50-foot-long, 17-ton, moisture-sucking machine from South Africa is in route to Brunswick that will help seaweed farmers preserving their harvest and triple productions.