"Dr. King was in the process of working on the Poor People's Campaign, making poverty across racial lines an issue, recognizing that poverty in a land of plenty was a problem," Cheryl Townsend Gilkes said. "He was still working on it when he died, and we have to understand that."

We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King's immortal "I Have a Dream" speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.

Leslie Hill, the now-retired professor emerita of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, saw Dr. King speak when she was 13. She spoke to the Sun Journal about what the climax to King's 'I Have a Dream' speech meant, and its reverberations today.

Black Lives Matter is likely the largest movement in American history. On the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the question is, what does it mean for Maine?

Jacklyn Ann Holt is battling cervical cancer that has spread to other areas.

For many gardeners, January and February are very fertile months — for gathering seeds, planning their gardens and dreaming of spring.

The Hallowell city councilor says he looks around and sees "that today's inequities are based not solely on the color of one's skin, but are steeped in regionalism, culture, sexual preference, political affiliation and economic status, to name a few."

In her frustration, Lilly Bohner pulled together the march that went though Fort Halifax Park to Waterville City Hall. She participated in three demonstrations over the summer, including the one she organized, as well as Augusta and Rockland.

The former mayor of Augusta and retired field officer director for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said by building up the infrastructure of the country — together — that will be the "soul force" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about in his speech.

The Lewiston resident and University of Farmington student responds to the question in King's "I Have a Dream" speech: When will you be satisfied?

RSU 9 will switch to remote learning from Jan. 19 to 22 after a person connected with the school district tested positive for COVID-19.

The National Weather Service also received a small number of reports about flooding, including at Camp Ellis in Saco and on Marginal Way in Portland.

The Maine CDC reports 444 cases of the novel coronavirus and 30 more deaths as the state grapples with further vaccine delays from the federal government.

The presence of employees shopping for home delivery customers makes it impossible to follow physical distancing guidelines, one employee says.

Police say the 11-year-old girl stabbed her father after blindfolding him.

Across the country, some nursing home directors and health care officials say the partnership is actually hampering the vaccination process.

The standalone clinics are necessary because hospitals don't have enough space and staffing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the wider public under pandemic protocols.

Canton will be celebrating its 200th birthday with a parade this year.

Mills says there are not yet any credible threats to state buildings in Augusta over the next several days.

Audit delayed due to overhaul of town office staff.

The timing for the Senate trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.

Brunswick police took a shotgun from David Stoddard during a mental health crisis in October, but refused his niece's request shortly before he led state troopers on a high-speed chase Tuesday.

Katherine Prosper, 52, was sentenced Thursday at the United States District Court in Bangor.

New York’s attorney general sued the organization over claims that top executives illegally diverted tens of millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures.

The president-elect's plan includes using the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up 100 vaccination centers around the country by the end of his first month in office.

Russell Gauvin apologized Friday after online publication of a report that he shared posts that criticized Black Lives Matter, mocked mask wearing and questioned election results.

The federal program, renewed as part of an economic stimulus package passed last year, can provide up to $284 billion in loans.

As states across the U.S. roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to people 65 and older, senior citizens are scrambling to figure out how to sign up to get their shots.

Schools in all three systems went to remote learning Monday.

Mills was included in Phase 1A as a 'person critical to Maine's COVID-19 response,' her office said.

The FBI has been investigating whether any of the rioters had plotted to kidnap members of Congress and hold them hostage.

The vehicle driven by Crystal McNeil ended up in a ditch.

Researchers say a French computer programmer sent the money in December to several groups, including some involved in last week's riot in Washington.

A federal appeals court called a halt to some work pending further review of a legal case brought by foes of the hydropower transmission line through western Maine.

The University of Maine System announces a move to weekly testing for all in-person staff and students as some private colleges also plan for more rigorous screening.

States were anticipating a windfall after federal officials said they would stop holding back second doses. But the approach had already changed, and no stockpile exists.

It's unclear when Maine will be able to obtain more doses and accelerate its efforts to vaccinate older residents, even as major health care networks make plans for vaccine clinics.

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.

The recording reveals that the driver of a pickup truck tossed power tools, trash and even a handgun out his window at police as he fled at speeds up to 110 mph.

The plans are in addition to a combined force of about 20,000 guardsmen expected in D.C.

When Spruce Mountain High School athletes learned most competitive sports were approved for this winter, the number of athletes ineligible to participate because of grades went from 47 to 14.

Police are looking into whether the attack was directed at someone who works for a family planning clinic that also provides abortions.

The technology will chart the location of water and sewer lines