Home AC units – in Maine, all the cool kids are using them

Air conditioning has long been considered unnecessary – even luxurious – for many Mainers. But as summers get hotter, the need for cool, dry homes is creating converts.

Portland Diocese harvest ball to return Oct. 20

Weather delays reopening of Baxter Boulevard

Final paving on the section of road between Vannah Avenue and Payson Park is now expected to take place at the end of August.

Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. to open ninth location in Augusta by fall

The Yarmouth-based chain of brewpubs is testing its quick-service model in Augusta, with pizza, appetizers, bowls and beer available to order at a counter.

Purple smoke returns to skies above Portland waste plant

Ecomaine says the issue was likely caused by a larger-than-normal amount of iodine in the waste stream. It's still trying to identify the source.

Sale of Sun Journal to national nonprofit is finalized

The National Trust for Local News, the new owner of the Portland Press Herald and numerous other daily and weekly newspapers, is dedicated to preserving and strengthening local news. The new nonprofit newspaper group will be known as the Maine Trust for Local News.

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?

The Project HOME Trust will make $1,000 monthly payments to 20 single mothers around the state for a year as part of a pilot aimed at improving their financial security and futures.

Replicas of famous paintings mark trails at Maine state parks

The Portland Museum of Art has expanded a program that showcases its collection to people enjoying the outdoors.

Wex will invest $100 million in the future of electric vehicles

The strategy might seem like a shift for the Maine-based payment processing company, but it's long been involved in the EV industry.

Jay man admits to trafficking fentanyl

Devon Ashton was seen meeting with a confidential source for a drug exchange, prosecutors say.