High schools Monday: Thornton field hockey drubs Marshwood

The lobster puff from Ugly Duckling at Rising Tide, with duck-fat-poached Maine lobster in a black pepper gougère, won the Judges’ Selection award at the 2026 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year competition. (Courtesy of Harvest on the…

Lucky Sevens is slated to open Friday on Hanover Street in Portland. (Courtesy of Lucky Sevens) "…

Portland Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care’s new 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital opened in Falmouth on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Sophie Burchell/Staff Writer) " data-image-caption="Portland Veterinary Emergency and…

They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This is about to happen if we elect Democrats to state offices. This state has a $1.3 billion shortfall this year. Yes, that’s billion with a B.…

The Republican tax and spending bill — which made deep cuts to healthcare, nutrition programs and school lunches, which raised the national debt by an estimated $3.4 trillion to $4 trillion and drove up interest rates — could not have…

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME – OCTOBER 9: Hannaford in South Portland on Thursday, October 9, 2025. " data-image-caption="Hannaford in South Portland in October 2025. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer) "…

Nate Feld is the chef at the Barn at Smith Farm in Falmouth, a three-season restaurant in Falmouth. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) " data-image-caption="Nate Feld, chef at the Barn at Smith Farm in Falmouth, is getting ready to close…

During the “LePage years” in Augusta, I was president of the Maine Education Association, the union representing education employees. I learned quickly that Paul LePage depended on intimidation, name-calling, misrepresentation of the facts…