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Portland, Maine, ranked eighth on a new list of best places to live in the U.S. Residents are wondering if that will drive up housing costs…

Several cities in New England ranked among the best places to live in the United States, including Portland, Maine, which made it in the top 10.

A New Hampshire woman driving a stolen car is now facing several charges after leading Maine State Police on a high speed chase late Monday morning.  Police say a Maine State trooper saw the red Chevy Silverado  truck speeding on the Turnpike in Scarborough. The truck was stolen out of New Hampshire, refused to stop and weaved in and...

First lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to two New England states this weekend, she announced. Biden will visit Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday. The trip will be a part of the Biden administration’s “America’s Back Together” tour celebrating the progress the U.S. has made against COVID-19. According to the first lady’s office, Biden will arrive...

As the Pacific Northwest swelters in an unprecedented heat wave, an electrical utility in the Washington state city of Spokane has announced that more rolling blackouts have started that will cut off electricity and air conditioning to some customers.

First Lady Jill Biden will travel to two New England states this weekend, she announced Tuesday. Biden will visit Portland, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday. The trip will be a part of the Biden administration’s “America’s Back Together” tour celebrating the progress the U.S. has made against COVID-19. The first lady’s office did not specify when or...

Trying to fill this dumpling order left one business in a pinch: A common but disruptive shipping error sent a custom dumpling-making machine manufactured in China to the wrong Portland in May. The owners of Little Brother Chinese Food, which sells frozen dumplings in Portland, Maine, ordered a custom dumpling machine in March to help them fulfill demand, but an…

A Maine couple found out the dumpling machine they’d ordered to be delievered to them in Portland was sent to Portland, but the wrong one. Portland, Oregon.

Mainers are fighting a persistent problem on new battlefields — browntail moths are causing acute headaches in Portland and Waterville this year. In the latter city, leaders declared an emergency to combat the invasive moths’ presence and their effects on residents. The hairs of browntail moth caterpillars can cause, among other symptoms, a very itchy rash. Meanwhile, in Portland, a…

Officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland, Oregon, and have responded to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests have resigned en masse after criminal charges were filed against a team member

As Maine’s coronavirus infections continue to dip, the club scene is starting to revive after a long dormancy. The three lighted dance floors and return of ’80s night at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland will represent a milestone of sorts on Friday. Long-time bartender Christine Arsenault said the phone is constantly ringing with people asking when Bubba’s will reopen....

Roughly a month after a woman was punched in the face while walking alone at night in the West End part of Portland, Maine, another woman was attacked just blocks away. A 24-year-old woman was walking home from work around 10:25 p.m. Tuesday when a man, described as tall, thin and wearing a grey hoodie and ball cap, “ran up…

A woman was attacked in Portland, Maine, just blocks from where another woman was punched in the face about a month ago.

Boston has Bluebikes and now, after an almost decade-long wait, Portland, Maine could get its own bike-share system. City officials are hoping to attract an offer from a bike-share operator after a previous offer fell through a couple years ago over external factors and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Nell Donaldson, director of special projects for the city’s Planning...

A city-wide bike sharing system is being considered, but there are bumps in the road to consider.

On June 24, Maine will get a new children’s museum, at least sort of. That’s the day The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine will open its doors to the public at the museum’s new location at Thompson’s Point in Portland. The yearslong effort to fundraise, find a site for and relocate the museum from downtown Portland was driven...

The Maine Children’s Museum is getting ready to let visitors into its new building.

A woman was brutally attacked in the West End neighborhood of Portland, Maine, this week, leaving concern in the community. The woman was walking by herself on Gray Street and talking to her father on the phone around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night when a man tapped her on the shoulder and punched her in the face, according to police. “She…

Police are investigating random attacks against lone woman in the city’s West End.