Carol Bousquet

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has removed 87 cruise ship crew members from vessels visiting Boston and Maine ports who were accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials.

More than 4,000 of Maine's most vulnerable households will receive early fuel assistance due to the release of nearly $4 million in federal funding leftover from the 2025-2026 heating season.

The Trump administration said it will no longer enforce provisions of the National Firearms Act that impose a special tax, paperwork requirements, and

The group is collecting emissions inventories in Portland, Searsport, Eastport, and Rockland using a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Program.

Gun rights groups asked the court to review a First Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in April that found the waiting period is likely constitutional.

Former Mayor Ethan Strimling, a tenant in Rice's Trelawny building on Congress Street, formed the Trelawny Tenants Union after Rice refused to comply with Portland's rent control ordinance passed by voters in 2020.

Officials with the Maine Hospice Council said the decision to close the nonprofit after 40 years of service was based on a lack of funding.

Members of the Swedish delegation point to a law enacted 25 years ago that criminalized the purchase of sex and put the legal burden on the buyer. They said that reduced street prostitution by 50%.

The U.S. Department of Justice will send election monitors to Maine to observe polling in Lewiston and Portland, according to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

The new Youth and Family Outreach facility at 331 Cumberland Avenue will nearly double its childcare capacity to serve 110 children and add 48 affordable homes to downtown.