Chairman Brandon Mazer expressed disappointment as the board approved the controversial $8 million project, which would add 265 spaces.

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The 2025 "Top Chef" season is set in Canada, and will include veterans such as Gregory Gourdet and others offering "guidance and expertise" to the new batch of contestants.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, the US Geological Survey said.

Forecasters expect snow to accumulate Sunday afternoon into the evening. The Portland area could see anywhere from 4-8 inches, said Hunter Tubbs, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Gray.

A day after President Trump's inauguration, activists opposing Trump and his policies gathered to lift each other up and prepare for the next four years.

Portland area school districts are responding to President Trump’s campaign promise to crack down on immigration by carrying out mass deportations.

Maine-native and longtime award-winning chef Matt Ginn will be leading the culinary and hospitality team as general manager for Dry Dock as it begins its new era. The two-story restaurant is currently being fully renovated, including a kitchen buildout and two large bars. It will also have an expanded deck when it opens this summer.

Hundreds of demonstrators are expected to flood downtown Portland in response to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Monday.

New data from Portland police shows progress in the city’s fight to stop a years-long explosion in gun violence.

Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president's first executive orders.

Winter weather is expected in Maine early next week, followed by frigid temperatures. Forecasters expect snow to accumulate Sunday afternoon into the evening. The Portland area could see anywhere from 4-8 inches,