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It's Local News Day. Here's why it matters in Maine.
48+ min ago (388+ words) Today, we're celebrating something we care deeply about: local news. Across the country, news organizations are marking today, April 9, as the first-ever Local News Day " a moment to recognize the essential role local journalism plays in our communities. And here…...
Maine advance $500 M+ state budget in the middle of the night
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (309+ words) Maine lawmakers moved the state's $500 million-plus budget proposal to the brink of final passage in the middle of the night early Thursday after a series of near-party-line votes. The state House took its final roll call vote on the sprawling…...
America needs workers; we need immigrants | Letter
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (216+ words) Maine's top source for news and information. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles…...
Vital to invest in Lincoln County infrastructure| Opinion
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (438+ words) Rep. Wayne Farrin is serving his first term in the Maine House, representing Jefferson, Alna, Whitefield and Wiscasset. He serves as a member of the Marine Resources Committee and the State and Local Government Committee. Maine winters are the most…...
Maine's millionaire's tax is the mini revolution we need | Douglas Rooks
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (672+ words) Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He welcomes comment at[emailprotected]. Normally the last supplemental budget of a governor's second term is devoted to housekeeping and cleaning up. Not so this time. Instead, Maine…...
Death Notice: Peter J. Manning
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (190+ words) Maine's top source for news and information. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles…...
Obituary: Paul Arthur Johnson
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (143+ words) PORTLAND - Paul Arthur Johnson died on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family after a battle. .. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more....
Obituary: George Andrew Baron
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (574+ words) Maine's top source for news and information. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles…...
Death Notice: George Andrew Baron
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (208+ words) Baron, George Andrew 87, of Windham, April 3. Service 11 a. m. , April 11, Trinity Lutheran Church, Westbrook. Burial 11 a. m. , April. .. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland…...
Obituary: Ellen (Watters) Sullivan
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (349+ words) BATH " Ellen Watters Sullivan, 69, of Bath, formerly of Eastham, Mass. , passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest on March 26, 2026. Ellen was born in Atlanta, Ga. , and grew up with a father who was a civil rights journalist and activist. She attended…...