Only about 17 inches of snow have fallen in the city so far this winter, about half as much as usual. Holly McKibben has been commuting about 60 miles from Portland to Bethel this year for her favorite winter pastime, cross-country skiing.
Several American Airlines flights to and from Reagan Washington National Airport were canceled at Maine's two largest airports.
The Portland International Jetport and Bangor International Airport websites list all American Airlines flights to Washington D.C. as canceled.
Thursday's flights between the Portland Jetport and Reagan Airport in Washington were canceled, as well as Friday morning's flights between the two airports.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a 2021 law that had paved the way for dozens of child sexual assault lawsuits.
PORTLAND (WGME) --- More snow is on the way to Maine for Friday evening, although there is still a lot of uncertainty on the extent of the snowfall. Cold air then moves in to start the weekend ahead of more snow Sunday night.
Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis receiving center like "The Living Room" in Portland, run by Spurwink, is a building staffed with a team of health workers and volunteers.
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Maine challenged the law after it was sued by dozens of adults who claimed they were abused by clergy members.
After nearly a year of debate over the environmental merits, a slightly scaled back proposal to expand parking at the Portland International Jetport cleared a key hurdle.
Lawmakers in the state approved the law in 2021, and it was later challenged by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) – A man will spend 15 years for his role in the death of Frank Williams in Portland in 2008. Shane Hall was arrested last year and charged with the murder of 37-year-old Frank Williams. On August 16, 2008, Williams walked to the Kennedy Park area of Portland where a fight took place between Williams and a group of men.
Trains could return to a long-dormant section of the former Maine Central Mountain Subdivision in New Hampshire and Vermont, according to the president of Vermont Rail System. The company operates 56-mile short line New Hampshire Central in the northwest corner of the Granite State.