Portland International Jetport won reluctant planning board approval Tuesday night for a controversial $8 million proposal that would add 265 long-term surface parking spaces in a wooded area at Maine's largest airport.

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.

James Mardin is a World War II veteran who just turned 103 years old. The centenarian likes to hang out at the Maine Military Museum in Portland. The people there know him as a “living artifact.” Mardin joined the National Guard in high school. After guarding guns at Fort Williams, he quickly became bored and decided to go overseas.

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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.

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

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.

Top Chef” is returning for Season 22, as Bravo announced today, and though the new season won’t feature any contestants from Oregon, one very prominent Portland chef and restaurateur will be back for a guest appearance.

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.

Prior to this week, former Oregon State center, Kylor Kelley, had never stepped foot into an NBA game. However, that all changed on Monday night. Kelley scored his

When snow covers Maine, many farms slow down—but one is finding a unique way to keep people coming back: winter goat yoga.