The Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturned a 2021 law that had paved the way for dozens of child sexual assault lawsuits.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Snow is causing treacherous travel conditions across Maine on Wednesday. A car crash took down some wires in South Portland during a snowstorm on Wednesday morning. The crash happened on Broadway at Lincoln Street. Police say Broadway is closed from Cash Corner to Lincoln St. Wires are down in the roadway.
An Arctic front has arrived in Maine, triggering snow squalls moving north to south. Brief whiteouts are possible along with wind gusts up to 35 mph. The National Weather Service has issued a snow squall warning for the southern Maine coast,
Lawyers for the diocese told the Maine Supreme Judicial Court during arguments that they felt the removal of time limits was unconstitutional. An attorney representing plaintiffs defended the law as a way to prevent past abuses from being swept away.
A visit to Portland, Maine, by an Indiana resident culminated in a detailed, 1-star review of the Casco Bay Bridge on TripAdvisor
Slick road conditions across Maine led to multiple crashes Wednesday. On Sabattus Street in Lewiston, a crash Wednesday morning brought down utility lines, making for a messy situation. The road was closed in the area for multiple hours but has since reopened.
Lawmakers in the state approved the law in 2021, and it was later challenged by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.