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Pro-choice demonstrators mark Roe’s 50th anniversary at Portland vigil

by Troy R. Bennett January 22, 2023January 23, 2023

Grab your binoculars and look for this new comet Saturday night

by Troy R. Bennett January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

New book tells a Maine police officer’s story of mental health struggles

by Troy R. Bennett January 20, 2023January 19, 2023

New Portland restaurants and bakeries to look for in 2023

by Troy R. Bennett January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

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Missing the ice? Historic photos recall how cold Maine winters used to be.

by Troy R. Bennett January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Maine Irish Heritage Center to get $3M from Congress

by Troy R. Bennett January 6, 2023January 5, 2023

These are the Old Port’s longest-standing, beer-slinging joints

by Troy R. Bennett January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Mainers reported 59 suspected UFO sightings last year, down from 73 in 2021 and 98 in 2020.

‘Official’ Maine UFO sightings fell again in 2022

by Troy R. Bennett January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

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Our photojournalists’ favorite images from 2022

by Troy R. Bennett, Linda Coan O'Kresik and Sawyer Loftus December 30, 2022December 29, 2022

A journey through Maine Christmas celebrations over the years

by Troy R. Bennett December 25, 2022December 24, 2022

Maine’s historic death penalty was never consistently applied

by Troy R. Bennett December 24, 2022December 23, 2022

Maine’s final execution in 1885 didn’t go so smoothly

by Troy R. Bennett December 14, 2022December 13, 2022

A Maine film fest that celebrates terrible movie-making

by Troy R. Bennett December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

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2 Italian laborers were 1st to be hanged after Maine reinstated the death penalty

by Troy R. Bennett December 9, 2022December 8, 2022

All you need is a good chorus at the Portland pub and shanty sing

by Troy R. Bennett December 7, 2022December 8, 2022

Maine flea marketeer leaves behind treasures and a lifetime of friends

by Troy R. Bennett December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

Before its occultation, Mars will be particularly bright and won't shine that strongly for another 11 years.

Mainers will get a rare chance to see Mars vanish from the sky

by Troy R. Bennett December 4, 2022December 3, 2022

2 Passamaquoddy short films now streaming online

by Troy R. Bennett December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

A full 17 newspaper reporters witnessed the executions, then described the lurid scene to their readers — in detail.

The gruesome double hanging that led Maine to outlaw executions

by Troy R. Bennett December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

Exuberance erupts at Portland bar as US advances in World Cup

by Troy R. Bennett November 29, 2022November 29, 2022