New study shows housing crisis hitting 2 coastal Maine towns

Lena Dunham reenacts scene from Andrew Wyeth painting in Maine

“First time back since Fernwood Cove Camp for Girls,” Dunham wrote in an Instagram post.

States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits

More than 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families. The case is the latest legal action between states and the federal government over the Temporary Assistance for […]

Did you lose ashes, kitchen knife or fake skull? A Maine town's police wants you to come get your stuff

If you don't get your rear over there before January, the unclaimed property will be sold, donated or, in the case of the possible smelly gym bag, destroyed “in accordance with applicable law.”

Maine Community Foundation awarded $400,000 national grant to grow civic engagement from the ground up

PORTLAND – The Maine Community Foundation announced it has been awarded a 2026 Civic Hub grant from the Trust for Civic Life, a national grantmaker supporting rural communities. This $400,000 grant will allow the Maine Community Foundation to strengthen civic capacity in rural areas to help address some of the big challenges their communities are […]

1 dead and 3 injured after 3-vehicle crash in Gouldsboro

Heather Allen, 39, of Ellsworth died at the scene.