Kelley Bouchard

The Maine Municipal Association and the Maine Press Association forged a legislative compromise Tuesday that will help preserve government accountability and a significant financial resource for newspapers across the state. LD 2042 would have eliminated t... See more

Getting change from a nearby TDBank is one of Sophia Poole’s regular duties as an assistant manager at Rosemont Market & Bakery on Brighton Avenue in Portland. So she was surprised last December when she returned to the neighborhood grocery store with... See more

GORHAM — Amazon’s proposal to build a 158,000-square-foot distribution facility near the town center is riling neighbors and raising concerns about the hundreds of vehicles that would arrive and depart daily. The online megaretailer is expected to submit ... See more

Frances Perkins, who served as secretary of labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, will be inducted into the Maine Women’s Hall of Fame at the University of Maine at Augusta on March 21, according to the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle. Perkins ... See more

Aldi is planning to open its Portland store in March, a spokesperson for the German supermarket chain said Wednesday. The company leased a former Big Lots store in the Pine Tree Shopping Center on Brighton Avenue in February 2025 and had announced plans t... See more