Maine entrepreneurs to wade into ocean-reliant businesses at event

Startup Maine, an annual, 3-day training and networking event in Portland, is adding workshops and speakers focused on the so-called 'blue economy.'

Our View: On migrants, state should follow Portland’s lead

Helping asylum seekers now will pay off for Maine's future.

Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Pride is the time to celebrate the rights that have been won and gather the strength to fight efforts to take them away.

South Portland council considers ways to help asylum seekers

City councilors discuss spending as much as $100,000 and organizing a regional effort to help deal with the surge in asylum seekers coming to Portland from the southern border.

Lewiston watches closely as migrants flow into Portland

Portland’s new asylum seekers settle in as community offers help

More than 170 asylum seekers from Africa spend their first day in a makeshift shelter as more arrive and the city receives over $63,000 from over 700 donors.

The Wrap: Al fresco dining, second locations and cider on tap

And this month, Otto celebrates 10 years and 10 towns.

Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to influx of asylum seekers

All four members point to the need for comprehensive immigration reform.

Asylum seekers from Africa describe difficult journeys to Maine

They traveled for months through Central America after fleeing violence and instability at home.

Portland responding to ‘a very critical emergency’ as scores of asylum seekers arrive

The city will set up 350 cots at the Portland Expo to provide temporary shelter, and USM's president says he's willing to open up a 200-bed dorm in Gorham through Aug. 7.