Our View: South Portland panel would investigate bias

With a proposed local human rights commission, the city is confronting a deep and complex problem.

Sen. Millett: Pandemic no time to roll back air, water protections

The work we've done to protect Maine can be undone and the lives of people trying to recover from a respiratory illness put at risk.

Virtual music group videos engage Maine students, communities during pandemic

Their youthful, hopeful voices counterbalance the din of disturbing public health reports, gun-toting protesters and politicians dealing with an unprecedented global threat.

Portland and neighboring cities furlough hundreds of employees as pandemic hits finances

Most of the furloughs have affected part-time or seasonal workers and are intended to avoid budget shortfalls over the next 2 months.

Maine Catholic schools to hold virtual Spirit Week April 13-17

Southern Maine communities call for out-of-state visitors to quarantine for 2 weeks

South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Old Orchard Beach urge new arrivals from outside Maine to isolate for 14 days.

Governor signs bill requiring owners to clean up closed oil storage tank sites

The governor signed two bills: One requiring the owners of petroleum terminals to remove tanks no longer in use and clean up sites, the other directing the state DEP to study ways to measure air emissions.

Cities and towns shift to virtual meetings to carry out public’s business

Videoconferencing has become the new normal as Maine municipalities adjust to doing necessary business in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Suspect in bank robbery arrested in South Portland

Tyler Tolis of Massachusetts was arrested by members of the Maine Violent Offender Task Force.

Maine Observer: Living without toilet paper is nothing new

A strategically placed catalog was once used for more than mail-order shopping.