According to Jeremy D'Entremont, the historian for the U.S. Lighthouse Society, Portland Head Light dates back to 1784, when 74 merchants petitioned the Massachusetts government, whom Maine was under at the time, for a light at the entrance of Portland Harbor.

Brooks 9-18 2-3 22, Tate 0-4 0-0 0, Sengun 10-19 2-5 23, Ja.Green 10-17 2-2 26, VanVleet 3-10 0-0 9, Eason 6-10 6-8 18, Whitmore 4-14 3-4 12, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 1-4 0-0 2, Holiday 4-9 0-0 10, Sheppard 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 48-108 15-22 125.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The regulators were looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need ...

It’s time to get real and be honest with the public about the Franklin Arterial revamp planning and sea level rise. The City of Portland project rendering shows a 275-unit apartment building in the current Franklin Arterial median at the intersection with Lancaster Street.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the new Tom Brady in more than one way. Not only is Mahomes a generational NFL quarterback with multiple Super Bowl rings... he's also going to draw the most absurd roughing-the-passer

JD Davison finished with 24 points and 13 assists, but the Maine Celtics lost in to the College Park Skyhawks, 112-109, in overtime in an NBA G League game Saturday in Portland. Jay Scrubb added 20 points,

A.J. Lopez scored 24 points to lift Maine to an 87-62 win over Maryland-Baltimore County in an America East men's basketball game on Saturday in Baltimore. Quion Burns added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Black Bears,

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Construction is underway in South Portland, where Preble Street is building a facility designed to help bolster Maine's emergency preparedness. The nonprofit has been working to piece together its Food Security Hub in order to help combat hunger and food insecurity statewide.

Hundreds of Mainers marched through Portland on Saturday for the "People's March," formerly known as the "Women's March."

Thurston is one of four finalists for the 53rd James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy, emblematic of the top senior player in Maine, which will be announced Sunday.

Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House, is the crown jewel of Portland’s historic district, standing tall and proud like a Victorian-era supermodel strutting down a cobblestone runway.