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Club founder says "Hearts of Pine" is inspired by the Portland Valentine Bandit and the Maine state tree.
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Maine's Democratic governor has now vetoed seven bills from the recent legislative session.
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Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
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The Bureau of General Services has upheld the decision to award transportation contracts for Medicaid patients to an out-of-state company.
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An update to Maine's 10-year economic strategy finds the state is falling short in its efforts to expand the labor force, though employee wages and productivity are up.
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The body found in Caribou earlier this week has been identified as 39-year-old Erik Foote of Washburn, who has been missing for several months.
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Police took more than 250 protesters into custody in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts and Missouri this weekend, as the war in Gaza continues to embroil campuses across the nation.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.
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The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.
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The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.
Friday—For Arbor Day, we learn about efforts to bring the American Chestnut back from the brink, and about protecting other trees in Maine
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