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Back in November, I wrote about the new Reach Center , a $3.2 million initiative to attract mathematically and scientifically inclined Maine students to math and science programs.

Tori Pelletier stood on East End Beach on Saturday, dressed in a pink-and-yellow bikini, sunglasses and a fur-lined bomber's hat.

LOS ANGELES -- Singer Whitney Houston, known as much for her powerful singing as her public battles with drugs, has died Saturday, according to her publicist Karen Foster.

The Associated Press) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, right, chats Saturday with a supporter at a caucus in Portland, Maine.

13, at the St. Lawrence Center, Portland, ME Weaving Conversation With Sky: A Celebration of Women in Poetry is a new play written and directed by Portland's own Tricia Henley.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is conducting an investigation into sexual abuse claims against retired priest Fr.

Mike Donahue climbs a snowy hill to plant signs in support of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul outside a caucus, Saturday, Feb.

It is always difficult knowing when to euthanize a family pet. Part I addressed how an owner knows when it is time.

CNN 's live coverage of the Maine caucus will begin tomorrow night at 6 p.m. ET with a special edition of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, followed by the network's official caucus coverage, which begins at 7 p.m. CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger and senior political analyst David Gergen, along with political contributors David Frum ... (more)

WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-News Minute: Latest Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine - City workers moved in to finish cleaning up Portland's Lincoln Park after a deadline passed for Occupy Maine to clear away its four-month-old tent city.

PORTLAND, Maine - The spouse of Maine U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree hopes to give a boost to the financially struggling company that owns The Portland Press Herald, helping it to pay down debt and to grow.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney responds to a heckler during a campaign stop Friday, Feb.

State Attorney General William J. Schneider has sent out a letter saying what Maine Treasurer Bruce Poliquin should not do in connection with his businesses, but did not say if Poliquin violated the state constitution.

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will perform on the Febraury 20 episode of NBC-TV 's "Last Call With Carson Daly" "Last Call With Carson Daly" airs on NBC at 1:35 a.m. Eastern.

1st town hall since Jan 13 http://t.co/86z9xlur "@MittRomney will give a great speech at CPAC today.

A former Portland podiatrist entered a not guilty plea in federal court this morning to drug and health care fraud charges arising from the alleged writing of illegal prescriptions.

One man believes he has video proof in the existence of Lagarfljtsormurinn , the "Iceland worm monster." Amateur cameraman Hjrtur Kjerlf captured video footage at a glacial river called Jkuls Fljtsdal in Iceland that appears to show a large serpent-like creature slinking along through the icy water.

Donation to Help Families in Need in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont PORTLAND, MAINE and MANCHESTER, N.H. - February 9, 2012 - Oakhurst Dairy, northern New England's largest independent family-owned dairy company, announced today that its 12th annual Egg Nog campaign to support The Salvation Army of Northern New England raised $18,093. The ... (more)

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Cryptozoology translates, loosely, into the "study of hidden animals." Bigfoot , the Loch Ness Monster , the Chupacabra - these are the big ones.