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Samuel James was born the last in a long line of performers including dancers, story tellers, porch-stomping guitar thumpers, and a session-jazz pianist dating back to the 1890s.

PORTLAND, Maine -- Lawmakers were back at the State House on Thursday to vote on whether to override vetoes from Governor Paul LePage's desk.

PORTLAND, Maine - Work is scheduled to begin this fall on an $170 million project designed to correct major problems with the city's waste water system.

This year's Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shore, Ala., was a bare and burned skin bizarre of music and sand the likes of which the world has never seen.

State and Waterville police will provide an update on the case of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds today at 1:30 p.m. at a press conference, according to a news release from Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland.

The 78 cards of the major and minor arcana are represented in this novelty deck which has a white booklet within the pack that offers card titles and concept keywords, an explanation of the upright card symbolism and an interpretation for each card.

Former Maine Governor John Baldacci has joined Pierce Atwood as a senior adviser in the law firm's economic and government relations group.

Just after announcing that their much-anticipated sophomore album will be released in September, Mumford and Sons has now announced a series of "mini music festivals" that will be held around the U.S. every weekend in August.

The city of Portland's Barron Center - named for Matthew and Evelyn Barron, director and nurse, respectively, at the center's predecessor hospital - is celebrating its 30th year in 2012.

UBS Financial Services partnered with the Maine Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Cancer Society to offer a Breast Cancer Symposium at USM in Portland on May 24th.

A family photo of Roger Downs Jr., 46, of Portland died on May 7, 2010, two days after an encounter with Ernest Weidul.

Folks driving inbound on Forest Avenue during the workday Friday may find a traffic bottleneck, according to this notice from the city.

Emmanuel Caulk, an assistant superintendent in the Philadelphia public school system, meets with teachers, parents and administrators in a public discussion Tuesday evening, May 29, 2012, at Casco Bay High School.

The fate of a Portland man accused of killing another man during a fight two years ago is in the hands of a jury.

Two other people in the vehicle were also charged. Their charges were previously published.

We proudly reintroduce The Courier-Gazette, The Camden Herald and The Republican Journal to the newsstands and reopen the VillageSoup Internet portal, bringing you the latest in news, sports and entertainment.

Antiques dealer Jeremiah Pasternak wants his customers to know they will find the "creme de la creme" of items at his newly opened Pasternak Antiques.

Portland, ME, May 29, 2012 - A significant step forward for the renewable energy industry market emerged this month in Maine.