The cobbling tradition is being carried on by a half-dozen people in Maine, but most of them plan to retire or cut back their hours in the next few years.

One person died and four others were injured in a three-alarm fire that ripped through a home early Thursday morning in Portland, Maine, officials said.

The energy code is a set of guidelines for new buildings and additions created by the International Code Council in 2000. It establishes minimum efficiency standards tailored to eight climate zones. Most of Maine is in Climate Zone 6. Aroostook County is in Zone 7, but the requirements basically are the same.

The state's reliance on Canada for trade and tourism, coupled with the president's threats to punish Maine after his public spat with Gov. Mills, could spell trouble.

"The Two Maine Mermaids, Kaitlyn and Kelsey, have been doing this for about five years, avid cold water dippers in for International Women's Day. They started hosting these dips. They went from five people to 1000," Amy Johnson, a volunteer, said.

One person died and four others were injured in a house fire overnight in Portland, Maine. Firefighters responded to the home at 11 Olympia St. shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, according to officials. Five adults lived at the home,

PORTLAND, Maine — Women business owners and entrepreneurs in Maine are reflecting on their successes and efforts to support others as communities around the state and beyond celebrate International Women's Day.

On St. Patrick’s Day — and for several days leading up to it — we’re all at least a little bit Irish. Allow us to add to your pot of gold with some St. Paddy’s events this weekend, and on the actual day.

Thousands of probationary employees — people who had been either recently hired or promoted — were given abrupt notice as part of the Trump administration's plan to reduce the federal workforce.

The Maine Turnpike Authority is dropping its controversial Gorham connector project, a proposed four-lane highway that would run from South Portland through Westbrook and Scarborough to Gorham. Instead, state transportation authorities say they will undertake a comprehensive effort to find ways of easing persistent rush hour traffic in the region.

Dine in an igloo in Portland, Maine, and visit a hotel in nearby Cape Elizabeth, where the stories of dog rescues will warm your heart.