Gov. Maura Healey says she’s “grateful” for the bust of the alleged network of Chinese grow houses in Massachusetts and Maine ...

Six men were arrested and one remains wanted after a federal investigation into a ring of Chinese-run cannabis grow houses ...

No waste from other states has been a guiding principle of Maine’s trash laws since the late 1980s. It’s also misleading: Other states have sent hundreds of thousands of tons of construction ...

A whitetail doe and her fawn keep an eye out from a field, in this June 14, 2023, file photo in Freeport, Maine. The state, which bans bug game hunting on Sundays, has been attempting to control ...

IDEAS Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts’ shadow The state has never quite shaken off its legacy as a colony of Boston. But the pandemic might speed a transformation of Maine’s economy ...

The War of 1812, which broke out two centuries ago this month, was a watershed moment in Maine’s history. The British occupation and Boston’s lackluster response to it prompted Mainers to ...

The debate about which chickadee should be Maine’s official bird sparked discussion about climate change, tourism, and license plates — and bipartisan digs at Massachusetts.

He said seven people were killed in the shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation, and they were one female and six males. ... He said "there was no intelligence that suggested the suspect had fled toward ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Mainers got their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for recreational use, but a supply shortage was a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a ...

To this day, Massachusetts is one of four states legally described as a commonwealth, a term originally used by John Adams in the state's own constitution from 1780. MA revolutionary history: 1775 ...

There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one. ... Maine broke away from Massachusetts back in 1820, so there's still some beef there.

That’s when Maine split from Massachusetts and adopted its own state seal. “They came up with the design that we still have today. Essentially, the mariner on one side, the farmer on the other.