PORTLAND — Despite initial optimism that Casco Bay would be a good location for wind power, a city waterfront project has produced

Average homeowners in Portland will see their bills increase by about $7 to pay for the expansion.

A bill to let Peaks Island secede from Portland and form its own town has been killed by the Maine Legislature.

The bill would have allowed Peaks, along with House, Pumpkin Knob and Catnip islands to secede.

Crews responded to a report of a fire early Friday morning on Peaks Island.It started just before 2:00 at a house on New Island Avenue.

Lawmakers shot down a bill Wednesday that would have allowed Peaks Island residents to vote on whether to secede from the City of

The unanimous vote leaves supporters of the bill dismayed and confused about any future attempt to split from Portland.

Lawmakers say secession leaders did not follow the process as spelled out in state law.

Some folks who live on Peaks Island are trying once again to gain independence from the City of Portland.  At the State House, another

An overflow crowd packed a pair of legislative hearing rooms today to weigh in on a divisive debate about Peak's Island secession. A bill