Latest by PATRICK WHITTLE

Published on May 25, 2025 - Page 6
From the outside, it looks like any other New England church building: a boxy, white structure with a single steeple surrounded by an old stone wall...
Published on May 20, 2025 - Page 18
FREEDOM, Maine -- Heather Donahue, star of the 1999 successful low-budget horror movie "The Blair Witch Project," has an on-screen history of getting...
Published on March 23, 2025 - Page 20
and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Writers The leader and two members of a cultlike group connected to six killings in three states face new gun...
Published on February 16, 2025 - Page 8
and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Writers The killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border last month and five other...
Published on June 9, 2024 - Page 23
PORTLAND, Maine -- Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might. That's one of the takeaways from a study conducted by researchers...
Published on August 3, 2023 - Page 18
PORTLAND, Maine -- The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the...
Published on January 1, 2022 - Page 5
PORTLAND, Maine —Raymond Archer was on the verge of losing his home during the cold Maine winter last year. Then government assistance came to the...
Published on October 2, 2021 - Page 5
PORTLAND, Maine —Droughts are causing leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompt leaves to fall before...
Published on March 29, 2020 - Page 19
PORTLAND, Maine —Millions of romantic partners, cooped up together for weeks or months, with little to do other than watch reruns and play board...
Published on March 17, 2020 - Page 7
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine lobsters have long delighted tourists as the state’s most beloved seafood. But one company thinks the crustaceans can save...