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Comedy Central's Drunk History reboot recently re-debuted as a three-part web series and featured a webisode about Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a U.S. Cabinet role, prompting renewed interest in the Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle.

An Angolan family who lived in a hotel when their daughter was born at 22 weeks (thought to be Maine’s most premature survivor) bought a three-bedroom Cape-style home in Portland in early 2025 after Project Home helped them move from hospital to stable housing.

Gorham beat Scarborough 3-2 on Saturday at Southern Maine Community College to claim its fourth straight Class A volleyball title, closing the match with senior Liana Edwards’ serve after Abbie Stevens finished with 27 kills.

Multilingual enrollment in Lewiston fell to 1,796 (about 200 fewer) this year, while officials told the school committee last week that WIDA Access Test scores hit a district high and 143 students exited the multilingual program.

Portland also saw a decline even as multilingual enrollment rose statewide.

A wildfire burned nearly 20 acres of woods near Coffee Pond Road in Casco after starting about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct.

31; crews from 15+ departments and Forest Service rangers contained it late Saturday night, and residents should avoid the area for the next week while crews complete cleanup.

Volunteers with the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) put the East Carry Pond section of the Appalachian Trail to bed for the season, clearing blowdowns, trimming brush, and maintaining about 1,200 feet of bog bridges; MATC is recruiting volunteers and lists roles and sign-up info on its website.

Cheverus beat Sanford/Kennebunk 3-2 in overtime Saturday in Portland to reach a sixth straight regional final, with Gracie Cooper scoring 55 seconds into OT on a penalty corner; they will play Biddeford or Thornton Academy on Wednesday at Scarborough High.

Greely swept Washington Academy in straight sets to win the Class B volleyball championship on Saturday at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, capturing the program's first state title since 2016.