Matthew Pennington has learned to live with the physical wounds of war, but a role as a soldier in a movie is helping him cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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The Hard Road Back: Acting Helps Soldier Cope With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

At the National Arboretum, the white petals of snowdrops — normally an early spring flower — have unfurled. In Maine’s Acadia National Park, lakes still have patches of open water instead of being frozen solid. And in Donna Izlar’s back yard in downtown Atlanta, the apricot tree has started blooming. Read full article > >

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Mild weather redefines winter landscape

Gov. Paul LePage said the cuts were crucial to changing a perception that Maine, more than most states, encouraged dependency.

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State House Journal: Medicaid Cuts Are Part of Larger Battle in Maine

Gov. Paul LePage said the cuts were crucial to changing a perception that Maine, more than most states, encouraged dependency.

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State House Journal: Medicaid Cuts Are Part of Larger Battle in Maine

Week after maddening week of unusually balmy temperatures have made snowfall scant in New England and wreaked havoc on snowmaking at ski resorts.

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Many Ski Areas Lack an Essential Ingredient

Along the northern New England Coast, festive monuments of engineering and local pride mark the Christmas season and guarantee bragging rights for the towns.

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New England Asks: Who Has Fairest Lobster Trap Tree of All?

The East Coast of the United States was shaken up by a moderate earthquake on Tuesday that was felt from Maine to Florida, Virginia to Illinois. On TV we saw people run out of buildings, thinking it might be a terrorist attack. Social media was buzzing with comments and testimonies.

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Quake a wake-up call for Eastern U.S.?

The mother of a 6-year-old boy found dead in Maine woods is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday after she was arrested a day earlier, authorities said

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Mom arrested in Maine boy’s death

The former Maine senator has served as President Obama’s point man in the region while the administration has tried to keep Arab-Israeli peace talks on track.

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Mideast envoy Mitchell leaving

Some of the most conservative voices including Representative Michele Bachmann and Mike Huckabee are among those urging compromise.

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The Caucus: Conservatives Urge Boehner to Cut Deal

Prince Harry in training, a BP claims meeting, the removal of a Maine workers mural and more.

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Prince Harry in training, a BP claims meeting, Maine mural removed and more in the day in photos

Moderate Maine Republican Olympia Snowe has a Tea Party challenger: Andrew Ian Dodge, the second candidate to challenge the vulnerable Snowe in the 2012 GOP primary. Despite his Tea Party bona fides-he’s the Maine coordinator for Tea Party…

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Tea Partier Challenges Senator Snowe

The entire midsection of the U.S. is experiencing one of the harshest winter storms on record, with storm warnings from Maine to New Mexico-a distance of more than 2,300 miles. More than 6,000 flights were canceled by Tuesday afternoon, accounting for…

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Record Snowstorm Slams Midwest

We’re a long way from spring: A brutal cold snap is sweeping across the northeastern U.S., bringing frigid arctic temperatures from Canada and causing at least two deaths. “This is the coldest air we’ve had in about two years,” said a Maine biologist….

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Brutal Cold Snap Hits Northeast

Police have identified the body of a Maine woman found in the bushes of an isolated strip of waterfront property in Long Island, New York, according to a police statement.

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Body found on NY beach identified