Portland ushered in the holiday season on Friday night with its much-anticipated annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Monument Square ... the newest Portland, Maine, news stories and ...

Protestors gathered in Monument Square in Portland Maine on Saturday as part of a nationwide "Hands Off!" demonstration.

In Portland, thousands of people gathered in Monument Square late Saturday morning. Around lunchtime, another crowd — estimated by organizers at about 3,000 — gathered outside the Maine State ...