They’ve become more frequent since the COVID-19 pandemic, police say, and at least 139 such events took place in Portland in 2023. Under a law signed by Gov. Tina Kotek last year , street racers ...

Then she decided to do it again in 2011 — but as a race, so others could enjoy the experience too. On Sunday, 100 swimmers joined what’s now called Portland Bridge Swim, an 11-mile course ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Department of Transportation said one side of the Casco Bay Bridge will be closed for six hours on Tuesday while crews work to repair a barricade that was ...