Maine Dispatch is a statewide news publication reporting from Portland and the working coast to interior forests, mountain communities, river towns and Aroostook County. Our newsroom covers the state as a whole, not a single region or coastline.
We report on politics, business, fisheries, forestry, manufacturing, housing, education, healthcare, transportation, environment, food and culture, travel, wellness, sports and the long-form issues shaping Maine communities.
Our Approach
Maine Dispatch is built for readers across Southern Maine, Greater Portland, the Kennebec Valley, the Midcoast, DownEast, Acadia, the Maine Highlands, the Lakes and Mountains region and Aroostook County. We aim for clarity, credibility and steady, independent reporting rather than sensationalism.
Independence
Maine Dispatch is editorially independent. Our reporting is guided by our editorial standards and corrected openly when we get something wrong, as documented on our corrections page.