About
The Maine Trust for Local News
The Maine Trust for Local News owns and operates the Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, seven community newspapers and a wide array of digital news publications serving communities in southern, western and central Maine.
The Maine Trust reaches an audience of 1.4 million readers across Maine and beyond. Our journalists are embedded in the communities they cover and committed to delivering the hyperlocal coverage that matters most to residents.
The Maine Trust is a subsidiary of the National Trust for Local News, a nonprofit committed to conserving, transforming and sustaining vibrant community news enterprises across the country.
Our Local News Publications
Names Mainers have trusted for generations, now working together to cover the whole state.
Portland Press Herald
Serving Southern Maine and statewide news, with the Maine Sunday Telegram.
Sun Journal
Covering Lewiston, Auburn, and Western Maine.
CentralMaine.com
Home of the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal.
RECENT
News & Updates
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Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram named newspapers of the year in New England
Two newspapers published by the National Trust for Local News’ subsidiary in Maine won the top prize in a prestigious…
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Maine Trust for Local News partners on groundbreaking statewide survey to learn how residents view life in Maine
Life in Maine has changed significantly in the six years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing costs have risen, affordability has…
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New app bolsters Maine Trust’s connection to readers
The new Press Herald+ app is live, putting all of the Maine Trust for Local News’ essential journalism in one…
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