On Jan. 8, I was accepted at a homeless shelter in Augusta. I had been homeless since Oct. 31, 2025, so this news felt like a blessing. It meant no more nights outside and less uncertainty about my ...

A fire believed to have started when dogs jumped up to knock items off a stove significantly damaged a Belgrade home Saturday. Efforts to save the two canines were unsuccessful, Shannon Moss, ...

On Nov. 4, 2025, a referendum was put to Maine voters regarding changing state election laws and requiring voter ID at the polls. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, Mainers rejected this initiative. On Feb.

The Freedom Select Board voted unanimously Saturday to reject a consent decree that could have resolved an ongoing lawsuit ...

Tyler Witham-Jordan, 31, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Makinzlee Handrahan.

The nearest public road was 19 miles through the woods.

Every U.S. state, including Maine, can generally lower its minimum wage — but stipulations apply. The federal minimum wage ...

Wilbur’s of Maine is one of a number of participants in the 5th annual Freeport Chocolate Festival. (Courtesy of Wilbur’s of ...

Maine Poetry Out Loud State Final is set for Waterville, 'The Crucible' will be staged in Skowhegan, Gubbulidis will perform ...

The director of the Curtis Memorial Library in town shares some of her favorite places to eat, drink, shop and enjoy nature.

The hatred of the Democratic Party was embarrassing during the State of the Union address. When the USA hockey team entered, ...

I didn’t see the film when it first came out in 1997, the Dustin Hoffman/Robert de Niro dark satire “Wag the Dog.” But, I thought of it recently and the Wells Public Library helped me borrow the DVD ...