So far, only Wisconsin meets the 90 percent graduation rate benchmark, although Vermont is close.

Lawyers for the owners insist their clients had no idea the former Bernie Madoff was cheating thousands of investors for at least two decades.

  Jim Smith checks the consistency of his maple syrup as steam rises from a large evaporator at the Smith Brothers Maple Syrup business on Rowe Road in Skowhegan last week. Smith and his brother Patrick are collecting enough maple sap to make 600 gallons of syrup, plus candy and cream. Part of the operation […]

  Bailey Michaud, left, and Kendra Jones navigate the rope web at Geiger Elementary School playground in Lewiston on Sunday. Sunny skies and record-breaking high temperatures are expected to continue through the week. For a detailed day-by-day forecast, click here.