The former principal of Stockton Springs Elementary School, where four years ago a fifth-grade class was held hostage at gunpoint while the rest of the school was evacuated, advised parents to protect their children this weekend from the images being broadcast of the Newtown, Conn., mass shootings.

AUGUSTA — After an election that was good for progressives, activists are committed to advocating for peace, the poor and the environment at the state and national levels.

ARLINGTON, Va. — On any day, the rolling hills of Arlington National Cemetery are a place of solemn reflection on the contributions and, often, the sacrifices made by the men and women who rest there.

WATERVILLE — Lukas Stewart worked diligently on applying red glitter and beads to his Christmas tree card.

WATERVILLE — City Manager Michael Roy is recommending the city no longer pay stormwater treatment fees to the Waterville Sewerage District.

FAIRFIELD — The economic benefit of a $4 million renovation project at the former Gerald Hotel, where demolition began this week, is likely to be significant, although much of it will be hard to quantify.

FARMINGTON — For decades, Herbert “Bussie” York tinkered with running his farm.

As the old song goes, Christmas trees are green when summer days are bright; they’re green when winter snow is white.