An Augusta man whom police say was suicidal was charged Sunday after a brief standoff with police on Piggery Road.

The United States accepts that a diminished but resilient Taliban is likely to remain a military threat in some parts of Afghanistan long after U.S. troops complete their combat mission next year, the top U.S. military officer said Sunday.

Through recycling and generating little trash, Joan Sheldon is living the message of the Unity Area Regional Recycling Center, where she serves as the Knox representative on the board of directors and on the education committee.

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree has opened a district office on Waterville’s Main Street in the same location that, until recently, was the site of one of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s offices.

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Department arrested Toby Johnston, 35, of Bowdoin, early Sunday, after he allegedly crashed a sport utility vehicle and fled the scene on foot, leaving his injured passenger behind.

Cars today don’t break down and barely even need someone to drive them, and that takes all the fun and adventure out of them.

Carol Fritz has resigned as principal of Maranacook Community High School, effective at the end of the year, after the Regional School Unit 38 school board voted not to renew Fritz’s contract last week.