Sunday’s auditions for “Fiddler on the Roof,” opening Nov. 8 at the Waterville Opera House, saw lots of nervousness — quite appropriate — from those auditioning for the roles of Tevye’s daughters.

Twenty Maine high schools were penalized under Gov. Paul LePage’s A-F rankings because not enough students participated in state standardized tests of math and reading in 2012.

The Lawrence Public Library was one of 15 national winners in a contest run by the Harry Potter series’ publisher, and will celebrate with a giveaway of 100 copies of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” at a Thursday party.

Giant pumpkins tipped the scales Sunday morning as the 125th annual Windsor Fair started up for a run through Labor Day.

Dwayne Conway, who worked in Winthrop Public Schools, and Jeff Boston. a former principal of Hodgkins Middle School and assistant principal of Cony High School in Augusta, join RSU 38.

Augusta police have conducted a number of details to get adults to buy liquor for underage people and, until last week, had always charged at least one person.