2017
Boys basketball notebook: In up-and-down season, Maranacook looks for finishing touch
After slow start, Black Bears aim to secure spot in Class B South playoffs.
Somerset County Jail becomes first Maine county jail to do full body scan of inmates
The jail is using a low-power X-ray machine to scan for signs prison contraband hidden by inmates.
Air quality testing for mold begins at Manchester school, but parents want more
Three additional classrooms, two hallways and the gymnasium were being tested for mold Thursday at Manchester Elementary School after parents claimed the school district wasn’t doing enough.
New Waterville nonprofit preschool for special-needs children opens doors to public
Woodfords Family Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and showed off its classrooms on Thursday.
King invites Energy Department nominee Perry to look at Maine projects
During the former Texas governor’s nomination hearing, Sen. King discusses energy initiatives between the University of Maine and the Energy Department.
Committee endorses bill to delay marijuana sales in Maine
Although Mainers can still grow and use marijuana on their own as of Jan. 30, the bill endorsed by a legislative panel would delay retail sales of the drug until at least February 2018.
Augusta man arrested for allegedly selling heroin
Jimmy E. Hosier, 44, was arrested on Washington Street and released on bail.
Traffic detour to start Monday in Richmond because of railroad bridge demolition
Vehicles on Route 24 will be detoured while a bridge is removed next week, transportation officials said.
Maine lobster for lunch is one tradition Trump is keeping
Lobster in some form usually makes it onto the menu at the president’s swearing-in.