State, county and local law enforcement officers will assist federal effort after state recovers from 2012’s record of 58 pharmacy robberies.

Parris Peterson-Lloyd, 25, of the Bronx, wanted in connection with the shooting of eight or nine people at a party in that city last month is on his way back to the Empire State, after his arrest on the Maine Turnpike in Litchfield over the weekend.

A display inside TJ’s Place on U.S. Route 202 in North Monmouth honors the 7 Monmouth men killed in action during World War II.

Fireworks technicians put in 14-hour days to set up for shows that last only about 20 minutes, but it’s all worth it says Charlie Squires of Central Maine Pyrotechnics.

Matthew Jepsen, 29, of Augusta, and Robert Lonnie Dixon, 34, and Kenneth Floyd, 21, both of the Bronx, were arrested Monday in a Glenridge Drive apartment search that netted $1,700 worth of crack cocaine and $8,192 in cash, according to police.

Dozens of people turned out Sunday to celebrate the official opening of the Belgrade Public Library on Depot Street.

An open house at the Civil Air Patrol’s Augusta hangar Saturday was geared specifically toward giving young people a chance to see the benefits of becoming a cadet in the U.S. Air Force’s civilian auxiliary.

The Maine State Museum’s new exhibit, “Maine Voices from the Civil War,” which opens Saturday, features letters and other personal items, such as paintings and diaries, from Maine soldiers.