The candidates hoping to represent Readfield and Winthrop in the state House of Representatives both plan to draw on work history to correct what they see as core problems.

AUGUSTA — A brief standoff between police and a man who reportedly robbed a city pharmacy and then barricaded himself in the bathroom ended peacefully Tuesday.

WAYNE — It’s a long way from Buckingham Palace to Wayne, and it has been more than a century since Queen Alexandra rested on the throne. But time and space somehow evaporate in the black and white etching, and history seems just inches away.

TOGUS — A few years ago, Mark Seger was living what he describes as an upper-middle-class lifestyle. He had a family, a job and even a little money in the bank.

AUGUSTA — Police know how Blanche M. Kimball was killed 36 years ago, and now they believe they have found her killer. But the woman at the heart of the investigation remains a mystery.

AUGUSTA — DNA from a homeless Seattle man’s chewing gum helped lead authorities to arrest the man in connection with a 36-year-old Augusta cold case murder.

GARDINER — A local man accused of breaking his girlfriend’s ribs and stabbing her during a two-day rampage made his first appearance Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court. David F. Dineen, 49, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault. Justice Michaela Murphy set Dineen’s bail at $35,000 cash. Dineen was being held Monday afternoon at the Kennebec County jail.