While Bee’s operated for nearly eight decades through natural disasters and economic swings, the owners say the closure of the Ticonic Bridge for repairs and high operating costs have taken their toll.
Hannah Kaufman
Staff Writer
Hannah Kaufman covers health, hospitals and access to care in central Maine. She is on the first health reporting team at the Maine Trust for Local News, looking at state and federal changes through the eyes of patients. Hannah received a journalism degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has finally forgiven Cooper Flagg for playing for Duke. She has been known to write a feature story, watch a movie, swim in a lake and have a palindrome for a name.
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‘It’s our therapy’: Knitting group binds community together
From the isolation of the pandemic and other circumstances, a group of women have come together at a Waterville yarn and fabric store to knit and build friendships.
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Firefighters battle blaze, mud in Clinton
The fire Tuesday night at a seasonal camp showed how Maine’s firefighters and other emergency workers face special challenges this time of year.
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Two cats dead, two people homeless following Winslow fire
The double-wide mobile home’s two residents are reportedly living elsewhere following the blaze that killed their two cats.
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Oakland-area school district hires new superintendent
Andrew Carlton is to start in his new position July 1, succeeding Carl Gartley, who is stepping down at the end of the school year.
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Oakland-area superintendent says his salary won’t hit taxpayers
Gartley attended Oakland’s budget and advisory meeting Tuesday night to present next year’s estimated school budget and answer questions from the town.
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Oakland-area school staff members allege hostility, retribution from administrators
In an anonymous survey, more than 40 current or former employees in Regional School Unit 18 have raised concerns about working conditions and district leadership.
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Fire destroys Benton house amid surge of winter fire calls
It was the department’s 10th fire call of the year, part of an uptick of fires caused largely by heating problems, the fire chief said.
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Emotions high at multiple city protests over Trump, Mills, DOGE and transgender athletes
Demonstrators in Portland and Augusta took stands on women’s sports, personal liberties and government overreach.
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Monmouth student play honors life of alum who passed away
‘Sammy in the Sky,’ written by Barabara Walsh, sheds a light on what grief looks like through the eyes of two girls losing their dog, Sammy.