Some residents in the area fear that contamination could eventually extend beyond the base, which closed in 2011.

Maine visitor Michael Emery cries tears of joy and sadness after the USS Indianapolis is located, thinking of the uncle he lost 72 years ago in a sinking that left more than 800 sailors dead.

It’s too early to say definitively that the artifacts found point to the initial wooden structure built by the English, but researchers at Fort William Henry on the midcoast think they’re on the right track.

As a Red Cross emergency response vehicle heads south from Caribou, Mainers who live in Texas tell inspirational stories of people coming together to help each other cope with the epic flooding.