Some Hallowell bars can not allow dancing without dance licenses and have all applied to the State Fire Marshal’s Office and will be subject to inspections to ensure the locations meet minimum standards outlined in the Life Safety Code — a nationally recognized guidebook for fire safety.

Pittston voters recalled one public official and elected another in Wednesday’s election, moves that reflected the public’s backlash after the firing of the town’s longtime town clerk, Ann Chadwick.

Whitefield selectmen are hosting a discussion about the town’s future Thursday night in response to a low turnout at this year’s annual Town Meeting.

Pittston residents will elect a new select board member and have the option of booting another out of office at Wednesday’s special election

Gardiner officials business owners hope the opening of Alex Parker’s Steakhouse, and other changes to the dining mix downtown, will keep pushing the city’s downtown revitalization efforts forward.

Mike Miclon has been named the new executive and artistic director of Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner.

William MacDonald, 88, who lived in Gardiner his whole life, serving as the city’s commissioner of public safety for 20 years and later as mayor, died Wednesday.

A dam at the center of a long-standing struggle between waterfront residents on Clary Lake and the various owners of the neglected structure could be changing hands again, and could be removed if a new owner isn’t found.

Maine game wardens, including two game wardens who star in the Animal Planet TV show, “North Woods Law,” visited Belgrade Central School on Monday to share what they do and to teach students how to stay safe while enjoying the Maine outdoors.