The cause of a downtown Waterville fire that destroyed one building and damaged two others on Friday is undetermined, investigators said Monday. Sgt. Tim York, of the State Fire Marshal’s Office, confirmed that the fire did originate from a third-floor deck, could not definitively say what caused it.

Martha Sterling-Golden, of Bingham, is a singer-songwriter who recently wrote a song about immigrants’ journeys down the Canada Road, traveling from Quebec to areas across northern Maine, in the 1830s.

A sprinkler system that was not working is to blame for much of the damage to an 18 Main St., Waterville building that caught fire Friday afternoon, investigators said.

A brush fire that started near a Winslow playground Saturday afternoon is being investigated by the Maine Forest Service, fire officials said Saturday.

The releasing of letter grades judging schools’ performances could be an opportunity for conversation, but it may not be representative of the whole school, according to local administrators.

An investigation into the suicide of Kitty McGuire, 13, of Troy, has found that bullying was not a factor in her suicide, but her family continues to believe that it played a part.

Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to reach 70 degrees for the first time in nearly seven months, according to meteorologists.