Oakland is the latest Maine community to freeze lot rent increases before considering rent stabilization ordinances.
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Students at Fairfield college master heavy equipment operator skills
Photographer Rich Abrahamson focuses on training at a construction pit.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region girls swimming team
Six members of the newly formed Capital Area co-op (Cony, Gardiner, Hall-Dale) make the list.
Varsity Maine Boys Swimmer of the Year: Caden LaPlante, Lawrence
The freshman won three events at the Class A meet and smashed the 100-yard butterfly state record twice.
Meet the 2025-26 Central Maine All-Region boys swimming team
Underclassmen rule the pool, with five freshmen and two sophomores earning all-area nods.
Meet the Class B boys hockey players of the year
Brunswick’s Ethan Patterson wins the Evans Spear Award, while Blake Christie of Camden Hills and Messalonskee’s Denny Martin share the North award.
Oakland-area high school drama club gets ready for Maine state finals
Photographer Anna Chadwick captures students on stage rehearsing the one-act play “The Lottery.”
From rubble to recovery: Oakland blast survivor talks about ‘miracle’ of being alive
Cliff Hannon, who was critically injured in a propane explosion on Thanksgiving Day, is recovering at Lakewood Health Care Center.
Woman in Waterville house fire flown to Portland hospital, pets die
The blaze, which officials said was sparked when the woman used lighter fluid on a fireplace, occurred Thursday night on Washington Street.
Hampden boys hockey co-op beats Messalonskee in triple-OT to win B North title
Wyatt Allen scores 2:25 into the third overtime to send the Broncos to Saturday’s final against York.