We look back at the best work from our photographers in the last year.
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Local, state and national news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
In one Maine home kitchen, the impact of tariffs is tough to calculate
Even the most local or non-adventurous eaters among us probably eat food from overseas. So how are the Trump administration tariffs affecting our grocery bills?
Pittsfield ballet students perform ‘The Nutcracker’ at Waterville Opera House
Photojournalist Anna Chadwick captures an intimate look at process of staging the Bossov Ballet Theatre’s annual show.
Central Maine 2025 Photos of the Year
Acclaimed documentary photographer Dorothea Lange once said, “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” That speaks to the core of our job as photojournalists: within the blur of the constant motion of life, we search for moments, stopping time for an instant to reveal some character, beauty or deeper meaning. This collection of images are some moments during 2025 that are worth pausing to contemplate. We hope you appreciate viewing them as much as we enjoyed finding them.
Maine Trust for Local News 2025 Photos of the Year
In “On Photography,” a seminal collection of essays by Susan Sontag that examines the impact and meaning of photography, Sontag writes that “to collect photographs is to collect the world.” Gathering this collection of images from all the photographers of the Maine Trust for Local News, our aim is to show you a gallery that reveals glimpses of Maine, our part of the world.
The Patriots are in the playoffs, but they have injury concerns
New England is banged up after its come-from-behind win over Baltimore.
Waterville man arrested in Augusta after I-95 police chase
The chase started in Waterville when police attempted to stop a reported stolen vehicle on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
They deliver to your door. Here’s what you can do to make it easier and safer this winter.
Whether you’re expecting a gift from Grandma or a lobster feast from your favorite restaurant, the people making home deliveries could use some consideration during the winter holidays — and always.
Maine’s chances for a white Christmas are looking good, but holiday travel could be snarled
A low-pressure system is moving toward the state and should arrive Tuesday, bringing a return to winter weather after a brief respite. Most of Maine can expect a few inches of snow, forecasters say.
Some Mainers are rethinking holiday meals in wake of rising food costs and unsteady economy
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are featuring fewer guests, smaller portions and more scratch cooking in an effort to cut costs.