If Regional School Unit 2 approves the revised agreement from the town, the next step in the town's effort to leave the school district would be a review by the Maine Department of Education.

The play 'Almost, Maine,' written by John Cariani, a native of Presque Isle, is the first revenue earning show the opera house has put on since March.

The rule – which goes into effect on Dec. 24 – comes as the Justice Department has scheduled 5 executions during the lame-duck period, including 3 just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

While some still gathered en masse, many people found different ways to celebrate in smaller ways and even without turkey as the centerpiece of the traditional meal.

Many stores have moved their doorbuster deals online and ramped up curbside pickup options as a last grasp at sales before the year ends and they head into the dark days of winter with the pandemic still raging.

Some hardy shoppers camped out overnight in front of shops at the Marketplace at Augusta, while others rolled up just before doors opened to take advantage of deals.

As the surge continues, cases rise at Portland hospitals, but not as sharply as in Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston and York County.

A New Hampshire woman is charged with aggravated driving while impaired, a felony.

A lower court judge had said the campaign's error-filled complaint, 'like Frankenstein’s Monster, has been haphazardly stitched together.'

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 27, 2020.

While the holidays this year will be without parties and celebrations, there is much to be hopeful for, Amy Calder writes.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention testing lab was closed for Thanksgiving, and updated statewide COVID-19 case numbers won't be released until Saturday.

Israel alleged that Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, killed Friday, led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s.

Retailers expect sales for the full holiday season to be up over last year, but they've shifted away from typical 'doorbuster' sales on the day after Thanksgiving.

Those with symptoms of the coronavirus generally face little to no delay obtaining tests, but the situation is different for some asymptomatic Mainers.

Peer care managers are students that assist fellow students who have either tested positive for or have been exposed to COVID-19.

More than 43,000 Mainers are jobless this holiday season.

The company and the university acknowledged that the most encouraging part of their findings stemmed from a dosing error.

The Shizugawa Nature Center soaked the nine-legged octopus in alcohol to preserve it as a specimen, and plans to put it on public display.

New administrator evaluation system approved and updates to language acquisition program; winter sports discussed.

As is, the spending package reflects an increase of $44,140 to the current budget.

Community meals on the holiday looked a little different this year in Maine, but the mission of feeding people who need help has remained the same.

Four accidents in about 10 days prompt a warning.

The accident occurred Wednesday night when two trucks collided on Route 1 in Township 7, Maine State Police say.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 25-26, 2020.

Beginning at 11 a.m., people in cars lined up outside the high school to receive hot meals that included roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, vegetables and dessert.

With some planning and organization this year, Green Street United Methodist Church was able to continue its tradition of serving Thanksgiving dinner to more than 100 people and providing moments of connection.

Some of the bottleneck lies with manufacturers of custom truck bodies for step vans, which were affected by the auto plant closures.

The public section of the library is expected to open in early 2021 at 242 State St., while some offices and materials will be stored at a Winthrop warehouse.

The public section of the library is expected to open in early 2021 at 242 State St., while some offices and materials will be stored at a Winthrop warehouse.

Here’s what to expect.

Sunset Flowerland and Greenhouses along with Longfellow's Greenhouse are looking for ways to sell their stock of poinsettias after fundraisers and church events were canceled because of the pandemic.

The deal includes the elimination of customs duties on American lobster imports.

That's ESPN's award-winning, 10-part documentary on his final season with the Chicago Bulls.

This month is an astonishing revelation if you know where to look, as angles of light point us toward cosmic truth, Dana Wilde writes.

Beth Froman and her daughters Allison and Anna were home when the fire began 18 Silver St. in Fairfield.

It's the 10th time in the last 18 days that the daily case count topped 200 people in the state.

Family, friends and colleagues of Robert Blethen, Jeff Matthews, Michael Porper and Ethan Ward hold candlelight vigils and launch fundraisers to support the families who are now grieving their loved ones during the holidays.

One cohort at Gardiner Area Middle School has entered fully remote learning, the second time a school in Maine School Administrative District 11 has entered "red" protocols, while contact tracing is underway for a pair of Regional School Unit 2 buildings.

Tens of thousands more are filing weekly to collect continued unemployment benefits as the economy continues to struggle.

Kate Titherington lost control of vehicle as snow created treacherous conditions on Route 201, police said.

Waterville's Inland Hospital and Pittsfield's Sebasticook Valley Hospital are working with Bangor's Eastern Maine Medical Center within the Northern Light system, officials said Wednesday.

With the nation on edge but a vaccine in sight, the complicated logistics of vaccinating hundreds of millions of Americans raise the stakes.

Winthrop police say Nathan A. Woodard, 18, shot another man early Wednesday. The victim was treated for injuries that were not considered life threatening and has been released from the hospital.

The deal affects about 3,000 retirees, who will now have the option of keeping a group health plan that would have been replaced by a health exchange system.

A man and a woman from Sanford traveling north in a snowstorm died in the crash as the pickup they were in landed on the road below the overpass and caught fire.

Putting off planned procedures that patients can defer safely is one of the few levers hospitals have to adjust their capacity as the virus spreads unchecked.

The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for a second straight week to 778,000.

New cases are reported in all 16 counties, led by York County with 48, and the state's hospitals have 105 COVID-19 patients.

In a year that’s been trying like none before, we’ve also seen the best of humanity come out through kindness, bravery, innovation and determination. Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been recognizing people who’ve stepped up to help their fellow Mainers, but we knew there were more out there so we asked you, our readers, to tell us who in your community is making a difference behind the scenes. The people you’ll read about below have provided food and shelter, financial and emotional support. They’ve fought for equality and kept us connected. This year, finding Mainers to be thankful for was easier than ever.

Portland indoor farmers market returns. Send us your favorite recipes for our virtual cookie swap.

The president says he's not giving up his fight to overturn the election results, even as agencies across the federal government begin to support President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration.

Waiters and bartenders are losing their jobs – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections.

More than 4.3 million Central Americans, including 3 million Hondurans, were estimated to be affected by Hurricane Eta alone.

Hundreds if not thousands of people have been killed, some 40,000 people have fled into Sudan and the U.N. says 2 million people in the sealed-off Tigray region urgently need help.

It's not clear if those inmates were infected during an ongoing outbreak at the prison in Windham, the state's largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.

The company cites a lack of foot traffic and an expiring lease as reasons for the closure, which won't affect its other stores.

With four out of five daily trips from Brunswick to Boston back up and running following a two-month shut down in the spring and only up to 50 percent capacity on a train at a time, Downeaster officials are reporting only about 400 travelers per day— just about a quarter of projected totals. 

Built in 1911, the Rock Gardens Inn is made of nine separate cottages spread across 4.6 acres on the western shore of Phippsburg.

The figure is almost 60 percent more than the industry's main trade group forecast in June.

MaineGeneral CEO Chuck Hayes said 250 tests have been performed on staff members and residents at Gray Birch, and visitation is now "virtual only."

The Maine CDC has scaled back the scope of investigations, but unlike New Hampshire and other states still thinks the disease is containable.

More U.S. schools are rethinking traditional Thanksgiving lessons that focus on the English settlers but teach little about Native Americans.

Students at the Marti Stevens Learning Center built a chicken coop and raised the birds from the time they hatched.

Gov. Janet Mills' Economic Recovery Committee recommends long-term steps and investment to get the state's businesses and society back on track.

The outgoing secretary of state says he is campaigning for the position, which will be filled by the Legislature when it convenes Dec. 2.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for Nov. 24, 2020.

Biden’s Washington veterans all have ties to former President Barack Obama’s administration.

In the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé leads all nominees with nine.

The exact location is so remote that officials are not revealing it publicly, worried that people might get lost or stranded trying to find it and need to be rescued.

The ongoing drug overdose crisis, which appears to be growing worse during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed to the deaths of more than 470,000 Americans over the past 2 decades, most of those from legal and illicit opioids.

The Nevada Supreme Court has made Joe Biden’s win in the state official, approving the final canvass of the Nov. 3 election

The cases include the second reported at Monmouth Memorial School, the first at Mount View High School, the third at Nokomis Regional High School and a substitute worker at Waterville Senior High School.

34 residents and 22 staffers have tested positive for the disease, which has slammed the memory care unit.

Logan Gardner, 26, was arrested following a standoff with police at his Readfield home.