City officials also expressed frustration with what they say is a lack of timely state support for helping people who are homeless.

Steven Dumont, 41, and Shania Tripp, 25, both of St. Albans, were arrested Wednesday and charged with receiving stolen property after deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office recovered three stolen vehicles at a St. Albans residence this week.

Union leadership fears that if Question 3 passes, it will change the status of workers from private to public, affecting their rights. Backers of the ballot measure say that won't happen.

Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of 'doing high school differently,' and it's doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.

The daylong gathering at the Augusta Civic Center also will honor several individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the lives of older Mainers.

Abdihamit Ali, 23, was sentenced Friday for the September 2022 shooting that left 1 woman injured and bullet holes in a child's bedroom.

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

Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he's seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.

The arboretum, on the east side of the state's capital city, used both money from the Bureau of Parks and Lands as well as other fundraising to pay for the boardwalk that allows easy access to the wetland area along the north edge of its 224-acre facility.

While Maine already measures the green carbon storage capacity of its forests, it is one of the first states to consider the potential seaweed has to store carbon when it breaks apart and falls to the ocean floor.

The 43-year-old woman broke an ankle while hiking with a group along the Knife Edge trail.

Mike Soboleski is the second Republican to challenge Jared Golden for Maine's 2nd District seat.

Paul Harding's third novel, 'This Other Eden,' was one of six finalists announced Thursday for the Booker Prize.

Raymond Wiers who lives at 1405 Main Street in the East Wilton section of Wilton is facing uncertainty after heavy rains Monday night into Tuesday eroded the bank behind his home.

It's the same old song and dance as a tight inventory slows sales and pushes some prices up.

We take a trip down memory lane through 70 years of newspaper coverage of the Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre, ahead of its final screenings this weekend.

Maine food and beverage producers and promoters are collaborating in national trade shows in the hope of finding more buyers, retailers and investors.

Administrators are banning the use of cellphones in classes to curb distractions and increase engagement.

An Augusta woman was also charged and sentenced in the case involving a police raid of a camper on Blair Road.

John Pierce, 72, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was taken to a Bangor hospital after his car hit a pickup truck on Route 139, also known as the Norridgewock Road, according to officials.

Bruce Obert, Jeffrey Obert and Steven Kirkwood, all of Norridgewock, assaulted two Waterville police officers during a confrontation early Wednesday, according to Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley.

The Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad runs two trains to and from the fair, one from Thorndike and the other from Unity.

There will be just three traditional drive-ins remaining in Maine when the theater at 201 Waterville Road closes Saturday after showing its final films.

Katherine Spiller, 35, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Route 202, police said.

Officials announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement that will keep the triathlon in Augusta for three additional years,

A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.

Of 127 samples tested, 57 – or about 45% – would have failed the standards for the recreational-use market, meaning they contained at least one banned material or substance.

The get-together was prompted by an incident at a recent council meeting where anonymous individuals joined remotely and spouted racist, homophobic, and antisemitic comments.

After rejecting two prior spending plans, some question whether officials have made enough cuts to win approval

Unable to attend last year, the popular actor and racing car driver will be here this year, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. Horror movie, anyone?

The fatal crash happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. on Windsor Road.

When the Augusta museum reopens, likely in 2025, it is expected to feature interactive exhibits that boost focus on women and minority groups — and two humpback whale skeletons.

Todd Belaire of The Cote Corp. of Auburn returned this week to the Maine State Museum in Augusta to undo work he had done in 1986.

Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state's highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”

MSAD 11 officials will send a bid proposal to determine the cost estimate, which is currently estimated at about $75 million.

Erica LaCroix spent three years leading Winslow's municipal operations and is scheduled to take the helm in Farmington in December.

Paul Hatch, 37, was injured after the truck flipped onto its side on state Route 133, according to officials. He is expected to be transferred to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta after being released from the hospital.

The virus has been detected in Maine mosquitoes for the first time since 2019 and the last known human case of EEE was in 2015.

Typically, northern Maine (zones 6 and 7) reach peak conditions the last week of September into the first week of October. The rest of the states color progression starts from north to south in mid-October. Coastal Maine typically reaches peak conditions in mid-to-late October.

Allegations of financial impropriety were first brought to light by a whistleblower in February, but few details about the claims have been made public.

Phil Bofia said Tuesday the City Council lacked the courage to hold the line on spending, but the mayor and others defended the budget in part by saying wages for police and firefighters needed to increase.

Hailee Phillips said she was on the phone with her husband, Gary, when a tree fell on his car during the storm around 9 a.m. Saturday. He died of his injuries at the hospital.

Ronald Harding was given a 15-year sentence, most of which was was suspended, for killing his 6-week-old son, Jaden, in May 2021.

Backers of Pine Tree Power tout lower rates at customer-owned utilities, but comparing those rates with investor-owned utilities is complicated.

Officials say David Polley was treated for possible exposure to rabies, even though the body of the fox could not be recovered after it was shot.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a Bowdoin College graduate, is seeking release from jail on espionage charges.

The three-day fair, a celebration of agricultural life and rural living in Maine, opens Friday and is expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors and speakers.

An outside firm says that's the sum the city needs to pay to address concerns with about a quarter of its roads.

With an assist by the New Balance Foundation, a group of students are working with others to create a third StoryWalk trail after previously establishing ones in Madison and along Lake George in Canaan.

Police did not find weapons at the private college preparatory school in Readfield after searching the campus.