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Live updates: ATF joins investigation into Searsmont lumber mill fire and explosion
Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, was killed in the explosion at Robbins Lumber.
State police close Route 9 in Chelsea after Friday morning crash
Tow trucks were on scene to remove 2 commercial vehicles that crashed between Intervale Road and Gilbert Drive.
1 firefighter dead, at least 10 people injured in fire and explosion at Searsmont mill
A large plume of black smoke was visible for miles as firefighters rushed to Robbins Lumber in Waldo County, where state Fire Marshal Shawn Esler said at an afternoon press conference “we have not even really begun a scene examination.”
Gardiner-area school district considering moving elementary students to balance class sizes
A proposed policy change would allow the superintendent to transfer students, even against their parents’ wishes, among elementary schools in Gardiner, West Gardiner and Pittston.
Can a baby boom save the right whale — and Maine’s lobster industry?
Record births are slowing the endangered species’ decline, potentially shifting the regulatory landscape for the state’s iconic fishery.
Maine will hold its first-ever citizens’ assembly on education next month. What is it?
University of Southern Maine researcher Jennifer Chace says the initiative will bring together delegates from across the state to define forward-looking priorities for pre K-12 education in Maine.
Maine gets another mention on ‘SNL.’ Could a Senate race sketch be next? | Column
The return of a Tucker Carlson impersonation has us wondering, who would play Graham Platner?
Central Maine Community College celebrates largest graduating class in school history
739 students received diplomas Thursday at The Colisée in Lewiston.