Unity-based RSU 3 announces two COVID-19 cases

The individuals who tested positive come from the same household and are associated with Mount View Elementary and Mount View High schools.

Freedom’s Edge Cider Co. aims for large-scale future firmly rooted in Albion

Co-owners Andrew Kaplan and Ned Ervin are building a facility to boost production, but want to emphasize their cider's Kennebec County roots.

COVID-19 cases linked to Sidney, Thorndike elementary schools

Regional School Unit 3 Superintendent Charles Brown and RSU 18 Superintendent Carl Gartley sent their communities a letter Monday notifying them of the cases.

Incumbent Kinney faces Turner in House District 99 race

Three-term Republican Rep. MaryAnne Kinney faces Democratic challenger April Turner for the seat representing Brooks, Burnham, Freedom, Jackson, Knox, Monroe, Thorndike, Troy and Unity.

Lost Kitchen reservations, ‘all bets are off’ this year

With an uncertain seasonal opening date because of the pandemic, the postcard drawing for reservations at the Freedom restaurant will "happen when it happens," said the executive manager.

Tirone named to Oglethorpe University dean’s list

Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood

It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state's raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.

Lasell University fall dean’s list

Avore, Redwin, Plaisted and Maxim recognized for academic performance.

Mount View High School evacuated after staff detects smell of gas

Within one minute of the initial call to Thorndike, fire departments from Freedom, Unity and Montville also responded.

Amy Calder: There are a lot of odd, quirky, peculiar road names

Central Maine is home to lots of unusual street and road names, but the town of Skowhegan takes the cake for the most whimsical, columnist Amy Calder writes.