Women’s suffrage film screening and discussion planned

No easy answers in a police officer’s 2007 fatal shooting of a Waldoboro 18-year-old

Natalie Jackson's 18-year-old son, Gregori, was shot to death in 2007. The attorney general is close to releasing a report on his reexamination of the case.

Freezing rain, slick conditions cause crashes across central Maine

Slick roads send vehicles spinning throughout central Maine on Wednesday as freezing rain fell across the region.

Mentoring program seeks adult volunteers

Police investigating Somerville death, following altercation

One man was found deceased, police say, while another was transported to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Meals on Wheels qualification guidelines temporarily changed

Those 60-plus practicing social distancing, disabled adults living with someone receiving meals now eligible; volunteers needed to prepare, pack, deliver meals.

Free invasive plant management plans available

Farm and woodland owners in Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Somerset and Waldo counties are eligible.

Federal funding helps foster ‘regenerative farming’ in central Maine, officials say

A working group of about 20 recommended keeping the funding percentages the same at a Tuesday meeting in Whitefield.

Storm causes outages along the coast, but minimal impact in central Maine

Augusta records 25-mile-per-hour winds and less than inch of rain, while along the coast nearly 3 inches of rain was measured and gusts were recorded up to 62 miles per hour.