Madison voters recall road commissioner, elect replacement

Road Commissioner Michael Gordon was recalled Thursday, and voters chose Jeffrey Wright, who formerly held the post, to replace him.

Road commissioner faces recall in Madison

Voters are expected to decide next Thursday whether Michael Gordon will keep his job as the town’s road commissioner or be replaced by one of two other candidates on the ballot.

Parade, craft fair, food, games highlight Madison Anson Days

Food, games, a parade, book sale, crafts, music, vendors and more marked the second of three days of Madison Anson Days, an event celebrating the sister towns on the Kennebec River in Somerset County.

Central Maine arrest log: Aug. 17-23, 2024

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Aug. 17-23, 2024.

Skowhegan man, already in prison, sentenced for downtown police chase

Raymond Ellis, 35, is to serve an eight-year prison sentence concurrent to another, longer prison sentence for the January robbery of a Madison convenience store, according to officials.

American Legion Auxiliary in Madison plans school supply collection

Central Maine arrest log: Aug. 10-16, 2024

Augusta- and Waterville-area arrests for Aug. 10-16, 2024.

Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine

Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.

‘Layers of invisibility’: Workers at Maine’s illegal cannabis grow sites show signs of human trafficking

Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.

Debby largely spares central Maine, as summer rain lower than record 2023

The storm clearing the area Saturday was good news for several area events and for viewing the Perseid meteor shower, expected to peak Sunday night.