Hallowell-area school board says ‘sayonara’ to $34.5 million budget plan after backlash to Japanese program cuts

The Regional School Unit 2 board of directors did not accept the $34.5 million budget from the finance committee after hearing testimony from community and staff members about cuts to positions and programs within the budget.

Investigators unable to determine cause of fire at Monmouth commercial apple orchard

The fire began in the south end of the garage and workshop of Cooper Farms Holdings facility that was destroyed, but the damage is too extensive to determine the fire's cause.

Winthrop Cub Scouts compete in Pinewood Derby

Fire destroys building at Monmouth commercial apple operation

Official: The fire had been burning for at least two hours Saturday night before it was seen and reported by passersby. The cause is under investigation.

Monmouth Troop 654 Scouts, leaders climb walls

Monmouth resident indicted on child sexual assault, pornography charges

Natasha Venable, 46, is accused of sexually assaulting a child in Monmouth several times between September 2018 and August 2022.

Photos: Monmouth flower farmers growing 10,000 tulips over winter

Kim and Chris Brawn, with help from their son Carter, have been running Pease Hill Farm, a cut flower farm located in Monmouth, for three years and this is the first year they've tried growing tulips indoors. Last fall they bought and planted 15,000 tulip bulbs. They planted 5,000 in the ground outside and 10,000 were planted, 66 to a plastic crate, in potting soil to be forced to bloom over the winter.

Local students make Bates College dean’s list

Hallowell-area district already faces $1.5 million budget hike in first year without Richmond

Even though the budget numbers are expected to change over the coming months, RSU 2 school officials are seeing the impact of federal COVID-19 funds ending and Richmond’s recent withdrawal from the regional school district.

Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter

The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.