More Mainers are leaning on state help to pay for burials, cremations

Funeral directors say they are seeing more situations where General Assistance is needed to pay for a burial or cremation, but the amount paid by the program doesn't completely cover expenses.

Mobile Homeless Veterans’ Stand Down events planned around Maine

4-H Fridays on the farm to start July 15

Maine woman pleads guilty to stealing over $500,000 from her employer

The Springvale woman was an office manager for a company in Somersworth, New Hampshire.

Maine Arts Commission names fellowship award winners

Springvale man charged with manslaughter in fatal Mother’s Day motorcycle crash

Police say Olaf Nordmann was intoxicated while riding the motorcycle when it crashed in Shapleigh, killing passenger Marisa Standley.

Motorcycle crash in York County kills woman

Marisa Standly, 27, of Springvale died in the crash Sunday afternoon on Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.

Maine Voices: I asked for help. I didn’t realize it was going to come from a patient.

Despite the strain COVID has placed on health care workers, the question ‘Are you OK, Doctor?’ shows the trust that physicians and patients still share.

Food safety training for volunteer cooks offered

The program is provided by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

Maine Veterans’ Cemetery System updates interment protocol for COVID-19