Tags for Operation Santa are available at the Jay Town Office. The Christmas tree is set to be put in place Tuesday, Nov. 28, and decorated with the tags, but if anyone would like to pick up a tag before that, they are available at the front desk. The gifts are due back by Friday, […]
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Union says 5 arrested at picket line of striking workers at eastern Maine pulp mill
Employees have been on strike at Woodland Pulp in Washington County since Oct. 14.
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Carlton Pearson, influential Oklahoma megachurch founder who rejected idea of hell, dies at age 70
He lost one audience for teaching the ‘gospel of inclusion’ and supporting gay rights, but gained another one.
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Benton residents affected by buzz from CMP substation protest apparent loss of tax abatement
Nine homeowners who said they for years have put up with the noise from the Central Maine Power Co. substation near Albion Road recently told the Board of Select Persons the abatements they had received were discontinued.
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Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller farming operations often pay the price
While farmers and town residents have leaned on each other to be resilient, the compounding effect of those natural disasters has had lasting impacts on a community where agriculture is at the heart of commerce.
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Suspect in 4 Memphis killings found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say
Police said Mavis Christian Jr., 52, was related to the victims but could not immediately specify how they were related. The names of the victims have not yet been released.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and singer Cassie settle suit alleging abuse the day after it was filed
Cassie’s attorney released a statement saying they had reached a deal “to their mutual satisfaction” Friday evening, but no terms of the agreement were disclosed and no further statements would be issued.
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Augusta man pleads not guilty to murder in scare attempt that went wrong
Andrew Redmond, 34, is charged in the July 28 shooting death of Tyler Robinson.
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Cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
The woman, 27, was working in a cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related respiratory symptoms that ended in a fatal asthma attack in January 2022.