Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to Auburn pet store and other customers kiss it

Wildlife authorities say the juvenile raccoon was euthanized and tested negative for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it.

On Mother’s Day, a ode to complicated, unfettered love

Marla Hoffman breaks from tradition and writes an homage to her children on this Mother’s Day.

Mechanic Falls getting more state aid

MECHANIC FALLS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins advised the Town Council on Monday evening that the town will get $100,00 more in state revenue than anticipated, lowering the proposed $1.84 million amount that taxpayers would be responsible for in the 2023-24 municipal budget. That’s an 8.7% increase from the $1.57 million taxpayers paid for 2022-23. […]

Photos: Serving up diverse food at Montello Elementary School

Students and staff put have a culturally relevant taste test during the school’s lunch period.

Photo: Nature’s winter exercise regimen

Drivers injured in collision on Riverside Drive in Auburn

The Jaws of Life was used to extricate two drivers, who were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

House burns on Upper Swallow Road in Paris

PARIS — Firefighters fought back flames Tuesday evening in a fully-involved structure fire at 36 Upper Swallow Road. The fire was reported about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was reportedly coming from the second story when firefighters arrived. A second alarm was called about 5 p.m. with multiple departments at the scene. Upper Swallow Road is […]

The Great Falls Balloon Festival wakes up from a long sleep Friday morning

The crowd collectively smiles — phones aloft and pointed toward the people waving goodbye from above, Marla Hoffman writes.

Photo album: Fairview students celebrate end of year on Field Day

After a displaced Ukrainian dad asked for Legos for his son, gifts pour in

When 11-year-old Andrii Sidorov fled Kyiv in late February, he packed a small suitcase of essential items. He had no choice but to leave his prized Lego collection behind. “He was so sad,” said his father, Igor Sidorov, who drove with two of his four sons to Vienna on Feb. 23, just before Russia launched […]