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 […]

On the Canadian border, artistry connects travelers to Mohawk culture

Generations of Carrie Hill’s family have made baskets. But it wasn’t until she had her first child, 15 years ago, that she began to weave them herself. She was a stay-at-home mom, she says, “and after about four months with diapers and dishes, I was just like, ‘What about Carrie?’ ” Seeking to scratch a […]

Putin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences they have never seen.”

Photos: US Navy Blue Angels thrill crowd Sunday at Great State of Maine Air Show

Thousands lined up to get up close to an array of aircraft at Brunswick Executive Airport.

‘Code red’: UN scientists warn of worsening global warming

The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which calls climate change clearly human-caused and “an established fact,” makes more precise and warmer forecasts for the 21st century.

Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried.

Proposed moratorium on harvest of stripers from Maine to North Carolina gets mixed reviews on Atlantic waters.

Chef drops high-pressure kitchen to make innovative ice creams at Sabbathday Lake

NEW GLOUCESTER — Outlet Beach on Sabbathday Lake looks like a lot of Maine swimming holes: crystal-clear water, a crescent-shaped strip of sand, picnic tables under tall pines, and parents watching their kids dive off the board on the little dock, or squiggle down the water slide. And, of course, there’s ice cream. But take […]