Hugh J. Chisholm built an integrated system of printing, railroads and paper mills that transformed western Maine into a major national center for newsprint production.
Community
Rangeley close to signing contractor for sidewalk improvement project
The Board of Selectmen is seeking a phased approach to the sidewalk improvement project, which will improve drainage and walkability downtown.
At Camp No Limits, disabilities hold no one back from a ride down Saddleback
The program designed for children who have lost limbs brings together skiers and mentors who know all too well the difficulties of living with a disability.
Auburn families enjoy picture-perfect sledding day
Russ Dillingham captures sledding, smiles and sunshine filling the hills on a Saturday afternoon.
Maine home-schoolers turn farms, forests into living classrooms
Across western and central Maine, home-schooled families and educators say learning rooted in nature, community and individualized instruction is helping students build confidence, independence and academic success.
Stickers tells stories at Sudbury Inn bar in Bethel
The door of the Suds Pub, a basement bar inside Bethel’s Sudbury Inn, is a mosaic of collected moments.
Ski lessons supplement gym class for Bethel-area schoolchildren
For 6 weeks in the winter, the ski lessons level the playing field for all area Maine School Administrative District 44 families.
IHOP is coming to Farmington in April
The restaurant, which will be located in the Irving Big Stop on Wilton Road, expects to hire about 30 employees.
Stan Howe, ‘a father of Bethel history,’ dies at 81
Dr. Stanley Russell Howe was executive director of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society from 1974–2010 and director of education and research from 2010–2012.
Stories of 7 generations of Waterford family still alive in historic home
Judy Green is writing her family’s history at a North Waterford homestead, from 1790 to today.