Gary Dolloff, the manager of the Greater Rumford Community Center, is in the sixth year of his Pay it Forward campaign to raise money to give items such as firewood, heating oil and food to those in need in the River Valley area.

Sharon Carrillo's parents testify that her husband coerced her into telling police that she participated in the beatings that led to the death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.

Curtis Weese told police that his right eye socket is broken in two places and his nose is broken.

Joseph W. Reynolds, 42, allegedly attacked a 35-weeks pregnant woman by punching her in the stomach and was driven out of a house and locked out by the woman's children, police said.

The increase prompted Gov. Janet Mills to call for more education and the elimination of a provision in state law that allows some people under 21 to buy tobacco.

State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.

Chinese officials said at a briefing in Beijing that if Washington reduces tariffs, China will lower its trade penalties on American goods.

Three men jumped into the water and pulled the victim to shore in an attempt to save him.

Aiello started out in small roles in the movies "Bang the Drum Slowly" and "The Godfather, Part II" before his breakout role as the hapless lover dumped by Cher in "Moonstruck."

The 23-17 votes by the Judiciary Committee sets the stage for a history-making floor vote next week.

"Flu is here,'' infectious disease official said. "Now is the time to get an immunization if you haven't already.''

Sarah Teske, 39, faces 2 felony charges of criminal restraint by a parent for taking her sons, ages 7 and 4, to Quebec.

Nearly 170 people, most from sub-Saharan Africa, have arrived in Portland in the past three weeks and city officials say they've run out of space to shelter them.

Children should be able to see themselves in the books they read, educators say, because it will help them succeed in an increasingly diverse nation.

Darin Gilbert, the school resource officer for Regional School Unit 73 gave a quarterly report for the board of directors Thursday.

Regina Mullins-Greenlee, a survivor of addiction, prostitution and human trafficking, spoke about a housing and recovery model that is now being replicated in Lewiston.

Ema and Hannah Hawkes score for Mt. Ararat as Eagles improve to 3-1.

School Board sent the proposal for broadcast policy, which would have required broadcasters to pay a $50 fee for regular season games, back to the Policy Committee for revision with input from media.

Initial scanner traffic reported injuries in the two-car wreck.

Arrests from Dec. 2 through Dec. 11.

The $12.72 million budget eliminates the principal's position at Dirigo High School. A referendum in the town's of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru will be held Jan. 7.

Windham police warn the public not to approach Jayce Segler of Windham, whom they consider armed and dangerous.

The RSU 73 superintendent said the school guidance department will continue to follow up with the family of a student who made statements on Dec. 5 about a student bringing a gun to school.

A resident of Trestle Avenue in Kingfield confronted snowmobilers for waking him and his child up early Wednesday.

Witnesses said an excavator struck a water main under Bridge Street around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.

Rarely is the aftermath of animal testing so visible - and so hungry.

The expansion of its seasonal service follows similar steps by other airlines that boost efforts by the Portland International Jetport to improve its connections with western destinations.

Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee finish a 14-hour session on articles of impeachment with plans to vote Friday morning.

A congressional investigation was sparked by complaints about the Coast Guard Academy in New London.

Just north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant, the 86-year-old bridge needs to be replaced after a 2017 evaluation found structural problems.

The Board is operating with four representatives. A fifth member will succeed Edward Knightly who recently resigned.

The purchase, announced Wednesday, will allow the Maine-based retailer to maintain its presence in the heart of the city's downtown shopping district.

Police say Robert G. Steiner, who talked about his decades-long record in a 2015 interview, has been arrested in Michigan on charges he stole 2 vehicles from Wiscasset Ford.

Weeks of arduous House-Senate negotiations finally yield a traditionally bipartisan measure, stripped of many add-ons sought by Democrats controlling the House.

Aaron West robbed the second bank while he was free on pre-trial release after being charged in an earlier robbery.

RSU 10 was awarded about half a million dollars to help expand rural education and health care in the district and in three other neighboring districts.

Tuesday night the Farmington Board of Selectmen approved a new liquor license for Mary Jane's Slice of Heaven.

Three cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported at the school in the last two weeks, and Maine has recorded 337 cases statewide through October.

The study will look at Maine's services compared to other states and how legislation to move services for preschool-age children from the state to local districts would affect students.