Mayors and police officials are rolling out familiar strategies in anticipation of the traditional summer bump in violent crime.

As St. Dom's graduated its 2023 class, lots of people looked back in the weirdness of the pandemic and how it seemed to strengthen people and bring them together.

Memorial Day has drifted from its original meaning – mourning the nation’s fallen service members.

At a meeting in Estonia, German and Baltic leaders played down concerns about fighting spilling over into Russia.

John Hansen said drug addiction gripped him despite his loving upbringing.

Sheline is seeking his second term, which would be a three-year term due to a recent city charter amendment to create staggered terms.

Art Walk LA is held on the last Friday of every month from May through September throughout the downtowns of both Lewiston and Auburn.

The new 7,200-square-foot, single-level facility will replace the former outpatient clinic located on Franklin Street in Rumford.

Neuralink said it has regulatory approval to conduct a clinical trial of its brain implants in people, a milestone for the company as it seeks to commercialize a device that will link human brains to computers.

An aerial flight over one of 4 solar farms under construction in Sabattus.

Judge Clifton Newman's ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.

The new Mainers from 20 different countries were highlighted as part of the school's "Paths to America" integrated curriculum.

Troopers were responding to a report of a domestic assault when the driver of a vehicle attempted to flee and drove at a trooper, state police said.

A prosecutor said Benjamin Turcotte bought up to 40 guns for a man who was part of a gun trafficking conspiracy.

The 31-year-old Bowdoin College graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March while on a reporting trip in Russia.

Dave Bolduc, owner of D.A.B. Used Auto Sales Inc. in Freeport, was handling an industrial gas cylinder when it exploded.

The judge ruled that a woman who has accused Dana F. Strout of sexual assault was likely to win a judgment against him, and that if Strout was made aware of the lien request in advance he could try to conceal his assets.

Tyler McGarry, 17, of Carrabassett Valley received injuries that were not considered life-threatening Thursday and was taken by medical helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Workers at Save A Lot on The Concourse in downtown Waterville will lose their jobs when the store closes for good Thursday, Amy Calder writes.

The White House said hate crimes against Jews accounted for nearly two-thirds of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. in 2022, although Jews make up just over 2% of the population.

Little Mark Island and Monument in Harpswell is being offered at no cost.

The longtime jam band, with frontman John Popper, has been drawing big crowds for three decades and most recently performed at the Waterville Opera House. Photos by Morning Sentinel photographer Michael G. Seamans.

PAL Center bike rodeo at the Auburn center.

The alleged smuggler told investigators that a friend had paid him to travel from Taiwan to Nicaragua to pick up the eggs.

The suit alleges that Bishop Robert Deeley was one of three high-ranking members of the Catholic Church who were negligent in allowing a high school administrator in Massachusetts to sexually abuse minors for several years starting in 2011.

A request for $158,000 for a backup generator at the jail failed in a 3-3 vote.

Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan said targeting people who traffic in fentanyl remains a priority for his department.

The Select Board also amended the Town Office union contract to allow the deputy clerk to do six hours a week in the Finance Department to do payroll.

Grad Tidings: Laura Wong is passionate about taking photos and recording little details for the yearbook.

Wardens on Thursday were seeking information about a woman who took a juvenile raccoon into an Auburn pet store, where the animal was said to have been kissed by a few in the store.

Students and their English teachers celebrate the last class of the spring semester at The Root Cellar.

Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court's decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state's COVID-19 mandate for health care workers.

Artist Nathan Brown is expected to create a mural at an alternative location this summer after city staff members said there were 'artistic differences' between Brown and The Public Theatre, where a mural had previously been approved.

As proponents rally to build support for the bill, the governor recommends tightening eligibility and reducing payouts for the proposal, which is under attack from some business groups that say it would be too burdensome on employers.

Officer Noah Lebel said his only thought when he arrived at the house fire on Franklin Street on Tuesday night was the report that people might still be inside.

State health officials say the number of cases should serve as a reminder for people to get vaccinated.

The new U.S. citizens took an oath of allegiance to their new country during a ceremony at the South Portland U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service field office.

Tim Lafrance created The Tim Stick so his daughter could help produce signs in his shop, but it's become much more than that through his deal with tool distributor Yellotools.

Jessica Quimby, 44, and Joseph R. Quimby, 41, were indicted last week by a Somerset County grand jury and are facing charges that include aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and endangering the welfare of a child.

Ann Woloson, executive director of Mainers for Affordable Health Care, said she supports creating a task force to study the issue and balance the needs of patients and hospitals.

It was not immediately clear whether the crash was deliberate.

Vinny Rivard, 14, has been returned to his family after running away Sunday night, police announced Thursday night.

The town will enforce the curfew at the beach and install new signs on rules for using the beach.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water, writing that wetlands can only be regulated if they have a 'continuous surface connection' to larger, regulated bodies of water.

Maine State Police, Lewiston Police Department and Buxton Police Department assisted the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office in finding the 15-year-old girl.