The Oxford wedding venue Whitney Farm Estate launched the season with an open house to welcome engaged couples to connect with Oxford Hills-based event services businesses.

Newly hired interim Town Manager Bradley Plante says he has a lot of work to do.

Members of the House Armed Services Committee express frustration as they seek details on how the U.S. will keep the terrorist threat from re-emerging there.

Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru voters will go to the polls June 8 for a final say.

Each is available for a $5 donation for display on Veterans Memorial Hill

Selectpersons also received an update on the gazebo that has been ordered.

The board also discussed a discrepancy in town employee compensation.

The temporary shelter was originally slated to close in April. Portland-based Preble Street will take over managing the shelter.

The agency releases a disturbing account of the startling changes that Earth's warming had on parts of the United States during President Donald Trump's term.

Gov. Mike DeWine announces the 'Ohio Vax-a-Million' effort as his and other states look for ways to convince people who are hesitant to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus.

Advisers close to the Biden administration describe the new combination of issues as a key test of its commitment to major economic policy change.

Prayer, which in non-pandemic years takes place in large gathering places like The Colisee, will instead happen at the Longley School gym, socially distanced.

The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The 50-year-old Harrison resident was declared dead at the scene from traumatic head injuries.

Businesses as well as friends and neighbors donate produce, meat, bakery goods and used clothing for the free market, which is held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Arrests booked from May 6 through May 11.

Maine and New England do not depend on the Colonial Pipeline, a major East Coast source of gasoline and other fuels that shut down last week after a cyber attack but restarted Wednesday.

Tech giants, which had soared during the past year of lockdowns, take some of the biggest losses as the Dow sheds more than 680 points.

But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company says.

The overall property tax rate, however, is expected to decrease by about 25 cents.

The Food and Drug Administration this week authorized emergency use of the 2-shot vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, and the CDC is expected to accept its advisers' recommendation.

A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. June 2 at the county courthouse.

Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss confirmed that the agency was on scene Wednesday afternoon at the scene of a crash involving a fatality.

Rep. Ralph Tucker, a Brunswick Democrat, called it “a great idea” to put off consideration of the proposal in part because he would like to see upstream towns and industries included in the discussion about what ought to be done.

According to the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, the boy discharged a handgun that was left loaded on a nightstand.

Police have not identified the person whose remains were found in a shed on the property and said the investigation is continuing.

An episode of his National Geographic show, 'Uncharted,' will feature Ramsay foraging for and cooking with Maine ingredients.

The plan would fund education at the voter-approved level of 55% for the first time, provide more money to cities and towns, and put a record amount in the state's 'rainy day' fund.

A student accused of sexual misconduct sued the university system, arguing he was discriminated against because of his gender.

Confirmed daily infections, meanwhile, have declined to about 38,000, their lowest mark since mid-September.

United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union held an informational picket in Maine

The state is emphasizing convenience, making immunization readily available to Mainers whose work schedules or other conditions make it harder for them to get their shots.

Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed sharply higher prices for everything from food and clothes to housing.

The Wyoming congresswoman defiantly insists she’ll keep trying to wrench the party away from the former president and his 'destructive lies.'

Police say an activist group posed as a teen online and confronted Shawn Arnold at a truck stop.

The Planning Board also reviewed a campground proposal.

Washington County Community College and the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center have received a $500,000 USDA grant to develop aquaculture-specific training.

Lasagna Love is "here to help" in the Franklin County region by cooking individuals in need a lasagna.

A sister duo from Livermore Falls started the events company to bring back social gatherings as the lengthy pandemic lightens up.

The market held opening days on Saturday, May 1, and Friday, May 7 with the execution of the Farmington Farmers' Market Association President's "vision."

Divine Inspirations Quality Footwear and Victory Cabinets have rented the building and will be opening in late June or early July.

The board also discussed alternatives for social studies courses that offer "diversity" beyond American and European history.

The validation referendum on next year's $93 million plan will be held May 25. 

Norway hospital staff administering doses to students in Poland, Paris, Hebron, Buckfield and Bethel.

The AP-NORC poll found about 1 in 5 American adults say they probably or definitely won’t get vaccinated, compared to about a third in January.

The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.

New Hampshire driver was not hurt; explosives didn't detonate.

COVID-19 shots will be free and minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Since February, Rumford Elementary School has not gone 28 straight days without a positive COVID-19 case.