Central Maine’s L.C. Bates Museum has preserved natural history for more than a century. Now it must preserve itself.

Volunteers say the work is extensive, costly and a labor of love for the museum in the Hinckley area of Fairfield.

From arrest to recovery: Somerset County Jail unlocks new hope for addiction treatment

Brock Peters, 29, credits an arrest at the height of his opioid addiction with saving his life. After detoxing at the jail, he became part of a pilot program to treat opioid addiction in a different way.

Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children

Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family's pickup truck hit a tree, and the children's mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as "accomplice liability."

SKILLS, Inc. to hold hiring event Nov. 16 in Hinckley

State appears to be moving forward with proposal for youth detention centers in several Maine locations

The Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield is one of 15 sites under consideration for "therapeutic residences" should lawmakers choose to close or downsize the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, according to a state Department of Corrections report.

Foundation awards grants in Franklin, Somerset counties

Hinckey museum plans virtual summer exhibit, lending library

International exchange students learn about Thanksgiving

Resource center recognizes victims of domestic abuse

UMaine Extension to offer tractor safety classes

Online classes; in-person tractor-driving practice is offered.