Border patrol detains 16 migrants at Franklin, Somerset jails

Sixteen migrants in Franklin County were detained this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to booking logs.

Maine needs more housing, fast. Two companies are turning to the assembly line.

Built in a factory, modular homes and apartments can go up quickly. Can new designs change some of the stigma?

Madison’s Somerset Abbey plans Sarah McQuaid concert

The folksinger will interpret traditional Irish and Appalachian songs.

Maine’s illegal cannabis grow houses are being refurbished, relisted and sold

More than 30 of the properties appear to be back on the market amid a law enforcement crackdown this year.

Maine electric utilities grapple with their role in illegal cannabis grow houses

Blown transformers and $10,000 power bills can make cannabis grow houses easy for utility companies to identify, but Maine utilities question if flagging what might be illegal activity is their responsibility.

Trial to begin for Madison man charged with murdering former roommate

Roland Flood, 62, is charged with the murder of Mark Trabue, 57, of Anson, who was found with multiple stab wounds in July 2023 at a Madison cemetery.

Crafters sought for Nov. 9 Starks fair

Parade, craft fair, food, games highlight Madison Anson Days

Food, games, a parade, book sale, crafts, music, vendors and more marked the second of three days of Madison Anson Days, an event celebrating the sister towns on the Kennebec River in Somerset County.

Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine

Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.

‘Layers of invisibility’: Workers at Maine’s illegal cannabis grow sites show signs of human trafficking

Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.