Culinary festival serves up Maine flavors in Augusta

The two-day event introduced visitors to dozens of farmers and vendors from across the state.

Is the honeymoon over for owners of Maine wedding venues?

Hustling since the pandemic, Maine wedding industry veterans now fear the state has reached a saturation point.

Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding

Letters were sent Thursday to recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, telling them their grant awards were terminated.

One man killed, another seriously hurt in New Gloucester crash

A Damariscotta man was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger from Portland sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Area optimist clubs seek essay contest entries

Essays are due to the Optimist Club by Feb. 12.

There are more Christmas parades, tree lightings and visits with Santa planned

Several communities plan holiday events.

Auburn’s Eric Brakey quits his Maine senate seat so he can vote in New Hampshire

Brakey has long planned to move to the Granite State to run a libertarian group.

Photo: Shaker Herb House gets a new foundation

As communities vote on field projects, voters question need for artificial turf

Bond proposals in South Portland, Kittery and Gray-New Gloucester would spend millions to bring artificial turf fields to their schools. District leaders say the grass fields are just in too bad shape to keep up with demand.

Get a glimpse into the past at the Shaker Village’s Harvest Festival

The event is on Indigenous Peoples Day, and admission is free.