Halloween events serve up spooky fun across central Maine

Costumes and candy ruled Sunday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds for the Regional School Unit 4 PTA Trunk or Treat, an annual event celebrating Halloween, and one of dozens of events and displays scheduled between now and the end of October.

Cause of log home explosion in Embden remains under investigation

Tamara McLean, 45, was injured in the Oct. 15 blast at 199 Bert Berry Road.

Quilt trail continues across Somerset, Franklin counties

Carrabec High School goes remote over COVID-19 outbreak a week after officials declined to require masks

The school board decided last week to resume school with a mask-optional policy and remain in-person "until the Maine CDC steps in."

Handful of COVID-19 cases disrupt start of Carrabec school year

The superintendent of RSU 74 said freshmen orientation at Carrabec High School in North Anson was canceled Wednesday because of six cases of COVID-19. Other districts say they have no confirmed cases as a new academic year launches.

House fire in Solon ruled accidental

Officials say occupants of the house at 70 McQuilkin Road were injured Jan. 9 while trying to save their pets.

‘It’s like doing two jobs’: Somerset County teachers struggle to meet demands of hybrid learning

As Regional School Unit 74 prepares for discussions on the third phase of its reopening plan, a teacher expresses concerns she and colleagues share, including fatigue and burnout.

Carrabec schools delay reopening after student tests positive for COVID-19

Superintendent Mike Tracy said in a memo to families on Monday evening that all schools will close for a week to students after receiving word that a student in the community tested positive for coronavirus.

Comet NEOWISE makes close pass by Earth into the inner solar system

The comet was discovered March 27 by NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, NEOWISE.

An inspirational tail: Maine collie goes from animal cruelty seizure to the Puppy Bowl

Duncan was one of more than 130 animals seized from a business in Solon in July.