The 126th Aviation Regiment conducts a mountain hoist extraction to remove the hikers from Bigelow Mountain.
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Maine island airline owed nearly $400,000 by USPS to resume mail service after 1-day halt
Penobscot Island Air says it will deliver mail on Wednesday after the Postal Service agreed to pay 25% of its $388,000 balance by the end of the week.
Lloyd Ferriss, known for writing about Maine outdoors, dies at 84
Ferriss had a long career as a features writer and gardening columnist at the Portland Press Herald.
Franklin County leaders urge Mills to veto data center moratorium
In a pair of letters, Jay’s town manager and 3 county commissioners argued that it would kill a major economic opportunity for the community.
Snow flurries drift over Auburn under fluffy clouds Monday
Photographer Libby Kamrowski Kenny captures a battle of the seasons in the sky.
Hi-tech investigation leads to arrests in gun, pot store break-ins
The case was resolved through old-school sleuthing, police said, but also with the assistance of emerging technology.
It’s music in Lewiston, Monmouth, Gardiner and Farmington, and who let the dogs out? | Get out
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
Auburn school budget closing in on $67 million after board shaves $500K
The 2027 proposed budget is 5% higher than the current one and next goes to the City Council.
Maine’s legislative session has ended. Here’s what happened.
Look back at what the Legislature accomplished – and didn’t.
Telstar softball and baseball get underway in Bethel
It’s been a strong start, with both teams picking up wins against Gould and Carrabec.