Life & Culture

Oxford Hills students share Prom Night at lodge on Long Lake

Local & State

Damage in central Maine cemeteries outpacing funding for repairs

Central Maine cemetery stewards say damage to tombstones, trees and roads must be addressed little by little thanks to funding constraints.

Cops & Courts

Bar Harbor man found guilty of raping and murdering former classmate

Jalique Keene, 22, testified in his own defense Friday and acknowledged that a security camera showed him carrying the lifeless body of 19-year-old Mikaela Conley in the early morning of June 1, 2018.

Cops & Courts

Defrocked priest, 76, sentenced to spend 16 years in prison for sexually abusing boy in Maine

A jury convicted Ronald Paquin last year on 11 of 24 counts of gross sexual misconduct stemming from incidents in the 1980s.

Life & Culture

Ogunquit Playhouse grant will bring seniors to shows, and out of isolation

The Tramuto Foundation is giving the playhouse a $300,000 grant to combat social isolation.

Business

Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer

Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.

Local & State

Memorial Day events in southern Maine

Parades and ceremonies happening Monday, from Wells to Topsham.

Maine Voices

Expansion of public pre-kindergarten worthy of support

Legislators should follow the Education Committee's lead and support making this important program accessible to all of Maine's early learners.