BRUNSWICK — Sen. Stan Gerzofsky will host office hours from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Little Dog Coffee Shop on Maine Street in Brunswick. The change from his usual Saturday office hours is for the month of February only. Office hours will return to Saturday in March. Meetings are open to anyone who […]

PHIPPSBURG — The Nature Conservancy will be leading a 6-mile snowshoe/ hike from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at the Basin Preserve in Phippsburg. The 1,840-acre, forested coastal preserve is Conservancy’s largest in Maine. This event is part of the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend — a statewide initiative to connect Mainers to […]

BATH — The Teen Library Council of Patten Free Library is now accepting submissions for its second annual student art show. The exhibition will take place in the Library’s second floor Community Room during the month of April. The Council will accept original submissions in any medium, including drawings, paintings, sculpture, original cartoons and animé, […]

Jennifer Collins, a Houlton mother of two, often finds herself scrambling once her daughter’s school announces a snow day. It’s a mad dash to make sure her sitter is available or to find out if she can take a day off work. And even if she can miss work, she’s left trying to find indoor […]

AUGUSTA Gov. Paul LePage is back on the campaign trail. But this time, instead of fighting to keep his job, the Republican is working to persuade lawmakers and residents to support his plan to overhaul Maine’s tax code by dramatically cutting the income tax while raising and expanding the sales tax. LePage has been touting […]

ELLSWORTH (AP) — Defense attorneys want to postpone the trial of an Ellsworth man charged with the beating death of his wife on Christmas Day. Police arrested Chris Saenz in the death of Hilary Saenz in December 2013 after her body was found in the couple’s apartment when Chris Saenz called for an ambulance. Police […]

CARIBOU (AP) — The Maine state fire marshal’s office says an 18-year-old Caribou man likely started the fire that killed him and burned a relative’s home. Authorities say firefighters found Jordan McEwen in the bedroom of a mobile home just after 10 a.m. on Monday. McEwen began living with relatives in November after the apartment […]

SOMERVILLE (AP) — One person was hurt and several animals are presumed dead after a fast-moving fire destroyed a home and attached barn in Somerville. Fire Chief Michael Dostie says the person who suffered the injury during the blaze reported at about 10 a.m. Sunday was run over by an animal trying to escape the […]