Traffic started flowing freely on the new Frank J. Wood Bridge last week.
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Windham high schooler, 14, under house arrest over alleged threats
Police say the student had compiled a list of people to target and was researching how to acquire weapons.
UMaine graduate workers ratify first union contract
Graduate students at the University of Maine have been seeking a union contract since March 2023.
Federal authorities will investigate fatal Standish school bus crash
In an unusual development, the National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez Tuesday.
Gray discusses preparing growth ordinances for new housing law
The Town Council weighed how to rework Gray’s ordinances to comply with LD 1829, which goes into effect July 1.
Move over, Santa. In Maine and elsewhere, Krampus is coming to town.
Is America finally embracing the frightening and long-shunned Alpine European folk legend?
Toy Fund helps grandparents raising kids amid illness, loss and homelessness
Many Maine grandparents serving as caregivers are seeking help from the Toy Fund, which provides books and gifts for thousands of kids each year.
How did Caribou, Maine, get its name? We may never know.
Why the Aroostook County city was named for an animal now extinct in the state remains something of a mystery.
How Graham Platner’s complicated past shapes his run for U.S. Senate
A war is being waged to define the combat veteran, oyster farmer and U.S. Senate candidate from Sullivan.
As community remembers 5-year-old school bus crash victim, police identify driver
The investigation into the crash that killed 5-year-old Simon Gonzalez in Standish continues, according to police.