BANGOR, Maine — Aly and Ethan Brayson of Bangor didn’t have to go far to test out the new ice skates they got for Christmas from their grandmother. more

HERMON, Maine — Gladys Knowles and the other women of the American Legion Auxiliary in Hermon are busy plying their knitting needles for a good cause. They’re working to make colorful handmade hats and mittens for the town’s children who need a helping hand in order to stay warm. more

LINCOLN, Maine — In what might be the beginning of Maine’s first major legal battle over wind power, the Lincoln Appeals Board will hear an appeal Thursday of First Wind of Massachusetts’ town … more

BREWER, Maine — Discussions have begun to put area high school student scientists into cutting-edge laboratories to work on chronic conditions and diseases that affect Mainers, Superintendent … more

LINCOLN, Maine — If Mother Nature permits, the town is poised to create two public ice-skating rinks by the middle of next week, officials said Tuesday. more

MILLINOCKET, Maine — A malfunctioning heat lamp was cited as the cause of a fire that gutted a garage Sunday on Maine Avenue. Millinocket Fire Chief Wayne Campbell said firefighters were called … more

SPRINGFIELD, Maine — A winner has come forward with a winning lottery jackpot ticket that was sold at a northern Maine store. The winning Tri-State Megabucks ticket, worth $550,000, was sold at … more

SPRINGFIELD, Maine — If you bought a Megabucks lottery ticket at Smith’s General Store on Wednesday night, you might be $550,000 richer and not even know it. more

The future of public education in northern Penobscot County likely will be shaped for the next decade by a series of public hearings that starts Wednesday. more

ORRINGTON, Maine — When Fire Chief Mike Spencer took the post in 2005 he was given the task of creating a completely new municipal department — Orrington Fire and Rescue — from the ashes of the town’s two volunteer fire and ambulance departments. more

SPRINGFIELD, Maine - If you bought a Megabucks lottery ticket at Smith’s General Store on Wednesday night, you might be $550,000 richer, and don’t know it yet. more

BUCKSPORT, Maine - A local man and his son escaped unharmed from a fire that destroyed their home late New Year’s day. According to a report form the Bucksport Fire department, the call came in … more

DEXTER, Maine — A dispute over the location of a primitive boat launch on Lake Wassookeag that is near the public water intake system is headed back to court. The boat launch has been used over the years by owners of larger boats who can’t gain access to the big lake from the state’s boat launch on the smaller part of the lake because it is restricted by limited clearance under the bridge that connects the two. more

BELFAST, Maine — A former Medway selectman has been indicted on charges of manslaughter and aggravated driving to endanger for causing an accident in Monroe last fall that claimed the life of a … more

MEDWAY, Maine — Daniel Deschaine might not be alive today had not a Millinocket man put a tourniquet on his left leg after he was stabbed in the parking lot of a Millinocket bar last week. more

ENFIELD, Maine — College scholarships. New equipment purchases. Fire station expansions. Food pantry donations. more

MEDWAY, Maine — Daniel Deschaine might not be alive today had not a Millinocket man put a tourniquet on his left leg after he was stabbed in the parking lot of a Millinocket bar last week. “If … more

BANGOR, Maine — Music, vintage movies, dancing and consuming vats of hot chocolate and candy were some of the ways that people in downtown Bangor rang in the New Year. And with 10 official … more

DEXTER, Maine — With the assistance of Dover-Foxcroft and Newport police, Dexter police have recovered the three Polaris snowmobiles that were stolen from Acadia and Pleasant streets over the … more

BANGOR, Maine — Two men arrested Saturday in the Houlton area have been charged in U.S. District Court in Bangor with violating immigration laws. One man is charged with being in the country … more