Maine social worker barred from working in NJ after alleged sexual misconduct

Former chief deputy closes in on Hancock sheriff victory as challenger concedes

Corey Bagley is poised to be Hancock County’s next sheriff after rival Dakota Dupuis conceded Wednesday morning.

The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump

Democrats have won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, a drubbing that reached deep into reliable GOP territory. Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in ruby-red states and battlegrounds alike: Kansas, which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator in nearly a […]

Wildfire near Maine border grows to about 1,000 acres

The Wild River fire is 11% contained and burning about 7 miles southeast of Gorham, New Hampshire.

Maine is a bright spot in a new study on loon population

Maine's loon productivity — the number of surviving chicks per breeding pair — is growing slightly, according to research from Birds Canada.

One of three remaining Shakers has died

Sister June Carpenter served as a cataloger of the Shaker Library and was a football fan who cared for the flower gardens and barn cats.