Writers invited to Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Gather in Eastport

Maine high school baseball implementing new safety rule next season

One of the changes could mean either a double first base or a larger first base bag.

Ruth White named top America East outdoor track scholar-athlete of the year

The 20-year-old Orono native is the eighth University of New Hampshire woman to earn the honor.

Progressives urge Maine Democrats to pick new process to replace Graham Platner

Platner supporters and some Maine Democratic party organizers have expressed concerns about the transparency of the unprecedented process.

Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and provide care to so many children at once. The local prosecutor said the cost of […]

Dar Williams brings music and community-building to Midcoast and DownEast Maine

The acclaimed songwriter Dar Williams is never content simply to sing. Her visit to Midcoast and DownEast Maine later this month will center on a July 18 evening performance at the 758-seat 1932 Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor. But Williams is also holding two of the “Town Talks” she’s been hosting across the country since […]