Raphael Warnock has done it. Adam Hamilton wants to follow as a pastor-US senator

Skowhegan Craft Brew Fest celebrates 10th anniversary

SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan Craft Brew Fest returns on Saturday, Sept. 5 for its 10th anniversary celebration, bringing together Maine-made beverages, food, live music and a festive Labor Day weekend atmosphere. Presented by nonprofit Main Street Skowhegan, the annual festival showcases Maine’s craft beverage industry while creating an opportunity for residents and visitors to gather, […]

Man hit by train in Auburn

The train operators alerted Cornelius Williams, 32, to move away from the tracks, but he didn’t and was then hit by the train.

He captivated millions on TV. Now Archbishop Fulton Sheen is one step closer to sainthood

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Bonnie Engstrom believes a long-deceased TV priest helped save her son’s life after he was born in 2010 without a pulse. The Catholic Church agreed, declaring the boy’s resuscitation a miracle after Engstrom and others sought the heavenly prayers of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who died in 1979. That determination […]

Schooners that graced a Maine-themed quarter or hosted Cousteau rest at the bottom of a NYC canal

For more than a century, the Pilot and the Victory Chimes — two historic schooners with towering sails — have between them served the country in wartime, hosted the likes of Jacques Cousteau and graced the Maine state quarter. But an inlet just off New York City’s famously polluted Gowanus Canal could be their final […]

Bangor won’t clarify if councilor’s spouse can be sworn in to School Committee

Jamie Beck, wife of City Councilor Michael Beck, is one of just three candidates who qualified to run for three open seats on the School Committee.