Firefighter killed in Searsmont explosion identified

Layman achieves president's list honors at Nichols College

DUDLEY, Massachusetts — Cami Layman of Hampden has achieved president’s list honors for the spring 2026 semester at Nichols College. The president’s list recognizes those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. Students whose semester grade point average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- […]

From quiet mill town to creative destination: Monson's new identity

WRITTEN BY EMILY BURNHAM Since launching in the summer of 2018, Monson Arts in the Piscataquis County town of the same name has been a transformational cultural force for the entire Moosehead region — most obviously in Monson itself, of course. After all, between 2016 and 2028, the Libra Foundation, the Portland-based charitable organization that […]

Maine man killed in New Hampshire crash

Mark Shuttleworth, 43, died at the scene.

Indiana man charged in Hancock County crash that left 5-year-old dead

Neither the boy nor his 10-month-old sister was properly restrained in the vehicle before the crash, police say.

Lil Wayne skips out on his own show at the Bangor waterfront

His fans, however, were not exactly surprised.