Letter: Troy Jackson offers a welcome contrast to Susan Collins

$6.3M MDI estate tops list of most expensive Maine homes sold in September

Nearly every home on the list is based in coastal southern Maine, but there are a few outliers.

Why an Aroostook town’s mural represents more than art

The panels look like giant postage stamps, an idea inspired by a similar mural in North Carolina and by Maine artist Peter Walls, who has used shaped panels in his work.

Public executions in the US were once a community spectacle and then they stopped

For about nine decades, executions in the U.S. have been private affairs, often shrouded in secrecy. The stunning Pentagon announcement Thursday that the first military execution in more than 65 years will be livestreamed could change that. Allowing the world to watch Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan face the firing squad in December would […]

Fire leaves Van Buren home uninhabitable

A devastating fire left a Van Buren home uninhabitable on Tuesday, but fortunately, no injuries were reported as emergency crews battled the blaze throughout the afternoon and evening.

Rising oil prices, falling technology stocks keep Wall Street unsettled

Financial markets faced volatility Thursday as rising oil prices and surging Treasury yields pressured major stock indexes, with technology and AI-focused companies leading a notable market retreat.