Maine man allegedly knocked an ATV rider unconscious and then kicked him on the ground

Night market lights up October at Thompson Free Library

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library When I lived in California, I missed October in Maine the most — a colorful bubble shielding us from the darkening days and shivering temps to come. Like a screensaver that travels with us — October serves as an evocative backdrop for painting, hiking, foliage drives, walks in the […]

Taste of India is closing in downtown Bangor

Taste of India has been a downtown Bangor staple for nearly 36 years.

Judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Black woman whose body was later hung in tree

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge set a $5 million bond Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August. Police disclosed Friday that Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned […]

Penobscot Bay blueberry growers had a good season against the odds

Even average seems especially good after 2025's harvest, one of the worst in a decade.

Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his […]