Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86

State high school girls volleyball titles up for grabs this weekend in Bangor, South Portland

Gorham, Washington Academy of East Machias, and Mount Desert Island will be looking to defend their championships.

Watts Hall Community Arts bean supper raises $1,430 for local food pantry

THOMASTON – Watts Hall Community Arts is proud to share that the Dot Jameson & Lucy Mayo Memorial Bean Supper, held on Oct. 10, raised $1,430 for the Thomaston Inter-Church Fellowship Food Pantry.  Watts Hall Community Arts Board members Daryl Hahn and Cathy Harn and Managing Director Kendray Rodriguez presented the donation to Food Pantry […]

Janet Mills says she voted for Troy Jackson in U.S. Senate race

The Democratic governor made her own unsuccessful bid in the current U.S. Senate race and had not previously endorsed Jackson.

Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of ‘Star Trek’ and 'X-Men' fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained actor who added Shakespearean gravitas to the “Star Trek” and “X-Men” franchises, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. Stewart’s diagnoses had not been previously disclosed. While best […]

Shaw’s sued after truck driver fatally crushed by rock salt

Randall “Randy” Rackliffe, of Saco, died eight months after an unstable pallet of water bottles and rock salt shifted in a semi-trailer, crushing him.