Machias Wild Blueberry Festival returns

Blue Hill delays action over downtown restaurant’s alleged land use violations

Blue Hill postponed the hearing after it became clear this weekend that the two parties weren’t in agreement, according to officials.

What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. Police have not indicated whether they consider the 29-year-old Black woman’s death suspicious, saying […]

Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids

Lindsay Clancy ’s lawyer probed her psychiatrist’s expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment as the defense sought Monday to suggest that the mental healthcare system overlooked and even accelerated the Massachusetts mother’s decline in the months before she killed her three young children. In questioning Dr. Jennifer Tufts, defense lawyer Kevin Reddington spotlighted her use […]

White shark drags lifeguard underwater at Maine state park

The shark pulled the lifeguard about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before he freed himself from the flotation device.

Maine motorcyclist dies after crashing into a deer

Rodney Goodrum, 57, was thrown from the motorcycle, suffering fatal injuries.