Madison’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 39 seeks school supply donations

Supplies will go to students its local schools Madison MSAD 49 and Carrabec RSU 74.

New textile recycling program places bins across Kennebec Valley

The nonprofit Kennebec Valley Council of Governments is partnering with a New Hampshire company to offer drop-off locations across the Kennebec Valley for recycling clothing and other items.

Somerset jail inmate charged with smuggling drugs through mail

A Searsport woman allegedly mailed a Somerset County Jail inmate Suboxone strips inside packages made to look like they came from his attorney, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.

The show must go on: Lakewood Theater opens, despite pandemic

On the shores of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Lakewood is the oldest continuously operating summer theater in the United States.

Norridgewock man indicted on manslaughter charges in 2019 crash

Police: David "Mike" Obert, 51, was driving on Ward Hill Road in Madison on the morning of July 4, 2019, when his dump truck collided with a Pontiac Torrent driven by Joyce Gipson, 85, killing her and her husband, Keith Blackwell, 80.

Woman charged in alleged assault with baseball bat on July 4

Stephanie Wade of Madison has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated criminal mischief in an altercation where a person was struck with a bat.

Seven high school graduates receive scholarships from Skowhegan Savings

Recipients include Gage Bernstein, Lillian Hoyt, Ethan Varney, Emily Edgerly, Hailey Walker, Lauren Eastlack and Breanna Mushero.

Lakewood Theater in Madison adjusts schedule with late-summer start

The summer season for the Lakewood Theater, the longest-running summer theater in the country, has been rescheduled to begin in August to help protect the health and safety of staff members and theatergoers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Madison, Carrabec high schools to hold scaled-back graduation ceremonies Friday

Madison Area Memorial High School and Carrabec High School will hold ceremonies Friday morning that will be recorded and available to the community later.

Madison Area Memorial High School class of 2020 graduates