Maine woman dies after a food smoker in her garage catches fire

The fire that killed a 74-year-old woman was started accidentally, the fire marshal's office says.

The Veggies to play Mill House Pub

Mechanic Falls Historical Society plans open house

Norway, Mechanic Falls churches to collect socks for homeless

Continental Shakedown playing two shows this weekend

Legendary Maine bassist, Rumford native Frank Coffin dies

Friends and fans plan a memorial concert this weekend in Mechanic Falls.

More cases, fewer vaccinations leave Androscoggin County as a COVID-19 hotspot in Maine

Androscoggin County posted its third-highest daily total of cases on Thursday, its worst showing since January.

Idaho man recalls chance meeting with Maine adventurer in Panama

Bill Dunlop of Mechanic Falls was attempting to sail solo around the world on his 9-foot boat Wind's Will in 1983 when he went missing six months after his encounter with Jim Case on an island near the Panama Canal.

Meet ‘Farmer Luke,’ the 6-year-old Mainer running his own chicken and duck farm

Inspired by his grandmother, Verna Coolidge, Mechanic Falls' Luke Coolidge has his own chickens and ducks. He sells the eggs and has even slaughtered and cooked his poultry.

Maine restaurant co-owner donates kidney to help longtime customer

Due to incompatibility, Amanda Ouellette's kidney was flown to Colorado for transplant, allowing a kidney from there to be shipped the same day and transplanted into Jane Brown of Otisfield.