New Monmouth Academy principal hired, among other Hallowell-area administrative hires

Ted Finn was unanimously approved by the Regional School Unit 2 school board Monday night, while Superintendent Tonya Arnold introduced new Assistant Superintendent Matt Gilbert and Business Manager Stephanie Saltzman.

AppleFest returns to Monmouth

After a year when the annual fall festival shifted to a drive-through pie sale, AppleFest returned Saturday as an event that celebrates both Monmouth's history and the opportunity for friends to gather.

Longtime Monmouth Academy educator leaving principal role

Rick Amero, a Monmouth Academy graduate who has spent more than 30 years in various roles at the school, will become the director of the Waldo County Technical Center in mid-October.

Scout Troop 622 plans Sept. 12 open house

Youth from the Manchester, Readfield, Mt. Vernon, Monmouth, Winthrop, Fayette, and Hallowell areas are welcome.   

Local high schoolers receive national certifications for firefighting

Newly certified junior firefighters in Farmingdale and Monmouth, 16 and 17 years old, have already earned their place on those towns' fire crews.

Owen Kennedy will play Fiddle on the Front Porch in Monmouth

Hallowell-area school district to follow CDC masking recommendations

After two hours of deliberation and many different perspectives shared, Regional School Unit 2 will require masks to be worn in its schools.

Police: Monmouth man killed in fog after being struck by car

Kyle Foyt-Bridges, 29, was killed while walking on Main Street early Thursday morning, according to authorities.

Invasive watermilfoil returns in Cobbossee Lake despite efforts to eradicate the plant

"A lake that becomes really infested (with the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil plant) is absolutely useless to everybody," said John Stanek, vice commodore of the CYC Lake Association.

Monmouth’s Flanagans make Springbrook club championships a family conquest

Golf: Trevor and Abby Flanagan captured the Springbrook Golf Club men's and women's championships in mid-July.