Waterville City Council votes to declare vacancies in Wards 1 and 5

Special election set for Nov. 8 to fill vacancies created when Councilor Mike Morris, D-Ward 1, resigned because he has moved out of the ward, and because Councilor Rick Foss, R-Ward 5, is moving to Winslow.

Longtime Cony boys basketball assistant coaches get their chance to lead own programs

Matt Barry takes over at Erskine Academy while Isaiah Brathwaite comes over to Messalonskee.

Good Will-Hinckley names new president and executive director

Gary Dugal, the organization's vice president of operations, has been promoted to become the nonprofit's top administrator.

Somerset County grand jury indicts Madison man who authorities say was trafficking in illicit drugs

Jonathan A. Charron was one of 16 people named in indictments handed up this week by the grand jury.

Judge orders man charged in death of Skowhegan woman be held without bail

Jason Servil, 19, of Boston, is being held at the Somerset County Jail following his arrest Saturday on charges that he caused the death of 20-year-old Alice Abbott.

Former Skowhegan standout athlete Jaycie Christopher transferring from Boston University to UMaine

2022 Miss Maine Basketball and Miss Maine softball winner had started with Terriers earlier this month.

Maine International Film Festival in Waterville went ‘so, so tremendously well,’ organizers say

The 25th annual festival, known as MIFF, drew filmmakers from as far as California, Mexico and the United Kingdom and moviegoers from all over the world, according to festival director.

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Multivehicle crash in Fairfield sends three to hospital

Four people injured Sunday morning at intersection of Norridgewock Road and Wood Street, according to police.

Man fatally shot by deputy at Newport campground was staying there with his family, owner says

Stephen Bossom, 35, was working part time at Sebasticook Lake Campground with his wife, Abbie, when Bossom, armed with a gun, had a confrontation Friday with a deputy from the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, according to the campground's owner and law enforcement officials.