Fire damages second floor of Gardiner home

While the fire was knocked down in less than an hour, the home on Fountain Street suffered fire and smoke damage.

Effort to remove Pittston selectman stalls

A resident has gathered enough signatures to warrant a recall election for Joe Caputo, but a dispute over the document has caused delays.

Thousands without power as central Maine deals with season’s first snowstorm

Reported snowfall totals in the region ranged from 5 to 11 inches Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.

Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding

Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.

Pittston woman named American Lung Association volunteer of year

Pittston resident launches effort to remove selectman

Cheryl Peaslee, a longtime Pittston resident, is collecting signatures to recall Joe Caputo from the Select Board over what she calls a 'change in atmosphere' at meetings.

Photos: Herd on the street in Pittston as cows, sheep seek greener pasture

Volunteers, and sheriff's deputies, gathered in Pittston Tuesday morning to help Morton Brook Ranch owner Christian Jensen move his herd of 11 cattle and about 45 sheep across Wiscasset Road. Jensen said it was the second year he has used several neighbors' hayfields as a rotational grazing pasture for his animals. Having the herd trim the grass and spread its manure as fertilizer would get the crop off to a good start next spring, he said. All photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Pittston man connected to Lisbon murder dies of gunshot wound

Benjamin Peterson died Friday night as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound sustained early in the day after allegedly shooting and killing former girlfriend Kylee Turcotte, State Police said.

Albion man indicted on child sex assault charges

Sean M. Eori, 43, was indicted on 11 charges by a Kennebec County grand jury.

Swine & Stein Brewfest returns to Gardiner’s Water Street with new fermentory drinks

Craft beverages, food and games are expected to take over Water Street for the annual Oktoberfest-style event that draws hundreds of people from across Maine and beyond to downtown Gardiner.