Thorndike voters approve municipal budget, reelect selectmen at annual Town Meeting

A previously approved change means selectmen were elected to staggered terms, with one of three seats now coming up for election each year.

Mentoring program seeks adult volunteers

Winterport man arrested on charges he sexually abused, exploited children in Waldo County

Steven Mathis, 32, was apprehended in Texas and returned to Maine on Monday on allegations that he abused "several" children.

Mount View High School student killed in single-vehicle crash in Troy, officials say

Hazel Fuller, a 17-year-old senior at the Thorndike high school, died Sunday morning when her SUV went off Route 220, also known as the Detroit Road.

Passport tour held in lieu of annual Common Ground Country Fair

A group of business owners in the Unity area organized a passport tour during what would typically be Common Ground Country Fair weekend, which was canceled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Skowhegan hospital reports around 10 inoculations during fair’s first clinic

The hospital's EMS department offered to assist with a vaccine clinic at the Skowhegan State Fair, and a pharmacist reports that around 10 people took advantage of the free clinic during its first session over the weekend.

Scholarship applications open to Waldo County residents

Maine reports 57 new cases of COVID-19, part of a ‘deeply concerning’ rise

Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine CDC director, said the state is clearly in the throes of a new wave of infections.

Maine reports 42 new cases of COVID-19 as outbreak linked to church grows

An outbreak connected to a Waldo County church continues to grow, and is now linked to 49 cases.

Fifty new COVID-19 cases reported as Maine passes 6,000 since pandemic began

The single-day increase is the highest in nearly a month and the 7-day average of new cases is the highest it's been since July 2.