Congregants and community members gathered Sunday to offer prayers of remembrance for those affected by the recent attacks on Israel, and celebrate the near completion of more than $1.6 million in improvements to the synagogue at 291 Main St.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Winslow investigation finds councilors didn’t violate open meeting law, but gatherings risk a ‘fine line’
The investigation was launched in August after a sitting councilor claimed the council’s chairman was hosting regular meetings outside the public eye.
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Backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave, Oakland town manager says
Ella Bowman resigned this week after 9 years as the town manager in Oakland and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
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Common Ground Country Fair draws more than 64,100 to Unity over weekend
The annual fair remains a popular draw, with about 20,500 fairgoers attending Friday, nearly 25,000 on Saturday and some 18,700 on Sunday, the event’s final day for 2023.
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Jeff Powers, co-founder of popular Bigelow Brewing Co. in Skowhegan, dies at 61
Powers, who died suddenly Tuesday, was joined by his wife, Pam, in building Bigelow Brewing Co. into one of the leading craft breweries in Maine.
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Tens of thousands expected in Unity as Common Ground Country Fair prepares to launch
The three-day fair, a celebration of agricultural life and rural living in Maine, opens Friday and is expected to feature more than 1,000 exhibitors and speakers.
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Freedom man hospitalized after being pinned underneath ATV for hours
Ralph Littlefield Jr., 73, was riding the ATV on his property Monday when a wheel caught a muddy rut and the vehicle tumbled over, trapping him underneath.
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As Maine celebrates its apple harvest, growers say the rainy summer made for a good haul
Growers across the state marked the beginning of the prime picking season by celebrating the 23rd annual Maine Apple Sunday.
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China school has a new well but concerns over water contamination linger
RSU 18 is working with the state to install a filtration system for the well that was dug over the summer for China Middle School, which contended last year with unacceptably high levels of PFAS and then more recently when the chemical antimony was detected.
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Five hurt, several vehicles damaged on I-95 in Sidney as traffic slows for car fire
Two drivers failed to slow or properly merge with traffic Wednesday and hit other vehicles as motorists slowed because of a car fire in the breakdown lane, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.