Passing lanes were closed for crash cleanup at mile 94 on the turnpike, officials said.
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Fairfield seeks experts to help with public drinking water expansion
The town considers expanding public drinking water to those whose wells have been contaminated with dangerous ‘forever chemicals.’
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Central Maine not included in Amtrak’s 2035 vision plan. What does that mean for future regional passenger rail service?
Experts say future not totally bleak, even if central Maine is not part of the passenger rail giant’s long-range plan.
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Lack of central Maine bus drivers adds obstacle to getting students back to school full-time
School officials have said a lack of drivers will impact getting students back to school in person, five days a week, and it’s an issue statewide.
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Winthrop town manager faces claims of ‘bullying’ after 2 employees resign
Members of the town council said no grievances were filed by the employees who resigned, which could have triggered formal council action.
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‘Full-scale’ Skowhegan State Fair planned for this summer
Organizers expect to bring back events that were missing from last year’s strictly agricultural show, while still abiding by COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.
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State pulling proposed change to Kennebec River Management Plan
The agency will start again to create a fisheries management plan that will likely take into consideration the information it received from more than 1,100 comments, the most it has ever seen.
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Lawyer: Donor of controversial Augusta statue might be willing to take back his gift
A lawyer representing Robert Fuller Jr., who donated the statue of Melville W. Fuller to Kennebec County in 2013, suggested his client is willing to take back his gift.
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Son of former Richmond police chief told student with loaded gun to tell the teacher
Tripp MacMaster, 11, said he learned from his father what to do in a situation similar to the incident at Richmond’s Marcia Buker Elementary School on Tuesday.
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Police: 2 men with more than a kilogram of fentanyl arrested in Augusta
Kristopher Churchill, 38, of Bradford and Erick Mejia, 26, of Lawrence, Mass., were arrested Monday after a traffic stop on Interstate 95.