Festival features pumpkins big and small, on land and water

DAMARISCOTTA, Maine (AP) The folks in Damariscotta are once again showing their love for pumpkins.

Maine company promises to rebuild after fire

WINSLOW, Maine (AP) A prominent Winslow construction-supply company is promising to rebuild after a fast-moving fire mostly destroyed its main building.

Delaware couple wins wife carrying competition in Maine

NEWRY, Maine (AP) A Delaware couple is the winner of the North American Wife Carrying Championship held at the Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine.

Police in Maine hope public can help locate missing woman

Authorities in Kennebec County are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing woman.

Winslow Business Ravaged By Fire, Numerous Emergency Crews Respond

A massive fire destroyed a building supply business in Winslow Friday afternoon. The McCormack Building Supply building on Lithgow Street was engulfed in flames, as black smoke, which could be seen for miles, billowed into the air.

New York City Police Say Four People Have Been Killed in a Shooting in Brooklyn, That Also Injured Three Others

NEW YORK (AP) _ New York City police say four people have been killed in a shooting in Brooklyn that…

Police identify victim in deadly crash in Sidney

State police say a woman was killed Friday morning after her pickup truck overturned in Kennebec County.

National Park Service looking for leasee for historic site in Maine

CALAIS, Maine (AP) The National Park Service is looking for someone to lease a house located on a historic site near the border of Maine and Canada.

Peak peeping in Maine, where leaves are turning all over

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) It’s peak season for leaf peeping in Maine, where fall foliage has just about reached its high point of coloration for the fall.

First flu cases of the season arrive in Maine

Public health authorities in Maine say the state has received word of the first cases of seasonal influenza for the new flu season.