Wilton board opposes creating wildlife refuge in High Peaks region

"We can do just fine all by ourselves," Selectperson Mike Wells said before voting to join Eustis and other towns in opposition to a national wildlife refuge in the High Peaks region.

Soaking June rains destroy the road to Tumbledown, but who will pay to fix it?

Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.

USDA to drop rabies vaccine bait across western and northern Maine

State and federal agents plan to deploy over 415,000 rabies vaccine bait packs next week to prevent the spread of rabies.

Carrie Castonguay named town manager in Livermore Falls

Castonguay replaces Amanda Allen, who resigned as town manager in early June after coming to an agreement with town officials to settle a discrimination complaint she filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission.

Photos: Enjoying summer while it lasts

Winthrop man killed in fiery crash on Route 2 in Farmington

Noah Brochu, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sandy River Rangeley Lakes Railroad hosts Civil War reenactments

The Sandy River Rangeley Lakes Railroad brought out many Mainers and visitors from afar on Saturday to experience a Civil War reenactment that drew participants from Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well as Maine.

New York man accused of selling cocaine, fentanyl from Wilton residence

George Walker, 32, of Bronx was arrested Wednesday on three warrants out of Kennebec County in relation to drug trafficking and a new charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs.

Photo: Fishing before the rain in Wilton

The Beaulieu siblings of Wilton were fishing with the help of their mother on Thursday morning at Wilson Pond in Wilton.

Fixing Jay roads, sewer lines estimated to cost nearly $7.9 million, town says

The cost to fix the state Bureau of Parks and Lands' Whistle Stop Trail in Jay is now estimated at $860,000.