Renovations expose bones and secrets of Maine’s oldest opera house

Now that the long-anticipated renovation of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner is underway, the work is revealing the building's history.

Halloween events serve up spooky fun across central Maine

Costumes and candy ruled Sunday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds for the Regional School Unit 4 PTA Trunk or Treat, an annual event celebrating Halloween, and one of dozens of events and displays scheduled between now and the end of October.

Alan Jackson’s bar in Nashville to honor a superfan from Auburn

Mary Ann "Marie" Gallant of Auburn died last year at the age of 80. Her ashes will stay in Maine, not Nashville.

Daughter hopes country music star Alan Jackson will let her spread mother’s ashes at his Nashville home

Sue Castle is flying south to fulfill her mom's wish to stay forever close to singer Alan Jackson.

Swine & Stein Brewfest draws record crowds, again, to Gardiner

The annual event, which features food and live entertainment, this year added mead to its showcase of local beer and ciders.

Statewide local foods program launched in August

Maine School Administrative District 17 (Oxford Hills) was one of three rural public school districts to participate.

Stockton Springs man identified as driver killed in three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95

Police: William Stevenson, 53, died Saturday morning when his BMW was hit from behind in the northbound lanes of I-95 in West Gardiner.

Judge declares mistrial in case of Gardiner man accused of killing friend, attempting to kill another

Gruesome police body-camera footage that disturbed jurors and could have affected their impartiality led the judge to declare Dylan Ketcham's murder trial a mistrial.

Gardiner man on trial for murder shot former friend, attacked another with machete, prosecutor says

A defense attorney for Dylan Ketcham said he had been threatened and feared for his life.

New England comedians take stage for Johnson Hall’s Stand Up Comedy Series