Maine Deaf community reeling after 4 friends killed in Lewiston shootings

Joshua Seal, Billy Brackett, Steve Vozzella and Bryan MacFarlane were killed while playing in a cornhole tournament at Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston.

Shooting updates: Mourners gather at candlelight vigil to remember victims

Bath-built destroyer shoots down missiles and drones targeting Israel, officials say

The USS Carney shot down four cruise missiles and 15 drones launched over the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen, officials said.

New law aims to protect rights of manufactured home owners

The law requires landowners to give residents notice if they plan on selling their property and give tenants a chance to purchase the land.

Move-in date for Brunswick asylum-seekers delayed by fire

A fire at one of the buildings being constructed for 60 asylum-seeking families at Brunswick Landing delayed the construction schedule.

L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover

A 13.5-foot-tall boot and an 11.5-foot-tall peanut — both on wheels — met in the L.L. Bean employee parking lot Sunday. Instagram handles, honey-roasted peanuts and miniature L.L. Bean boot keychains were exchanged.

Brunswick Fire Department staffing shortage ‘a constant battle’

Eight of the Brunswick Fire Department's 41 firefighting positions are vacant.

Climate demonstrator outside L.L. Bean gets surprise visit from CEO

Freeport resident and retired schoolteacher William Rixon has been demonstrating outside L.L. Bean since the beginning of September. This week, he got a response.

Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students

The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents' concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.

Bowdoin College inaugurates first woman president

Safa Zaki is Bowdoin College's first woman president in its 229-year history.