Man convicted of murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison

Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections

Discarded materials leads to damaging fire at Pittston home, official says

Pittston Fire Chief Joshua Johnson said some discarded materials ignited the fire outside the house, which spread into the roof.

Ice fishing derby on Cobbossee set for March 5

‘It’s going to be weird’: Central Maine Patriots fans react to Tom Brady’s retirement from the NFL

As the 7-time Super Bowl champion hangs it up, the people who cheered for him come to grips with life without him.

Association eyes proactive steps to stop invasive plant spread at key Kennebec County lake

If left untreated, the Eurasian watermilfoil could devastate Lake Cobbossee's ecosystem and contaminate other Maine lakes, advocates say.

Person killed in West Gardiner toll plaza crash identified as Blue Hill man

The Maine Department of Public Safety said Lucas Yurchick of Blue Hill was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck part of a southbound toll booth on Interstate 95 on Nov. 20.

Autopsy to determine identity of driver killed Saturday in West Gardiner

Investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling southbound when it crashed into a guardrail, redirected back onto the highway and then struck the center pylon at the toll plaza, causing the vehicle to burst into flames.

Interstate 95 crash kills 1 at West Gardiner toll plaza

When firefighters arrived at the fatal crash on Interstate 95 on Saturday, they found a single vehicle engulfed in flames.

UMaine to display local students’ artwork

With controlled burn permits now free in Maine from all sources, creators of pioneering online services feel vindicated

Law that went into effect earlier this month to make state-issued online burn permits free of charge will not change what one private online service based in West Gardiner has been doing in allowing towns to issue free online permits for nearly a decade.