Waterville man indicted on 9 charges after drug-fueled joyride in stolen heating oil truck

Court records reveal new details about the police chase of Paul M. Hatch III through Cumberland, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties in September.

Bagel craze spreads through central Maine

Augusta-area residents' appetite for the beloved ring-shape bread is growing. Two bagel shops have opened in the city in the last year, and another is set to open in Winthrop at the end of October.

Award-winning journalist and mystery writer Gerry Boyle to speak at Bailey Public Library

Poet Jeri Theriault will give presentation at Bailey Public Library

Winthrop society to host ‘Fight for a Fishway’ talk Oct. 12

Winthrop extends temporary ban on quarrying

A moratorium was set to expire on Sept. 30 after a similar motion failed to pass during the last council meeting on Sept. 11.

Widow’s plea for new safety rules changes state law on transporting caskets

Had they existed sooner, regulations for modified hearses might have saved a man killed in a 2017 wreck in Greene.

Augusta woman killed in head-on collision with farm truck in Winthrop

Katherine Spiller, 35, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Route 202, police said.

Stolen fuel truck driver eludes spike mats in Oxford while leading officers on multicounty chase

Paul Hatch, 37, was injured after the truck flipped onto its side on state Route 133, according to officials.

Heat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners

The donation provides each classroom at Winthrop Grade School with an air conditioner.