To the Editor; Why Andy Torbett? My family arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River in 1717 settling in to farming and difficult labor.

The Penquis Sex Trafficking Action Response Team (START) will host a free online film screening of “Gridshock,” a documentary about human trafficking, followed by a panel discussion with local experts on Tuesday, Sept.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

All people in Maine who think they need a coronavirus test are now eligible for one under a state order meant to increase access to tests.

To the Editor; Just a comment for a sports writer: In reading the recent story about seven-on-seven fall football flag or touch football, it seems more like gym class intramural except schools may play other schools in competition.

Hiking is an excellent way to view Maine’s fall foliage in all its glory.

AUGUSTA – Kingsbury Plantation is among the municipalities recognized for producing the highest-quality annual reports, during recent judging held at the Maine Municipal Association.

AUGUSTA — Ranked-choice voting will be used in the presidential election in Maine this fall after the state’s high court ruled that Republicans did not gather enough valid signatures to put forward a people’s veto effort challenging the voting method.

ORONO — For middle and high school students in some forest-dependent rural communities in Maine and Oregon, a lack of money for education is the top barrier to pursuing the career they want, according to a survey of more than 2,000 youth by researchers at the University of Maine and Oregon State University.

Here’s something a lot of student-athletes might not have expected to read this year — the fall high school sports season is about to begin.