Man arrested after attempting to rob Fairfield bank, police say

A South Dakota man, 47-year-old Mark J. Ryder, was taken into custody Friday following the attempted robbery of Skowhegan Savings Bank on Main Street in Fairfield, according to police.

Conservationists criticize dam owner for impeding salmon migration along Kennebec River

The Kennebec Coalition and the Conservation Law Foundation say Brookfield Renewable Partners must do more to project the endangered Atlantic salmon at four Brookfield dams from Waterville to Skowhegan.

Androscoggin Grange No. 8 in Greene starts ambitious fundraising campaign to keep doors open

Even as some Maine Granges have closed their doors for good, others have adapted and continue to grow stronger ties within their community.

Sappi union workers rally amid contract negotiations with company

Members of United Steelworkers Local 9 gathered along Route 201 in Skowhegan on Tuesday to make a more visible pitch for higher wages and better benefits.

Fairfield man assaults 2 officers while being arrested for domestic violence, police say

Isaac O'Connor, 25, arrested Saturday on one charge of domestic violence assault and two charges of assault on an officer after he spit on a Fairfield officer and later grabbed another, according to officials.

Local students make NY college dean’s list

Driver dies after pickup truck rolls over in Fairfield

Robert S. Camera, 55, of Norridgewock, was killed Wednesday when his pickup veered off Norridgewock Road, in the area of Pung Hill, police say.

Fairfield eyes $40 million water expansion to help residents with contaminated wells

Project would expand the Kennebec Water District's lines across Fairfield to reach those with land tainted by 'forever chemicals.'

Farmers markets are open. Here’s a list of some to visit around central and western Maine.

A sure sign spring (and summer) is the reopening of outdoor farmers markets across the state.

UMaine Society of Women Engineers recognizes 8 high school seniors

Of the students, three were from Winslow, Readfield and Fairfield schools.