Heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts clobber Maine coastal communities

The Halloween weekend storm dropped more than 6 inches of rain in some places, flooded roads and produced gusts up to 57 mph as thousands of customers lost electricity.

United Midcoast Charities awards $11K for OUT Maine youth programs

Kennebec Valley Community College offers certificate programs

Legal claim says former Rockland officer ‘manhandled’ 81-year-old woman during arrest

The woman is seeking $150,000 in damages from the city, its police department, and former officer Michael Rolerson.

Former Rockland police officers sentenced to jail for cruelty to animals

The two men acknowledged killing porcupines with their retractable batons several times while on duty.

Driver crashes after yelling at demonstrators in Rockland

A juvenile from Hope was driving a vehicle past the demonstration, yelled out the window at the protesters and crashed into the back of a parked van.

Knox County couple charged after 3-year-old found alone in ferry parking lot

Police say they searched for the child's parents or guardians on April 27 before finding the couple in a motel room with ‘a large amount’ of cocaine and fentanyl.

U.S. Coast Guard responds to fishing vessel disabled off Maine coast

The Boston-based Padre Pio, a 65-foot-long dragger, reported engine trouble Saturday evening 50 miles southeast of Vinalhaven and will be towed to Rockland.

Maine-built schooner is back on the water for 150th season

The Lewis R. French was launched Wednesday and will soon carry passengers from its homeport in Camden.

State launches ferry built in East Boothbay shipyard

The new vessel, named after Capt. Richard G. Spear, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, will transport passengers and motor vehicles between Rockland and Vinalhaven for the Maine State Ferry Service.