Educational center to offer college planning sessions in Lewiston

Educational center to offer college planning sessions in September

Gifford’s expects to be fully operational in next few months after fire devastated Skowhegan plant

The latest scoop from Gifford's HomeMaine Ice Cream? The company's CEO said this week that as repairs continue on the manufacturing plant, it's working with two out-of-state manufacturing partners to return several select flavors of its ice cream to store shelves.

Harness racing beating odds, draws big crowds at Skowhegan State Fair

The races are a major feature of the Skowhegan State Fair, the country's longest-operating agricultural fair. It runs through Aug. 19 offering rides, food, livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls, live music, shows and exhibits.

Chainsaw artist wows crowds at Skowhegan’s River Fest

Dan Burns, 47, of Augusta, can carve a bear from a block of pine in about 20 minutes, and an owl or cardinal in about 10.

Law enforcement agencies look to shift strategies amid rising drug arrests, overdoses

Police in Fairfield and Skowhegan are among the agencies shifting their resources as the drug epidemic in Maine continues to take root, with 715 people statewide dying last year of a drug overdose.

Brickyard Hollow Brewing Co. to open ninth location in Augusta by fall

The Yarmouth-based chain of brewpubs is testing its quick-service model in Augusta, with pizza, appetizers, bowls and beer available to order at a counter.

With Skowhegan bicentennial to celebrate, River Fest returns ‘bigger and better than ever’

Familiar favorites like Moonlight Madness and the town's fireworks display are set to return, but organizers also are adding new events to celebrate both the bicentennial and the Kennebec River.

Educational center to offer college planning session July 13

Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say

Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.