A former Newcastle man imprisoned for the 2007 murders of his ex-girlfriend and father will not receive a new trial.

A Waldoboro man arrested for arson allegedly admitted starting the fire to clean a cat box and later recanted, claiming it was an attempt to take his own life over a failed relationship.

Bristol fishermen have concerns about the impact an underwater cable to connect offshore wind turbines to the Bristol peninsula could have on local fisheries.

Wiscasset High School is gearing up to show off its Wolverine pride and together with its community hopes to be the winner in WGME 13’s School Spirit Challenge.

Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Eugene F. Walsh, 96, of Newcastle, served his country for 32 years. During that time he made life-altering sacrifices, but he also left a positive impact on the communities where he was stationed.

The family home of the late U.S. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in Newcastle could become a National Historic Landmark.

A contract-zoning amendment that would allow a Newcastle apartment building to continue its present use encountered some resistance at a public hearing Nov. 21.

A tractor-trailer accident on Route 129 in South Bristol closed the road for about four hours and spilled 20-plus gallons of diesel fuel Nov. 14.

A Westport Island woman is recovering from injuries she sustained after being hit by a truck while attempting to cross Main Street in Wiscasset Thursday, Nov. 7.

Wiscasset voters overwhelming voted to withdraw from the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 in municipal polling Nov. 5.

Central Maine Power Company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, will have crews working through Monday to restore power to customers who lost service when high winds blew through Maine on Sunday.

The most fervent opponents of Lincoln Academy’s previous plan to build a dormitory at its Newcastle campus expressed support for a new plan Nov. 21.

A well-known Waldoboro attorney was arrested for alleged domestic violence assault on Nov. 15, according to Waldoboro Police Chief Bill Labombarde.

A single car accident on Dock Road in Alna Nov. 8 claimed the life of a Jefferson man.