An Allagash woman received serious injuries due to a single motor vehicle accident in which her car struck a utility pole in St. John Plantation on Thursday evening.

A Presque Isle man is in police custody for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. 

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor

The sentencing of an Easton man who was found guilty in June of killing his stepfather has been rescheduled.

A Madawaska store employee notified police on Sunday after finding a suspicious bag on a shelf in the toy aisle of the store. The bag contained a  crystalline substance which police determined through testing to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, a drug commonly referred to as “meth.” 

The investigation into the deaths of two Castle Hill men will continue through the weekend, Stephen McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety said Friday. 

Secretary of State Matt Dunlap is reaching out to help educate the public now that the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles is issuing two different types of driver's licenses and state identification cards.

The top two most skilled school bus drivers in Maine transport children right here in the St. John Valley, according to the results of the Maine Association for Pupil Transportation 2019 Driving Skills Competition.

The Diocese of Portland has launched a new third-party reporting system that will enable all diocesan employees, volunteers and parishioners to make reports, anonymously or not, whenever they have evidence of activity which violates the standards of ethical conduct described in the diocese’s Code of Ethics (www.portlanddiocese.org/human-resources/code-of-ethics).  

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has raised more money for her nationally targeted 2020 re-election campaign than she did in all but one of her previous four races, but a Democratic challenger with national backing raised more than $1 million in 10 days.

Grants of up to $10,000 are available through the Maine Community Foundation for community-based efforts to improve or increase access to transportation that may also reduce social isolation for older people.

You can complete this crossword puzzle online. 

It was the late 1960s and New York native Rick Asam had finally conjured up the courage to tell his parents of his dream to pursue a career in theater. They were skeptical, to say the least. 

Hundreds of people showed up at Bicentennial Park Thursday, Aug. 15, for Acadian Day to celebrate Acadian heritage.

Movie star and Maine native Patrick Dempsey invited members of a Fort Kent family touched by cancer to attend the Aug. 6 Boston premiere of a new movie he co-produced, “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” 

Thousands of people from near and far gathered in Madawaska to enjoy the multitude of festivities the 42nd annual Acadian Festival and Madawaska’s 150th Anniversary had to offer over the weekend of Aug. 15-18. 

“We'll pay you with your freedom.” “I have my freedom. You mean you'll pay me with my liberty.” 

E. A. Williams cartoon — August 28, 2019

Maine is the easternmost state in the U.S., and as such, it receives the sun's first rays, every single day of the year. But exactly where in our state do those first rays land? Well, that changes, depending on the time of the year.

To the editor: Below are some of the comments Mr. Chasse mentioned in his latest letter to the Times, Aug. 7, 2019, “Christianity takes a turn.”

Diagnosed just before she turned 2 years old, Ruby Anderson, a 9-year-old girl from Yarmouth, does not remember living without Type 1 diabetes.  She is determined to keep a positive attitude, however, and has worked to raise awareness at her school and is an advocate for Type 1 diabetes research.  

E. A. Williams cartoon — August 21, 2019