A legislative committee this week supported giving homeless shelters in Maine additional funding, but was divided on where that money should come from. The Housing and Economic Development Committee had been considering a bill to direct a portion of the r... See more
ARUNDEL — At first glance, it might appear that Ken Bartow and Trevor Armstrong have little in common. Bartow, 70, grew up in upstate New York and ran a construction company in the Oxford Hills region of Maine for decades. Armstrong, 86, is from England, ... See more
The start of Ramadan and Lent overlapped this month with Lunar New Year, a rare convergence of major religious and cultural celebrations observed by thousands of Mainers and billions across the globe. Muslims began a month of fasting and spiritual renewal... See more
Melissa McEntee has gotten used to running Oxford County’s only homeless shelter program on the perpetual edge of closure. Rumford Group Homes has 56 emergency beds that McEntee, the executive director, said provide a critical safety net for families in t... See more
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that four additional cases of measles have been identified, bringing the total in the state to five. Earlier this month, the agency announced that an adult in Penobscot County had been ... See more
