In addition to the bond, officials have pitched a tax hike of up to 40% as the path out of a major budget crisis. Residents fill a courtroom in Machias during a Washington County commissioners meeting ...

Washington County may stop electing a treasurer, a position crucial to managing public funds but requires no financial experience.

The attorney for Justin Savage also called for independent oversight of the Maine State Police’s use of force.

More older Mainers died by gun suicide than in car crashes over a 15-year period, data that mirrors a troubling trend across the country.

Taylor Nichols joins The Maine Monitor as a Roy W. Howard Fellow through the Scripps Howard Fund and will cover statewide ...

Acadia is changing, so are we,” read one of the signs. “The rapidly changing climate requires new approaches to restoration.” ...

At Neighbor’s Cupboard in Winterport, funding cuts aren’t the biggest challenge. It's keeping volunteers, especially as they get older.

Over the last decade, 26 nursing homes have closed, leaving 78 operating across the state. Maine, which has the oldest population in the country, had the highest rate of nursing home closures in New ...