Police pull Maine man, pit bull from frigid New Jersey lake

A Maine man and his pit bull dog were rescued by police after they became trapped in a frigid New Jersey lake

Camden receives grant to study Megunticook River dams

The town owns four dams and one, the Montgomery Dam, creates a dramatic waterfall overlooking Camden Harbor.

The Wrap: Seasonal food fun, and a new effort to market fish sustainably

Shop for edible holiday gifts in Union, take a baking class, and find a deal on dinner after Gardens Aglow.

Maine Compass: Domestic abuse destroys lives even when it doesn’t end them

All intimate-partner violence takes a toll, and stopping it requires seeing it for what it is.

U.S. officials grant $29 million for coastal protection

Two Maine projects are among the recipients, with $1.1 million going to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust for a fish passage at Snows Brook in Sedgwick.

Maine native owls focus of Sept. 19 talk

Maine Voices: Public Utilities Commission should look out for consumers’ interests, not CMP’s

It's galling that the PUC has seconded the company's specious rationale for wildly inflated bills.

Business Notes: Sales agent Fred Hebert joins Newcastle Realty Team

Central Maine business briefs: Loyal Biscuit Co. awards more than $11,000 to 4 nonprofits; TOCmedia to host 3 new social media marketing business-breakfast events at Thomas College; United Way of Kennebec Valley welcomes new director of resource development and marketing; Unity College names first ever VP of Flagship and Distance Education; Bob Berry named to board of directors at Franklin Savings Bank.

In hiking adventures, make new friends but keep the old

Camden Hills State Park is an old favorite, but it hasn't lost one speck of its luster.

Family of Camden woman killed by boat criticizes plea deal for its operator

Jonathan Roberts of Waban, Massachusetts, was charged with operating the boat that struck and killed Kristen McKellar, 32, last summer.