Starks man arrested on allegations of abusing minor, authorities say

Keith Merchant, 43, was arrested Thursday on charges that include gross sexual assault, according to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office.

Here’s a listing of Memorial Day events around central Maine this weekend

There's no shortage of things to do this weekend with events happening from Anson to Whitefield and everywhere in-between.

Central Maine shakes off the first big storm of the season

Central Maine Power crews were expected to continue work restoring power to customers across central and southern Maine Saturday and Sunday as a slow-moving nor'easter lumbers out of northern New England, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some interior regions.

Industry man hospitalized following bird hunting accident in Starks

The 66-year-old man was hit by pellets in the face, chest and arm Saturday when his hunting partner fired on a bird that had been flushed from woods near the Starks Town Office.

Voters approve $40 million budget for Farmington-based school district

RSU 9's 2022-23 budget, a $1.13 million increase over the current year, will cost taxpayers across the district’s 10 towns $13.78 million.

Memorial Day services planned in Madison area

Ten animals killed when fire destroys Starks kennel

Briana Erb spent Thursday surveying the charred remains of Rustic Root Kennels after a fire Wednesday destroyed the kennel along with other property owned by Erb and her family.

Starks couple get OK to move forward with proposed wilderness campsites among alpacas

A Starks couple can now move forward with a new camping business enterprise at their alpaca farm. When complete, the campground, will be open for business May 1-Oct. 31.

Will people want to camp among alpacas? Starks couple hopes so.

The owners of Sandy River Alpacas have submitted an application to the Starks Planning Board, proposing to add upscale camping accommodations to the site.

As annual town meeting attendance dwindles, is secret ballot the way to go?

Towns that utilized a secret ballot for recent town meetings saw a larger turnout than those that stuck with tradition.