An allegedly drunken Tennessee truck driver, heading to Bucksport to deliver chemicals used in papermaking, missed his turn on Interstate 95 by nearly 75 miles Sunday night and then crashed his big rig spilling most of the chemicals he was carrying, officials said.

Crews from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and a contractor are working to clean up the chemicals that spilled after a truck accident along Interstate 95 in Medway.

Personnel from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and a hazardous materials contractor began on Tuesday to remove soil along the highway contaminated by chemicals after a lost and allegedly drunken Tennessee truck driver spilled his load late Sunday.

Mainers who owe back taxes are taking advantage of a limited tax amnesty program, with $8.5 million already collected with two weeks to go before the program ends.

The following cases were closed in Fifth District Court in Belfast between Nov. 2 and Nov.

In Bucksport, the second phase of a special memorial was unveiled Wednesday afternoon.

BELFAST : Raymond and Katrina Young announce the engagement of their daughter, Kayla Katrina Young, to Daniel J. Basnight Rego, son of Joseph Rego of Bucksport.

By COLIN POWELL Two major decisions loom over School Union 93 as the new year approaches.

A man driving down the River Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday noticed flames shooting into the air from the backside of a two-story white home and called emergency 911 for help.

A home along the River Road in Orrington was engulfed in flames early Friday morning.

This stunning, classic shingle-style New England residence was designed by renowned architect Fred Savage and is located within the desirable village of Northeast Harbor.

State revenues continue to fall below estimates, bolstering the position of the state Economic Forecasting Commission that it will be next year before there are solid signs of the economy recovering.

Keith Richards, Jr. , 16, of Garland adjusts his mask for his role as The Punisher at the eighth annual Fright at the Fort at Fort Knox in Prospect.

Small-business owners from the region gathered Saturday to discuss how rising insurance costs are hurting their businesses and to learn how proposed national health care programs would affect them.

Team three, also known as "Black Magic", including Rick Chase, David Tweedie, Kim Day as a "deceased" Jonathan Buck, Brian Maguire and Roger Lenor, compete in a coffin race at Bucksport's Ghostport on Sunday, Oct.

Emery Deabay, secretary of the United Steelworkers of Maine Local 1188, said he was worried when he heard Congress was looking into clean energy and climate change legislation.

Supporters of the repeal of gay marriage say their political signs are being stolen and vandalized in the greater Bangor area.

STOCKTON SPRINGS : It has been a while since I have had any news to report, so Ia ll try and make up for that today.

Artist Wayne Hall, who uses Orland's forests for much of his inspiration, earns Rockport art center honor Artist Wayne Hall in his Bucksport studio.

A home in Bucksport is a total loss after a fire tore through the structure this morning.