Madison News

An Anson woman wound up behind bars on Thursday after police found cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia in her vehicle and home, according to Somerset County Sheriff's Department Detective Lt.

Natural gas, whoever provides it, will be the main heating and cooking fuel at MaineGeneral Medical Center's new hospital in north Augusta.

Franklin County officials say they face a logistical nightmare because Somerset County commissioners recently decided to stop accepting inmates from other communities at their jail.

People arrested in towns such as Wilton, Carrabassett Valley and Rangeley have traditionally been booked and held at the Somerset County Jail in Madison, about 30 minutes from Farmington.

A sophomore at Madison Area Memorial High School has been appointed by Gov. Paul LePage to serve as a student representative on the Maine State Board of Education.