Minot News

MINOT a ' Recreation Committee member Candace Gilpatric told selectmen Monday night that her committee needs direction now that its original commission is nearly complete.

The following recipe comes from my culinary colleague Kellie R. Morris, who found it in The New Hood Cook Book: A Modern Cook Book of Practical Recipes from 1939, and dang if this doesn't sound like some tasty vittles for today's table.

Ceramic shards - bits of creamware and pearlware - unearthed in an archaeological dig on Center Minot Hill have local history buffs excited.

Oakhurst Dairy recently held its annual producer luncheon in Augusta to honor the Maine family farms that produce milk for Oakhurst.

COVER Cover image, a lupine covered coastline at Sandy Point in Stockton Springs Location: Stockton Springs Mandy Lantagne IS the class of 2002 on North Haven, all of it.

A fast-moving fire at a former junkyard on Broad Street consumed a pile of tires, several vehicles and caused some gas tanks to explode Monday.

Jamie John Arsenault, 35, of 52 Bradford Road, Turner on a warrant, 8 p.m. Wednesday at 74 Pierce St.

Less Independent: The rumors of major cutbacks at the Independent Publishing Group in Windham turned out to be true.

Independent stonewalling: Rumors began circulating this week that the Independent Publishing Group in Windham was shutting down two of its three weekly papers, the Gray-New Gloucester Independent and the Tri-Town Independent , which serves Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot.

Mid-March is not the most happening time in Maine. But this weekend, 70 sugarhouses around the state will open their doors for Maine Maple Sunday.

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a temblor measuring 1.7 on the Richter scale early Monday morning.

A knowledgeable staff has made Rhonda Irish's first week as Wilton's new town manager go very well.

A sudden wave of sickness swept through a Thursday night practice session for a cheerleading competition at Poland Community School.

When Kip Hemingway of Harrison looks up from his banjo these days, he sees something "absolutely awesome." "All of a sudden, in the past two or three years, there's been a surge in kids from 12 to 18 years ...

An off-duty Auburn police officer, called in Tuesday evening for the use of his snowmobile to transport emergency personnel, gets directions from an Auburn firefighter on the location of a fatal accident off ...

Maine's heating season is barely under way, but that's not preventing some cities and towns from entering into heating oil contracts for next winter.

Twin Cities officials wasted no time locking in a 2009-10 heating oil price of $1.82 per gallon - $1.63 less than their current deal.

Subscribers of the New England Telephone Co. who have had out-of-town calls this week have noticed a new rule in the inquiry of the local operator of the place wanted.