Looking for the perfect homemade Christmas gift or a pair of mittens or a hat for yourself, then stop by Monson's Kris Kringle's Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Monson Gym.

After the Thanksgiving weekend and having just returned from a more urban environment, I feel grateful for my community and the people and organizations that I depend on every day.

Mayo Regional Hospital wishes to inform patients, families, and visitors that on Dec. 4 construction will start on the main lobby entrance of the hospital. Hospital officials are completing this project to provide a more private experience for patients when registering for care, as well as more comfortable seating while waiting.

Piscataquis County sets aside one day early in December to celebrate the wonder of Christmas and the magic of the holiday season. This year, Monson, Guilford (Nov.30), Milo, and Dover-Foxcroft are participating.

I’ve voted every Election Day for 49 years. This year was the first time my vote didn't count.

Want to hear an interesting fact about the 2018 election? Shawn Moody received the fourth-most votes for governor in the nearly 200 years of Maine history.

Charity is no replacement for sound policy, especially if you’re the governor of the state. In his radio address this week, Gov. Paul LePage touts the success of an annual food drive organized through the Blaine House that helps people in need around the holidays.

U.S. Cellular officials on Tuesday, Nov. 20, announced Williams as the third-place finalist in its Most Valuable Coach contest. The honor comes a year after Luis Ayala of Foxcroft Academy earned top honors in the 2017 Most Valuable Coach contest.

With firearms deer hunting season in its final week, the perennial questions began running through my head. Do I get up early and get into the woods at first shooting light? Do I walk or should I sit in my blind?

Virgil Valente, chair of Three Rivers Kiwanis of Milo/Brownville Reading is Fundamental program, reads to Brownville Elementary students.