BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - “Now everybody knows where my town of 670 residents, now we have 671,” said Marilou Ranta. On Monday night, Monson, Maine got some national attention! Last fall, we met Marilou ...

William E. "Buster" Emanuelson, top, stands on a hill overlooking state Route 15, the main road through Monson, Maine. Emanuelson holds the sign, bottom left, that marked Monson Academy, which opened ...

MONSON, Maine — For thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail, there is a phenomenon known as “trail magic.” As a rule of serendipity, it arrives when it is most needed, when the hikers are beat, ...

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MONSON, Maine (WABI) - For a town with just over 600 residents, Monson is certainly making a name for itself. Back in June, the owner of the Quarry, a quaint restaurant in town, was presented with the ...

Dressed in chef’s whites and sporting a fresh short hairdo under her baseball cap, Marilou Ranta fluttered over to a table of customers to say hello. They’d just slurped up the amuse bouche out of a ...

In his latest dispatch, Courthouse News' western bureau chief returns to his home state of Maine and finds a once-fading town in the throes of a rebirth. “Do you want to stop at Ketchawink or keep ...

MONSON, Maine (AP) — A Maine furniture manufacturer's plant and equipment are being auctioned off after the company shut its doors because of the down economy. Moosehead Furniture Co. was the largest ...