Parents, child care providers, and advocates testified Tuesday in support of a bill that would expand Maine’s child tax ...

The Maine Judicial Branch has officially accepted Ellsworth’s proposal that the new Hancock Judicial Center be built off High ...

Community helping community is how the 14th annual Hancock County Food Drive aims to collect non perishable food, hygiene and ...

Hancock and Lamoine middle school students put their technical and trade skills to the test during a SkillsUSA Maine State ...

BRUNSWICK — Seventh grader Esme Filippo from The Bay School in Hancock County is headed to the nation’s most prestigious spelling bee after securing a win on Saturday at the Maine State ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Former Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Hoder, arrested in August 2024 for possessing more than 600 illicit images depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — The Hancock County Sheriff's Office arrested two people for allegedly smuggling contraband cellphones, drugs and tools into Hancock State Prison, according to a release.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Garner Community Christian Child Care (GC4) announced a $25,000 charitable gift from the Hancock County Foundation. Additionally, the foundation has committed to a second $25,000 gift in 2026, for a ...

CASCO, Maine — Casco firefighters responded to a fire at Hancock Lumber on Poland Spring Road Tuesday afternoon. The first crews on the scene reported smoke coming from the eves of a building at the ...

Trenton Doyle Hancock was born in 1974 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Raised in Paris, Texas, Hancock earned his BFA from Texas A&M University, Commerce, and his MFA from the Tyler School of Art at ...

Norma Jean Rickard, 79, of Lewisport, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at her home. She was born in Moorman, KY on April 22, 1945 to the late Thearon and Agnes Rhodes Johnson. Norma was a ...