Tuesday, June 18, 2013
'Product stewardship' regulations – even those with industry and bipartisan support – meet staunch resistance from, among others, a commissioner with former ties to corporate interests.
BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.
Corporations can hire lobbyists to fight for them and influence public policy.
Award-winning actor, songwriter, and producer Keith Carradine will be honored at the 2013 Maine International Film Festival with the Mid-Life Achievement Award in July.
Ned Reade, of Arlington, Vt., inspects a watercolor he painted Monday on Water Street in Hallowell.
Judi Richardson, the mother of a woman shot in 2010 in Portland by someone who used a gun sold without a background check urged state and federal legislators Monday to require background checks for private gun sales.
A head-on crash claims Laura Hall, 46, and Dean A. James, 45; James, who caused the crash by crossing the center line, was a convicted drug dealer.
The bill would extend health insurance to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers under the federal Affordable Care Act.
LePage's finance chief wants to avoid government shutdown
Evidence indicates the rider was killed when he lost his balance while sipping water, police say.
Trek Across Maine riders pedal on in honor of cyclist
But the chance of vetoes from Gov. Paul LePage looms large, as only five Republicans in both chambers break ranks to back one bill and none back the other.
Maine Senate approves weakened gun bill, disappointing advocates
Maine lawmakers uphold LePage veto on five bills
LePage's finance chief wants to avoid government shutdown
Maine lawmakers in final days, but key issues unresolved
The Kents Hill School Board of Trustees, citing "personal and professional reasons," declined to renew Head of School Jeremy LaCasse's contract, naming teacher Patrick McInerney to the position.
Dalene Louise Black, 31, of Augusta, is facing charges she intentionally hit her boyfriend with a car as he walked on a Gage Street sidewalk on Friday.
Nicholas Alexander and Devin Alexander, both 23 and of Dresden, have been charged with conspiring to rob a Walgreens pharmacy in Bath on June 14.
Gov. Paul LePage tees off Monday during the 8th annual Marlee Johnston Golf Tournament at the Belgrade Lakes Golf Club.
Winthrop's fourth annual concert series begins on Sunday.
STANLEY CUP FINALS: Bruins shut out Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead
BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another ...
'Nashville' star Keith Carradine is Maine International Film Festival award winner
Award-winning actor, songwriter, and producer Keith Carradine will be honored at the 2013 Maine International Film Festival with the Mid-Life Achievement Award in July.
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