Sunday, May 19, 2013
Maine’s guidelines for overseeing restaurant safety were quietly scaled back last year, even as the number of health-related complaints about Maine restaurants has been on the rise.
Why do failure rates vary across the state?
Maine inspection rule among least restrictive in U.S.
Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database
Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book; Congress makes progress on important legislation; Rep. Chellie Pingree's bill on military sexual assault gets pushed back; Rep. Mike Michaud urges action on safety accord; and the C-SPAN bus stops at Cony High School, State House on Wednesday.
The men and women graduating Saturday from Kennebec Valley Community College were urged to make the most of their opportunities through hard work, integrity and discipline.
Kennebec Valley Community College Class of 2013
Nine teaching jobs will be cut if the proposed $17.7 million budget is adopted in Regional School Unit 4 — Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales — and each town will be billed more to support that budget.
Six months in, revenue has increased by 16 percent even though traffic has dropped by 4 percent.
The body of Charles Scontras, who died in a house fire following a police standoff, was found late Saturday in the rubble left behind by the fire.
The Emergency Medical Services memorial groundbreaking in Augusta on Saturday drew first responders from across Maine, according to a release.
Troopers from the Maine State Police tactical team surrounded the home after Charles Scontras refused to come out.
On Saturday, 456 graduates of the University of Maine at Farmington were urged to let go of imaginary lines that needlessly divide people and keep them from joining together to support each other.
University of Maine at Farmington Class of 2013
Take care of your community, your country and the planet, an acclaimed environmental educator, writer and scholar told Unity College seniors Saturday.
Unity College Class of 2013
Oxbow's victory reins in Orb's bid for Triple Crown Oxbow and jockey Gary Stevens lead all the way in the Preakness, ending Orb's five-race win streak.
BOOKS: Fears drive the satirical ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’
Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and the rest of us.
IN BRIGHTON PLANTATION, Saturday at 1:21 a.m., a vehicle accident was reported on Mayfield Road.
Bird-banding science takes off While a delight for children to observe, the practice can shed light on important issues such as climate change.
Boy Scouts prepare for vote on gays
Rhetoric is heated as religious groups say they do not want openly gay boys in the Boy Scouts.
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