Yesterday at 9:46 PM

MVC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lisbon boys win again, barely Several photos included in this story

AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.

Yesterday at 1:36 PM

TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): MONHEGAN is for the birds Several photos included in this story

It’s easy to see why Monhegan Island has attracted so many artists. The island is a series of stunning visual impressions. And when we visited, colorful birds were everywhere, too!

Yesterday at 7:46 PM

SNAPSHOT: Stopping for lunch

A Whitetail deer grazes on the banks of the Kennebec River Wednesday in Hallowell.

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4:50 PM

Toronto mayor says he doesn't smoke crack cocaine

Rob Ford says the media is out to get him as he addresses a video, whose authenticity has not been verified, that alleged to show him smoking crack cocaine.

Augusta residents tell City Council budget proposal unaffordable

Some vocal residents told Augusta City Councilors that they cannot afford the 6.6 percent property tax increase proposal. In response, councilors said it wasn't likely the budget would pass as-is.

4:49 PM

Fairfield man charged after two-year-old son wanders into road Friday

Wesley Grose, 28, of Fairfield, has been charged with class D endangering the welfare of a child after his two-year-old son wandered out of his home and into the road Friday morning.

4:40 PM

Augusta area Memorial Day weekend community events

Augusta area Memorial Day ceremonies, parades and a 5k trail race.

4:25 PM

Maine murder suspect not competent to stand trial

William Hall of Bangor is due to be tried Aug. 26 on charges he threw a man out a window to his death in 2011, but the trial will be postponed unless he is found competent by Aug. 2.

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12:26 PM

Money isn't everything, right?

J.P. laments the purchases he had already planned based on winning Powerball ... which he did not win.

4:04 PM

UMaine close to naming hockey coach

The athletic director says a replacement for Tim Whitehead could be announced as early as Tuesday.

3:54 PM

Black Bears lose to Binghamton, 10-2

The University of Maine baseball team heads into an elimination game this afternoon against Stony Brook.

3:51 PM

Jury convicts Farmingdale man of aggravated assault

A jury on Friday convicted William E. Blodgett, 21, of Farmingdale, of aggravated assault on the second day of his trial in Kennebec County Superior Court.

3:31 PM

Lawyer wants documents in Maine teen's death sealed

Kyle Dube's lawyer cites threats made against his client and concerns about Dube's right to a fair trial.
Newspapers seek to unseal affidavit in Maine girl's murder

Maine Medicaid bill meets its fate: passed, vetoed

Minutes after Democrats' symbolic victory, LePage wipes it out and calls for a different bill to repay Maine's hospital debt.

Kennebec Journal Sports

MVC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lisbon boys win again, barely Several photos included in this story

AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.

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TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): MONHEGAN is for the birds Several photos included in this story

It’s easy to see why Monhegan Island has attracted so many artists. The island is a series of stunning visual impressions. And when we visited, colorful birds were everywhere, too!

News from the Morning Sentinel

News from the Press Herald

Maine views mixed as Boy Scouts end gay ban

Some called it a positive stand against discrimination, others say the Boy Scouts shouldn't address issues of sexuality.

Nation & World

UK-bound Pakistani plane diverted, two men arrested

Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain.

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