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Gov. LePage silenced in visit to panel

His surprise request to speak is rebuffed in order to keep ‘politics’ out of talks to deal with his MaineCare cutoff warning.

Yesterday at 9:31 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS: Big 2nd, 3rd periods lift Bruins

BOSTON (AP) -- Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers.

May 16

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.

Yesterday at 7:24 PM

SNAPSHOT: Pony pedi

George Spear, a farrier from Oxford, trims the hoof of a miniature horse named Chaluto on Saturday during an open house at Whispering Wood Stables in Augusta.

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Pre-K programs grow, even as school districts make difficult cuts

Several photos included in this story Even as school officials have made cuts elsewhere and overall enrollment has declined by 3.6 percent since 2009-10, the number of children enrolled in pre-kindergarten in eight Augusta-area school districts has risen 11.5 percent, from 486 in 2009-10 to 542 this year.

Federal bill could boost local farmers' sales, even as it trims food-stamps benefits

Congress is preparing to debate major farm and food policy bills that would likely cut funding to programs used by many low-income Mainers but could separately provide a boost to Maine's thriving local foods movement.

Sebasticook to the sea: Alewives' perilous lives crucial to ecosystem, economy

Several photos included in this story Like the alewives themselves, the money traded for the fish is passed up and down the Sebasticook River and all along Maine's coast.

Study claims huge savings under MaineCare expansion

An oft-cited study by the Kaiser Family Foundation claims Maine would save $690 million over the next 10 years if Medicare is expanded nationwide; the fate of a bill designed to stop private sales of guns if buyers aren’t screened for prior criminal activity remains unknown; a “first-of-its-kind” work force bill gets kudos from Democrats and Republicans alike; and Democrats’ vague, conceptual alternative to LePage’s A-to-F grading system for Maine schools gets heard this week.

Family means the most to Wayne Cane's second-ever recipient

Priscilla Stevenson, 95, is just the second person to be awarded the Wayne Cane, the town's version of the Boston Post Cane, since the tribute began in 2008.

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    Leeds teen injured in spectacular Wayne rollover accident Sunday

    A Leeds teen was injured Sunday in a spectacular crash on Route 219 in Wayne that sent her sport utility vehicle hurtling end-over-end.

    Hallowell, state officials to field Water Street reconstruction questions Wednesday

    Hallowell and Maine Department of Transportation officials are inviting residents and business owners to a public forum Wednesday to learn more about the planned reconstruction of Water Street.

    Fallen heroes honored at Waterville wreath-laying Sunday

    About 50 veterans, firefighters, police officers, Knights of Columbus, Elks and others turned out for a wreath-laying ceremony in Waterville Sunday, during which uniformed officials laid wreaths at stones representing their respective groups.

    RSU 2 withdrawal subject of Monmouth referendum June 11

    Monmouth voters will decide once and for all whether they favor remaining with Regional School Unit 2 or withdrawing and returning to a town-run school system.

    From a stranger's kindness, a better world is in our ken

    A stranger's gesture reminds me that in a world where so many bad things happen every day, there are people who are good and thoughtful and kind.

    Four arrested following twin fracases in downtown Waterville Sunday

    Erica Ricker, 29; Heather Spaulding, 28; Marcella Coffin, 23; and Lacey Wilson, 27, all of Waterville, were charged with disorderly conduct fighting Sunday, following two disturbances.

    Kennebec Journal Sports

    NHL PLAYOFFS: Big 2nd, 3rd periods lift Bruins

    BOSTON (AP) -- Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rang ...

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    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.

    News from the Morning Sentinel

    Morning Sentinel area police log, May 19, 2013

    IN ANSON, Saturday at 5:09 p.m., shots reportedly were fired on River Road.

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     Portland program clears path to college for immigrants Several photos included in this story Video clip included

    City schools provide guidance for those unfamiliar with the complex system of SATs, student aid and more.

    Nation & World

    Shira ScheindlinCase puts N.Y. police tactics on trial

    The judge who presides over the trial says she treats the government as only one more litigant.

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