Friday, May 24, 2013
Minutes after Democrats' symbolic victory, LePage wipes it out and calls for a different bill to repay Maine's hospital debt.
AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.
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!
A Whitetail deer grazes on the banks of the Kennebec River Wednesday in Hallowell.
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.
LePage tells reporters and Democrats he will move out of the State House because of the disagreement.
Hear comments from Justin Alfond and Mark Eves
Read Maine Democrats' statement
Read Gov. LePage's statement
In-state rates at Maine's two-year schools have risen 7 percent in the last five years, compared with a 29 percent increase at the state’s four-year universities, according to a report.
Peter Boucher, 61 of Kingfield, former owner of Sugarloaf Rescue and an active member of Franklin Search & Rescue and the Carrabassett Valley Fire Department, Boucher was recently recognized by the state Emergency Medical Services for his contributions to emergency medical care.
AUGUSTA — A bill that would protect some American loggers' jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hurdle in the Maine Senate.
The state Senate has granted initial approval to a bill requiring public schools to provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day for elementary school students.
J.P. laments the purchases he had already planned based on winning Powerball ... which he did not win.
Rome town government is suing Scott and Lauren Bolduc of Rome and contractor Keenan Farwell of Mount Vernon, who operates Finishing Touch Landscape. for allegedly violating the town’s shoreland zone ordinance in a building project on Long Pond.
Authorities say Dana Wilson, who works as a disc jockey, had videos of young girls engaged in sexual behavior on his computer.
Gary Alan Irving, who fled after his 1979 conviction in Massachusetts, gets up to 40 years for his crimes.
The public will have the chance to weigh-in on whether or not the Franklin County Jail should be returned to a full-service facility at a hearing June 12.
MVC TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lisbon boys win again, barely
AUGUSTA -- The Hall-Dale boys track and field team vowed to make a run at Lisbon at the Mountain Valley Conference championships Thursday afternoon.
TRAVELIN' MAINE(RS): MONHEGAN is for the birds
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!
IN ATHENS, Wednesday at 5:46 p.m., a report of a disturbance led to an arrest on Boothby Road.
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.
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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