1:05 PM

LePage, Democrats locked in State House TV feud Video clip included

After Democratic leadership said the governor told them he was vacating his offices because of the flap, LePage says he has no such plans to move and blasts Democrats for 'censorship.'

Yesterday at 9:35 PM

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Madison knocks off Oak Hill

MADISON — It was Madison’s 15th win of the season, and the first loss for Oak Hill since April 24. It was a great pitching matchup between Emily McKenney and Kortni Michaud, and yet it also had some offense.

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 7:23 PM

SNAPSHOT: Pool man

Augusta Parks, Cemeteries and Trees employee Gus Gosselin rakes the bottom of the Calumet Playground pool Tuesday in Augusta, clearing debris that collected during the winter. City crews are prepping three pools for swimmers when school is released this summer.

Top Stories

PUC probing Electricity Maine for possible false ads

Did the company's ads give the impression it is the state's cheapest provider? Regulators ask for answers.

12:16 PM

Girl's murder suspect silent amid grief in Maine court

Several photos included in this story As Kyle Dube is formally charged with killing Nichole Cable, 15, the judge seals an affidavit with case details.
Amid tears for Maine teen, an arrest

Hallowell business owners say Water Street rebuild would ruin them

Major construction on Water Street will cause economic disaster in downtown Hallowell, several business owners said at a public forum on Wednesday.
Hallowell, state officials to field Water Street reconstruction questions Wednesday

12:57 PM

Thirteen Wyeth paintings fetch $2M at auction

The 1938 oil of a fisherman off the coast of Port Clyde, Maine, by N.C. Wyeth sells for nearly $844,000.

PHOTO: Budget protest rally

People chant at the start of a lunchtime rally to protest Gov. Paul LePage's budget plan on Wednesday, on the plaza outside west entrance of the State House in Augusta.

Other Maine News Headlines

A timeline to spring

In February, summer seems like just a legend. In May when the lilacs open out it’s clear the legend is coming to life, and for a few months, winter is the ancient myth. So is it written.

1:01 PM

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest – for now

Several photos included in this story Yuichiro Miura, a former extreme skier who also climbed the 29,035-foot peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time today.

9:14 AM

North Pond Hermit court hearing delayed for mental health evaluation results

Christopher Knight, 47, the man known as the North Pond Hermit, will not be in Kennebec County Superior Court Wednesday as scheduled, on charges of burglarizing Pine Tree Camp in Rome.
SPECIAL SECTION: Maine's North Pond Hermit

West Gardiner recall petition to be heard Thursday

West Gardiner selectmen will host a public hearing Thursday on a proposed ordinance that would allow residents to recall elected officials.

12:15 PM

State Police planning additional patrols, enforcement efforts, for holiday weekend

Maine State Police are planning additional patrols as well as several special enforcement efforts beginning Friday for the long Memorial Day weekend, including looking for drunk and aggressive drivers, speeders and enforcing Maine’s seat belt and no texting laws.

11:51 AM

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

The 48-year-old mother kept talking to the two bloody attackers before police came, trying to keep them calm.
UK soldier slaying suspects had been investigated

Kennebec Journal Sports

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Madison knocks off Oak Hill

MADISON — It was Madison’s 15th win of the season, and the first loss for Oak Hill since April 24. It was a great pitching matchup between Emily McKenney and Kortni Michaud, and ye ...

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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.

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 Surge in housing demand sparks Portland bidding battles

Available houses dwindle and prices rise as the city's housing market sees 'a very big change.'

Nation & World

 Survivors recount the tornado's wrath

'I've only been knocked down once. No storm is going to scare me off,' says one man from Moore.

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