5:39 PM

Understaffed, undersized and under siege: Riverview hospital struggles with safety Several photos included in this story

Data the Kennebec Journal received through a records request show the total number of injuries reported at Riverview is the highest it's been in three years, though lower than in years before that.

Killers' cases illustrate difficulties in granting freedoms to forensic patients

8:14 PM

Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness

Orb finishes fourth.

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.

8:18 PM

SNAPSHOT: Day of Caring

Nancy Voisine, left, and Cony High students Christina Claudel and Rebecca Coniff clean up a flower bed on Thursday at the Kennebec Valley Garden Club park in Augusta.

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8:19 PM

Man in Saco standoff set house on fire, died inside, police say

Several photos included in this story Police identify the man as Charles Scontras.

8:07 PM

EMS memorial groundbreaking in Augusta honors first responders

The Emergency Medical Services memorial groundbreaking in Augusta on Saturday drew first responders from across Maine, according to a release.

7:52 PM

Unity College graduates charged with stewardship of Earth, communities

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

7:42 PM

Snowe's media blitz touts book on congressional reforms

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.

7:34 PM

Banker to KVCC grads: 'Being above average is simple, but it isn't easy'

Several photos included in this story 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

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    7:35 PM

    RSU 4 budget proposal strikes 9 teaching jobs, means higher costs to towns

    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.

    6:22 PM

    Charge to UMF graduates Saturday: Live united

    Several photos included in this story 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

    6:48 PM

    Waterville car-chase suspect arrested in Connecticut

    Ernest Almeida, 31, of Fairfield, wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase, is in custody in Connecticut.

    8:11 PM

    Five hospitalized in Skowhegan two-vehicle crash Saturday

    Five people were taken to a hospital early Saturday evening after a two-vehicle collision on Route 150 in Skowhegan.

    6:11 PM

    Skowhegan police issue scores of parking tickets at 10-Mile Lawn Sale

    Skowhegan police Saturday handed out more than 70 tickets for improper parking during the 30th annual 10-Mile Lawn Sale.

    6:53 PM

    Kennebec Journal area police log, May 18, 2013

    Augusta, Friday, At 8:55 a.m., there was an accident at the railroad trestle on Water Street.

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