Friday, May 24, 2013
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
The legislation would require the creation of a “red team” to analyze data purporting to support a “targeted strike” against U.S.. citizens and report back to intelligence agencies within 15 days.
Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all
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.
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.
Somerset County Commissioners unanimously appointed Dawn DiBlasi as the new county administrator Thursday, beginning June 10.
Gary Alan Irving, who fled after his 1979 conviction in Massachusetts, gets up to 40 years for his crimes.
Brighton Plantation and Madison are the only communities left in the Madison-based School Administrative District 59 after Athens and Stark previously withdrew.
Mt. Blue Regional School District voters will consider the $29.7 million budget articles and have the option to increase or decrease proposed amounts during the 7p.m. meeting at Mt. Blue High School Thursday.
A legislative committee is expected to vote Friday on an ambitious proposal aimed at lowering Maine's high electricity and heating costs.
The forecast for a cool, rainy Memorial Day weekend may keep the traffic lower than normal for the start of Maine's summer tourism season.
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.
Was Boston bomber linked to best friend's murder?
Investigators scrutinize a 2011 triple slaying that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev's boxing partner dead.
Targeted killings: Necessary evil?
Obama makes his case for a drone-strike policy that includes killing U.S. citizens abroad.
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