Monday, May 20, 2013
An elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide twister. The number of injuries is unclear.
The body of Charles Scontras, 58, was found late Saturday after a police standoff and fire that destroyed his two-story house. 
Senate Democrats vote to advance a bill that ties Medicaid expansion with Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to repay the state’s $181 million share of back payments to Maine’s hospitals.
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.
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The Freeport-based retailer informed employees today that L.L.'s great-grandson, Shawn Gorman, will be the new chairman.
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.
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.
Like the alewives themselves, the money traded for the fish is passed up and down the Sebasticook River and all along Maine's coast. 
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 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.
Metro-North was using 120 buses to help rail commuters make their way around the scene of Friday's accident.
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.
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.
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.
The country once recorded only several dozen cases every year. It now ranks second in Europe, behind only Romania.
"It was a fairly expensive piece of sculpture to have on the ground so we're really delighted to have it up and flying," the CEO says.
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They say the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.
The Bull Moose store at Elm Plaza in Waterville is bursting at the seams and plans to expand this summer into the former Mr. Paperback space next door.
Canaan is commemorating its 225th year next month with dances, food and a parade.
They long worried about Charles Scontras’ behavior and weren’t surprised by Saturday’s confrontation.
At a final Mass, parishioners say goodbye to a place central to their lives over many decades.
But they don’t need a reminder that the Rangers overcame a 2-0 deficit against Washington.
The Huskies shut out Endicott 9-0 to win the New England Regional championship.
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. 
The cases of Robert E. Bowie, formerly of Hebron, and Enoch Petrucelly, formerly of North Haven, shed light on the conditions under which forensic mentally ill patients are granted privileges from Riverview Psychiatric Hospital.
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.
Rafael Nadal wins this tourney for the seventh time, and Serena Williams wins her fourth straight title this year.
Insiders say a code is applied uniformly to inspect eateries, but using ‘common sense’ can still make results subjective.
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.
Six months in, revenue has increased by 16 percent even though traffic has dropped by 4 percent.
The Emergency Medical Services memorial groundbreaking in Augusta on Saturday drew first responders from across Maine, according to a release.
Troopers from the Maine State Police tactical team surrounded the home after Charles Scontras refused to come out.
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.
Take care of your community, your country and the planet, an acclaimed environmental educator, writer and scholar told Unity College seniors Saturday.
Ernest Almeida, 31, of Fairfield, wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase, is in custody in Connecticut.
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