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Maine House deals final blow to Medicaid expansion

52 mins ago AUGUSTA, Maine — In two votes Wednesday, the Maine House fell short of overriding Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill calling for the state ...
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Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder

BANGOR, Maine — The Orono man accused of kidnapping and killing a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn and Alton in May pleaded not guilty to both ...
Gov. Paul LePage speaks during the 2013 Girls State assembly at Husson University in Bangor Tuesday evening.

LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates

BANGOR, Maine — While his main address to the 67th Dirigo Girls State assembly was what one would expect in inspiring girls to get involved ...

Aroostook County man dies after suffering burns in accident

BLAINE, Maine — A 72-year-old Blaine man died early Wednesday ...
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$44,000 reported missing from town accounts in Wesley, population 110

WESLEY, Maine — Local officials and police are trying to ...

Senate kills plan to charge Maine’s richest extra if their tax rate is too low

7 mins ago AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that would levy an assessment ...

New Limerick man killed by shed explosion

NEW LIMERICK, Maine — A 79-year-old man was killed Wednesday ...
A developer from Augusta wants to turn the former Opal Myrick Elementary School into an apartment complex for vacationers.

Augusta Realtor to turn East Millinocket school into apartment complex

James Gandolfini

‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dead at 51

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, June 14, 2013.

Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush to headline LePage fundraiser

Former Troy treasurer charged with stealing more than $20,000 from town

1 hour ago TROY, Maine — The former town clerk and treasurer for ...
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Medicine safety experts warn Bangor residents about dangers of online drug purchases

BANGOR, Maine — Those pills your mother bought online last ...

Driver dead after single-vehicle crash in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Maine — Alcohol and speed were apparent factors in ...

National TV broadcaster saves Raymond manufacturer from closure

RAYMOND, Maine — A major TV broadcasting company has acquired ...
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Erin Donovan

Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it

THE BOLLARD (blog)
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Media Mutt: Governor’s office says it won’t talk to Portland newspaper anymore

Opinion

Senator Edward Youngblood listens to Penobscot residents concerns about the proposed state budget along with his fellow state legislators during a town hall meeting at the Brewer auditorium on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
EDITORIALS

A vote against the budget is a vote for a state shutdown

Five Republican state senators and 23 GOP members of the Maine House demonstrated their understanding of shared sacrifice and compromise for the common good when ...

Sports

Cavan Hagerty (left) and Drew Powell, two Bangor High School sophomores, will play 100 holes of golf Thursday at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono. Their efforts will benefit The First Tee, a golf organization that introduces the game to young people.

Bangor High golfers to play 100 holes for charity

ORONO, Maine — With the summer solstice upon us, two Bangor High School sophomores are going to try and milk every minute of daylight out ...

Health & Fitness

A sign outside a Starbucks Coffee shop in central London Dec. 3, 2012. The popular coffee chain will begin posting calorie counts on its menu boards and food tags beginning June 25.

Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts in coffee shops

Starbucks wants you to know the amount of calories in that Caramel Ribbon Crunch or Mocha Cookie Crumble coffee when you walk in the door. ...

Business

Maine Eastern Railroad in Rockland has experienced a significant drop in freight and passenger traffic during the past few years and the company has cut back significantly on its passenger excursion service this summer.

The future of Rockland rail line comes around the bend

ROCKLAND, Maine — The future of the Brunswick to Rockland railroad line will be decided over the next 18 months. The line is viewed as ...

Living

PROFILES MAINE (blog)

The Esther II: A father’s boat, a son’s heart

 TREMONT –  Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, Charles Orville Trask used to set out from Bass Harbor and head 20 miles offshore to lobster ...

Outdoors

Chris Young of Greenville demonstrates how to create the sound of a bull thrashing through bushes with a canoe paddle during the 2013 Maine Moose Calling Championship in Greenville on June 15. Young won the competition.
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Maine’s champion moose caller learned straight from the moose’s mouth

Greenville guide Chris Young became known as the state’s top moose caller at the annual Moose Lottery Festival on Saturday, June 15, when he competed ...

Food

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Delicious corn and tomato salad

Corn and tomatoes make a great salad combination.

Events

Woodlawn to offer a Marbling Paper Workshop using 17th-19th Century techniques

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Artist and rare book curator, Megan Cullen, will lead a marbling paper workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, ...

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