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A voter marks her ballot with a child on her hip at the Cross Insurance Center on Tuesday. Bangor voters are voting on the school budget and library roof bond.

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Bangor residents approve $3 million bond for library roof replacement, $42 million school budget

BANGOR, Maine — Bangor residents gave the go-ahead for a $3 million loan to replace Bangor Public Library’s century-old copper roof and approved the city’s ...

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 ...

Assistant District Attorney Alice Clifford holds the knife that the prosecution claims was used by Warren Dome to threaten police in August of 2012 during closing arguments on Tuesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor.

Edinburg man shot by state trooper found guilty of criminal threatening

BANGOR, Maine — An Edinburg man who was wielding a knife when he was shot last summer by a Maine State Trooper was found guilty ...

Trooper tells jurors man held butcher knife ‘like an ice pick’ when he fired

Kathryn King, left, in a classroom at Hampden Academy, with her daughter, Kristina King.

Teachers dispute UMaine System’s poor rating in national report

Report: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nation

House Republican Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport

Handful of Republicans being pressured to override LePage Medicaid veto

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The historic Abyssinian Meeting House at 73-75 Newbury Street in Portland.

Landmark Portland building joins Astrodome, 500-year-old church on ‘endangered historic places’ list

Gov. Paul LePage vetoed five bills on June 18, 2013 including a measure that would require charter schools to be operated by nonprofit organizations.

Tuesday vetoes highlight LePage’s conflicts with Democrats over education

Replacement for LePage’s A-through-F grading system wins majority support in Legislature

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Dana Wilson enters the courtroom at the Penobscot Judicial Center with his attorney Jeffrey Silverstein (background) on May 23, 2013 where he pleaded no contest to possession of child pornography. In a press release on Tuesday, it was announced that the Maine Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors voted unanimously May 29 to revoke the induction of Wilson.

Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction

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American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine

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Frustrated co-chairman quits Cumberland-North Yarmouth school board

School Board OKs amended purchase policy, tables school chief vote

Maine election results: Newport-area school budget fails to pass, Glenburn, Veazie OK school budgets

Dan Brown pets Sprocket, family's four-year-old, sole milking cow, before hosing her down at family's Gravel Wood Farm on the Blue Hill peninsula Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.

Blue Hill raw milk seller ordered to pay $1,000 in fines, court fees

Senators disagree over resolution creating government oversight of east-west highway

AUGUSTA, Maine — A resolve to ensure continued legislative oversight ...

DAVID FARMER (blog)

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Media blackout likely to backfire for LePage

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

Troy treasurer says $20,000 is missing from town’s coffer

TROY, Maine — Police are investigating financial discrepancies indicating that ...

AMA votes to declare obesity a disease

2 hours ago WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association voted Tuesday to declare ...

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Lester Noyes travels down Route 88 in his 1929 Model A Ford station wagon, commonly known as a Woody, Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Falmouth, Maine. Noyes is part of a group of antique car enthusiasts who assemble for outings most Sundays, leaving Skillins Nursery in Falmouth, at 8 a.m.

Sunday drive with antique car lovers and a Model T reunion

Adam Thorton (center) of Gardiner is swarmed by his teammates after finishing his 400 meter race at the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games at the University of Maine in Orono on Friday, June 6, 2013. Over 1500 athletes from across the state competed in the Games.

University of Maine hosts the Special Olympics Maine State Summer Games

The first Fresh Air Market was held in Pickering Square in downtown Bangor on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The gathering featured local street vendors and local band Jump City Jazz. The even will be held every Thursday until August 1.

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Governor Paul LePage speaks during the 2013 Girls State assembly

Portland gets a new slogan

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Gov. Paul LePage signs a veto letter he delivered to the Legislature instantly in May after the Senate gave final passage to a bill that links repayment of Maine's hospital debt with an expansion of Medicaid.

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LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion

In unsurprising fashion, Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vetoed legislation to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. We didn’t expect him to be open ...

Sports

Gabe Proctor of Corinth recently won two national titles while competing for Western State Colorado University at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships.

Corinth runner’s path to national titles began with adoption by pastor and wife

Gabe Proctor’s journey to national titles in the 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pueblo, Colo., ...

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

ACT OUT WITH AISLINN (blog)

1-minute hike: Burnt Jacket Mountain in Beaver Cove

Difficulty: Easy-moderate. This 2-mile hike (about 1 mile from the parking area to the summit) gradually climbs to the top of Burnt Jacket Mountain, which ...