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Gov. Paul LePage speaks in Rockland in March 2012.

LePage vetoes $20M research and development bond

Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a $20 million bond for research and development. He withheld his signature from four other bonds approved by the Legislature ...
Gov. Paul LePage speaks at the Maine GOP convention in May 2012.
POLL QUESTION

LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Friday criticized the Maine Education Association for its endorsement of the same-sex marriage question on the November ballot. ...

Standard & Poor’s affirms Maine’s AA credit rating, outlook improves to stable

AUGUSTA, Maine — The national credit rating company Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed the state’s AA rating and elevated its outlook for Maine’s financial and ...
Maine State Attorney General Bill Schneider speaks at a candidate forum in South Portland on Wednesday morning May 23, 2012 with other Senate hopefuls vying for the Republican nomination.

Attorney general promises to step aside if victorious in Senate GOP primary

AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican U.S. Senate candidate William Schneider says he will resign from his post as Maine’s attorney general if he comes out on ...

Watchdog agency finds no wrongdoing at MaineHousing after months of furor

OPEGA did say that the housing authority should require more detail from employees on expense reports.
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Richard Connor

Former CEO of MaineToday Media Richard Connor sued over $250,000 in loans

Matt McTighe

Maine Education Association backs same-sex marriage referendum

Michael Hein

Augusta candidate charged with falsifying Clean Election contributions

Kennebec Valley Community College president to retire after 30 years

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Community College System President John Fitzsimmons ...

Augusta man who went on drug-fueled robbery spree gets 8 years

AUGUSTA, Maine — An Augusta man who went on a ...
Robert Strout of Orient heads toward Aroostook County Sheriff's Department deputies on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, to be handcuffed and taken to prison for four years after his sentencing in connection with the 2010 triple homicide in Amity. Strout was sentenced in Superior Court in Houlton for hindering apprehension, arson, aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs, and violation of bail. Next to him is his attorney, Stephen Smith, who pushed Justice E. Allen Hunter to sentence him to just two years in prison.

Robert Strout sentenced in connection with Amity triple homicide, drug crime

Gov. Paul LePage speaks in Rockland in March 2012.

House, Senate schedule session to consider LePage vetoes, even though he hasn’t issued any

Nathan Bihlmaier and Nancy Ho Bihlmaier recently.

Harvard student’s death ruled accidental drowning

White-tailed deer bound across a field in Orono in October 2010.

LePage signs bills to rebuild deer herd

Two raccoons found to be rabid in Pittston

PITTSTON, Maine — Pittston’s animal control officer says two raccoons ...

Windham teen wants Maine to ban plastic bags

WINDHAM, Maine — A Windham eighth-grader’s proposal to ban plastic ...

Belgrade woman wanted on several warrants accused of dragging officer with car

BELGRADE, Maine — A woman wanted on several warrants in ...
Maine's first lady Ann LePage poses in the sunroom of the Blaine House with the family dog, Baxter, in December 2011.

Ann LePage to teach students about locally grown foods

Human rights panel finds Lewiston hospital discriminated against gynecologist

AUGUSTA, Maine — A gynecologist was fired illegally because of ...

Woman illegally fired after being struck by co-worker, commission decides

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled Monday ...

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Augusta Sports

Oceanside pitcher Rachel Frye (11) delivers a pitch to the plate in the fourth inning of a home game against Gardiner in Thomaston, Maine, Friday May 12, 2012.

Kennadi Grover’s four hits, five RBIs lead Oceanside softball past Gardiner

THOMASTON, Maine – Although Oceanside High School softball coach Rusty Worcester said junior third baseman Kennadi Grover was hitting around .480 entering Friday afternoon’s game ...
  • Four-class football proposal for 2013 season back on MPA’s agenda
  • Height advantage, experience carry McAuley to second straight title
  • Worcester leads Washburn girls to second straight Class D title
  • Britten leads Yarmouth past Gardiner for ‘B’ boys title

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    Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery
    AUGUSTA, Maine – A Memorial Day ceremony is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Monday, May 28, at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 163 Mt. ...
     
    Crisis and Counseling Centers’ Annual Meeting a Huge Success
    AUGUSTA, Maine – More than 120 business leaders, state officials and advocates came together to recognize some key community collaborators at the Senator Inn & ...
     
    Army Guard change of command
    AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Army National Guard’s 11th Civil Support Team (CST) in Waterville held a change of command ceremony on May 18. The ...
     
    Johnny Appleseed Coming to Viles Arboretum
    AUGUSTA, Maine — The Small Woodland Association of Maine (SWOAM) and the Viles Arboretum will hold a planting ceremony at noon Tuesday, May 22, at ...
     
    Preserve Maine Traditions Panel Discussion
    AUGUSTA, Maine – Preserve Maine Traditions will hold a panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. May 30, at the Lithgow Public Library in opposition to the park ...