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Maine official: State funding for a new Edward Little High School ‘isn’t hopeless’

AUGUSTA, Maine — When it comes to building a new Edward Little High School, patience could pay off. For the past year, Auburn officials have ...

Heroin on the rise in Maine as state crackdown on prescription opiates paves the way

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Now stronger, easier to score and cheaper than other drugs, heroin has made a comeback in Maine over the past year. Police ...
The State House in Augusta.

‘Historic’ energy bill clears Maine legislative committee, 12-1

AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill aimed at lowering the costs of energy while dramatically changing the way Mainers consume it vaulted out of a key ...
Cindy Small of Wiscasset displays some military dog tags that hang on the Maine Battlefield Cross Memorial at the State House on Friday, May 24, 2013. Army Private Andrew R. Small died in Afghanistan on August 11, 2006.
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Mainers killed in action honored at solemn State House ceremony

AUGUSTA, Maine — Cindy Small dug through a tangle of military dog tags from dead servicemen and women, looking for her son’s. It wasn’t an ...
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New poll highlights Mainers' strong feelings about LePage

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Motorcycle, bicycle Ride into Summer

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Lawmakers pass bill to allow for ban of ethanol in gasoline

Memorial Day Weekend events

AROOSTOOK COUNTY Prayer services will be held at 12 Catholic ...

Republicans and Democrats unite against LePage’s education plans

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s latest attempts to broaden ...

LePage withholding support for energy bill, wants wind rules changed

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage is withholding support for ...
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Lawmakers push off pay-freeze bill until 2014

Lawyer David Mitchell works in his Calais office recently.

David Mitchell nominated as District Court judge in Washington County

Moody’s affirms a negative outlook on Maine’s credit rating

One of the country’s largest rating agencies on Wednesday affirmed ...
Dairy cows enjoy the sunshine recently at Tide Mill Farms in Edmunds, one of 10 Maine farms that sustains Maine's Own Organic Milk, —MOOMilk.

Anonymous investor puts $3 million into MOOMilk

Attorney and former elementary school teacher Joseph Cassidy nominated for Washington County Community College president

AUGUSTA, Maine — Joseph Cassidy, an attorney and former elementary ...
Christopher Knight appears with his lawyer for his arraignment hearing at the Kennebec County Superior Courthouse on Tuesday, April 16.

Kennebec County DA won’t seek indictment of ‘North Pond Hermit’ yet

Veto vowed if hospital debt repayment is linked to Medicaid expansion

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration said Wednesday that ...

Oxford Casino sale waiting on gambling board license

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Oxford Casino won’t be asked to ...
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Presque Isle, Richmond latest Business-Friendly Communities

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Economic and Community ...
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Marcia Mansfield joins Bar Harbor Financial Services

LePage veto: Ban tobacco in Maine entirely, or not at all

AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill to “simply outlaw tobacco altogether” ...
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Augusta Sports

Young Edward Little softball team shows growing maturity in snapping Cony’s 32-game win streak

AUBURN, Maine — The Edward Little softball team did something Wednesday that no team has done for almost two years: hung a loss on defending ...
  • Dennett, Morse propel unbeaten Cony softball team past Skowhegan
  • Weather forecast prompts postponement of state singles tennis qualifiers
  • Early life lessons in Bangor aided success of new Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductee Bill Cohen
  • Ricky Craven will be only third auto-racing driver to join Maine Sports Hall of Fame

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    C & C Annual Breaks Records
    AUGUSTA, ME – Crisis & Counseling Centers (C&C) enjoyed record attendance at its Annual Meeting & Dinner on May 9 at the Waterville Elks Banquet ...
     
    Turnpike board maintains volume discount rates
    PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Turnpike Authority Board voted unanimously Thursday to keep the current E-ZPass Volume Based Discount Program in place indefinitely. The current ...
     
    Kents Hill School to Hold 189th Commencement
    KENTS HILL, Maine — Samuel Hall ’13, Student Body President, was elected by the members of the Class of 2013 as this year’s student speaker ...
     
    Mainers can help Oklahoma tornado victims with monetary donations
    AUGUSTA, Maine — In the aftermath of the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes, Gov. Paul R. LePage and the Maine Emergency Management Agency remind Mainers that the ...
     
    Workplace regulations classes set for Wilton, Bangor, Augusta
    AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Labor has added three sessions of its free course that educates employers and the public about regulations governing ...