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Jodi Arias reacts as a guilty verdict is read in her first-degree murder trial in Phoenix, Arizona May 8, 2013. Arias was accused of first degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Travis Alexander, whose body was found in the shower of his Phoenix valley home in June 2008.

Arizona jury foreman says he believes Jodi Arias was abused

By David Schwartz, Reuters on May 25, 2013, at 6:27 a.m.
PHOENIX — The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend believes she was mentally abused, but said on Friday that had not been enough to excuse her crime. Arias, a former waitress from California, was found guilty ...

Japanese government says it’s unaware of ghosts at prime minister’s residence

By Reuters on May 25, 2013, at 6:17 a.m.
TOKYO — A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings. Abe has not moved into the prime minister’s official residence ...
Firefighters from Poland, left, and Minot, right, battle the fire at 185 Verrill Road in Minot on Friday.

Police say Minot man involved in December armed standoff burned down his home and home of estranged wife

By Sun Journal on May 25, 2013, at 6:10 a.m.
MINOT, Maine — Authorities said a local man who held police at bay in a December armed standoff at his Verrill Road home burned down his house on Friday as well as the mobile home belonging to his estranged wife before leading police on two high speed chases. Michael Callahan, ...

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

By Bonnie Washuk on May 25, 2013, at 5:57 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — When it comes to building a new Edward Little High School, patience could pay off. For the past year, Auburn officials have said state funding for a new high school wasn’t a possibility. The School Committee has asked the City Council to approve a referendum in February ...
Lewiston fire Capt. Richard Cailler is first on scene at a major fire on Pierce and Bartlett streets in Lewiston on Friday, May 4, 2013.

Lewiston to demolish 12 more downtown tenements this year in wake of devastating fires

By Scott Taylor on May 25, 2013, at 5:51 a.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — As work continues to lock up and block vacant downtown tenements and the City Council looks to demolish 12 more buildings this year, city officials say the effort is making a difference. “I’m feeling very positive,” Jeff Baril, Lewiston’s liaison police and code enforcement officer, said. “We ...
Daphne Izer holds a fish about to be kissed during the Screeching In ceremony at last year's Newfoundland Day. The Screeching In, which involves kissing the fish, eating bologna and drinking a shot of rum, makes one an honorary Newfoundlander. This year's event is being held June 1 at the Poland Spring Resort.

Have a drink, kiss a fish: Just another Saturday night, Newfoundland-style

By Kathryn Skelton on May 25, 2013, at 5:39 a.m.
There’s a fish in Daphne Izer’s freezer waiting to be kissed. It will be the star of an event next weekend, along with rum, bologna, an authentic Canadian rock and knee-high rubber boots. They’re all elements of a ceremony that, judging by photos from years past, seems to attract uninhibited, ...
Two handguns, $2,100 in cash, more than $11,000 worth of heroin, and 40 grams of an unidentified substance were among items police seized Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Ellsworth during a drug bust at a home on Water Street. Matthew Wright, 33, was arrested as a result on a charge of aggravated trafficking in drugs, according to Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

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

By Beth Brogan on May 25, 2013, at 5:35 a.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Now stronger, easier to score and cheaper than other drugs, heroin has made a comeback in Maine over the past year. Police and medical experts are relating this surge to new MaineCare rules that have cracked down on the availability of prescription opiates, such as OxyContin. Heroin ...

Fire department restructuring focus of Veazie workshop

By Dawn Gagnon on May 24, 2013, at 10:16 p.m.
VEAZIE, Maine — Town councilors on Tuesday will discuss what fire protection here will look like in the future, given a 27 percent budget cut that could affect one or both of the Veazie Fire Department’s two full-time fire department employees. The workshop begins at 6:30 p.m. and will take ...

William Kayatta is sworn in

By Troy R. Bennett on May 24, 2013, at 9:12 p.m.
William Kayatta is sworn in as Maine’s judge on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals at USM in Portland Friday afternoon.
First female Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stressed to Bowdoin College's class of 2013 that constant innovation and learning are unavoidable for current graduates, entering into a more competitive and fast-paced world than when she graduated.

‘Get over it’: Madeleine Albright implores Bowdoin College grads not to give in to self-pity

By Kirsten Sylvain, Special to the BDN on May 24, 2013, at 8:53 p.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, reflected on life during her college career, calling on Bowdoin College’s graduates of 2013 to approach the changing world with confidence despite the burdens they will inherit from the previous generation. Albright, a Bowdoin honorary degree recipient, was ...
The State House in Augusta.

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

By Scott Thistle on May 24, 2013, at 8:34 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill aimed at lowering the costs of energy while dramatically changing the way Mainers consume it vaulted out of a key legislative committee on a near unanimous, 12-1 vote Friday. The vote comes after months of hearings, negotiations, compromise and downright wrangling between Democrats, Republicans and ...

NY attorney general says there is more proof banks violated mortgage pact

By Karen Freifeld, Reuters on May 24, 2013, at 8 p.m.
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said there is mounting evidence that Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo and Co. and other banks violated the terms of a settlement designed to end mortgage servicing abuses. Schneiderman — who has said he plans to sue Bank of America ...
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Business Beat: Union Bagel Co. Opens on East End’s Cumberland Avenue

on May 24, 2013, at 7:53 p.m.
By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,428) It was almost closing time this afternoon at the brand new Union Bagel Co. and the bagel baskets were all but empty – only about 6 baked-on-site bagels remained unsold.  In other words, THIRTY-FIVE dozen bagles were sold on the opening day of the company.  It’s  located ...
William Kayatta is sworn in as Maine's judge on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals at USM in Portland Friday afternoon.

By the time new federal judge from Maine was confirmed, he ‘had no practice left’

By Judy Harrison on May 24, 2013, at 7:12 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — By the time the U.S. Senate got around to confirming attorney William Kayatta Jr. as a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge, he had done more than clean out his desk at the Portland law firm Pierce Atwood. In the nearly 13 months while his nomination ...
Tom Shafer is co-founder of Maine Heritage Timber Co.

Millinocket company unearths logging history for niche market

By Darren Fishell, Mainebiz on May 24, 2013, at 6:47 p.m.
Nobody expected the waterlogged wood lining the bottom of Quakish Lake would become anything but pulp. But Tom Shafer is harvesting that wood for a new purpose. And it’s given him a new purpose, too. For two decades, Shafer chased down daily profits as a market maker on the floor ...
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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.

Mainers killed in action honored at solemn State House ceremony

By Christopher Cousins on May 24, 2013, at 6:29 p.m.
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 easy search. Chained to the state’s Battlefield Cross Memorial in the State House are the identification tags of 54 Mainers who have died in the ...

Ceremony at State House honors fallen Maine soldiers

By Christopher Cousins on May 24, 2013, at 6:23 p.m.
Gov. Paul LePage and the Brig. Gen. James Campbell, adjutant general of the Maine National Guard, joined with the families of fallen soldiers on May 24, 2013, for a ceremony at the State House in Augusta.
Students at Mount Desert Elementary School hold up a banner Friday in the school gymnasium during an assembly. The school, which has implemented a comprehensive healthful food program was honored Friday as the only one in Maine to receive a Gold of Distinction award from the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge program.

Mount Desert Island elementary school wins national honor for healthy food program

By Bill Trotter on May 24, 2013, at 6:17 p.m.
MOUNT DESERT, Maine — You could call them State Food Champions. It’s not really a competition, but there are honorifics that come with being named the best in all of Maine. On Friday, Mount Desert Elementary School was honored as being the only school among the 600 or so public ...
David Colter, left, the newly-named CEO of GAC Chemical Corp. in Searsport, stands next to James Poure, the chairman and founder of the manufacturing organization.

Searsport chemical company expanding, joining forces with Mexican firm

By Abigail Curtis on May 24, 2013, at 6:15 p.m.
SEARSPORT, Maine — A chemical manufacturing plant at the end of a dead-end road in Searsport and a Mexican chemical company are joining forces. Dalegip America Inc., based north of Mexico City with U.S. headquarters in Houston, will construct a total of 5,000 square feet of production space at GAC ...

Ellsworth to relocate basketball courts, despite cries from resident that they are unsafe

By Mario Moretto on May 24, 2013, at 6:13 p.m.
ELLSWORTH, Maine — The city will move forward with the relocation of public basketball courts into a residential area near its schools, despite the protest of some soon-to-be neighbors. The two courts on Oak Street will be relocated to Forest Avenue, placed on a city-owned parcel between Holt and Argonne ...
 
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