Augusta, ME News

• Augusta, ME News
• Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats
• Senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for young kids
• Syria denies it was behind attack that killed 90
• Awkward no more
• Maine's forgotten dead
• Manchester M.D. plays key role in national policy
• East-west toll highway proposal carries both risk and reward
• Maryland governor, Max Cleland headline Democrat convention
• Fossel, Smith compete for GOP nod in District 20
• When citizens became heroes
• Maine will out
• Rising after downturn, Winslow's business future bright
• Maine Heritage Center: Much ado about nothing
• Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
• Smoke from wildfires carries into Maine, NH
• Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends
• Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?
• Maine heating oil prices fall to 2012 low
• Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship
• Maine man sentenced to 15 years in arson fire
• Shots fired in downtown Lewiston
• Bangor casino adds 2 poker tables
• Tornado doesn't stop Kansas couple's wedding day
• Maine police beef up patrols for holiday weekend
• Pope Benedict's butler arrested in scandal
• Opinions vary on man charged in 1979 Etan Patz murder
• Housing authority probe finds no fraud
• Hein says he will fight charge, stay in race for House
• Hospital pares 47 positions
• LePage vetoes one bond; four others go to vote
• Group says emails show improper collaboration
• Police Log
• Two charged in separate fires
• Trio arrested on cocaine charges
• Estimates for police station increase
• AMY CALDER: Country roads took Judy Mitchell home
• HALLOWELL 250TH: Legion post has long history
• LePage blasts teachers union
• Race is between old, new schools
• Debt-rating agencies view Maine differently
• Temporary ban may greet boaters
• Briefs
• SNAPSHOT: Thank you for your service
• LePage: Teachers playing 'political game'
• Governor LePage Takes Action on Bond Proposals
• Officers storm Indiana realty office, gunman inside
• LePage vetoes $20 million research and development bond
• Oversight agency report: No evidence of MHA fraud
• Schneider says he'll resign AG post if he wins Senate primary
• Michaud Memorial Day Statement
• Michaud Announces $212,000 in EDA Regional Economic Development Investments
• Investigators enter fire-damaged sub in Maine
• Senators seek to name bison 'national mammal'
• 2 female Army officers sue to reverse combat ban
• Hein says he'll plead not guilty
• Expert says DNA on medical waste matched Clemens'
• Cops: Angry NY man poured bleach in nephews' milk
• Fast-moving wildfire in Mich. burns 17,000 acres
• Unruly passenger restrained on AA flight in Miami
• Investigators hope to enter USS Miami today
• Atlanta international terminal gets complaints from shuttle riders
• Apple CEO Cook gives up $75M in stock dividends
• P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer
• Judge: Anti-gay marriage law is unconstitutional
• Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs
• Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st
• Al Gordon, Jack Benny comedy-writer, dies at 89
• NYC's famed Algonquin cat, Matilda, is back
• Streaker at Cardinals game says he lost a bet
• Ill. man who renamed himself Led Zeppelin II dies
• New England poison control warns about kids and detergent
• Police investigate fatal crash in Bangor
• Oregon police seek parents of 3 abandoned kids
• Maine churches to raise money to fight gay marriage
• Prominent child on national day
• 171 Conn. citizens accused in storm aid fraud
• Police say Bath infant's death not suspicious
• THEFT BY DECEPTION CHARGED
• California's Coronado named nation's best beach
• Kids who stole bibles missed "Thou Shalt Not Steal" commandment
• Sens. Collins, Shaheen to look at submarine damage
• AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot
• Government to present DNA evidence in Clemens case
• Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
• Kennedy widow to address BC law grads
• Judge to allow claims of abuse in Licata murder trial
• Boston's Faneuil Hall to open new visitor center
• Orphaned bear cubs to live in NH sanctuary
• State: Maine exported record $3.4 billion in 2011
• Teachers' union endorses Maine marriage proposal
• First ladies promote literacy in Maine ceremony
• Maine man gets 40 years in prison for killing wife
• Downtown Conference, Designations And Achievement Awards
• Pennsylvania lawsuit claims former CEO owes $250,123
• Rules changes empower states
• Selectmen agree to set aside for fire and rescue vehicles
• Roadside fire probe ongoing
• Hallowell gives new salute to veterans
• What's past is prologue, defense says
• KVCC president officially retiring
• Council reduces budget impact on taxpayers
• Firefighters on submarine hit intense heat, smoke
• Expect a crowd for Memorial Day
• For firefighters, intense heat, heavy smoke, narrow passages
• Maine senators applaud firefighters' heroics
• Candidate charged with attempting to steal campaign funds
• Vegas grocer accused of war crimes sent to Bosnia
• Governor Praises Response Efforts to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Fire
• Michaud Announces $3.4 million in EPA Grants for Maine Communities
• Michaud Advocates for Specialty Crops Programs in New Farm Bill
• Facebook launches iPhone camera app
• Officials unsure whether USS Miami will sail again
• Cougar reluctant to leave cage in Wash. state
• Forecasters applying lessons learned from Irene
• Jury in John Edwards trial asks for 20 exhibits
• Stock indexes drift lower as Europe fears loom
• NJ prosecutor: No charges over boy in washing machine
• Forecasters: 9 to 15 storms this hurricane season
• Panel examining flaws in food-for-troops contract
• Romney: Obama doesn't get free enterprise system
• Auction of Ronald Reagan blood vial cancelled
• Texan convicted of helping al-Qaida to learn fate
• Md. police: Man, 2 sons found dead in manure pit
• GI seeks dismissal of 10 counts in WikiLeaks case
• Hannaford adopts sustainable seafood policy
• Legislature schedules next Thursday as 'veto day'
• Navy admiral praises nuke sub firefighting effort
• NYPD has suspect in custody in Etan Patz disapperance
• Brunswick woman nominated to lead U.S. Navy Reserve
• Lewiston police dog helps find Alzheimer's patient
• Students to make music at Maine laptop conference
• Woods files ballot petitions for US Senate
• Maine man sentenced in connection with 3 murders
• Looked like pipe bomb, but it wasn't
• Overflow inmate solution will take time
• Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
• Judge warns reluctant witness in Clemens case
• Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud
• Private supply ship flies near space station
• Unabomber updates Harvard University alumni book
• Search for Romney running mate in audition phase
• Nuclear sub fire snuffed
• Rumford woman convicted of welfare fraud
• GOP targets King for Democratic donations
• Wilton man, 81, accused of child abuse
• RSU 18 budget for next year headed to polls
• Drug addiction blamed in crime spree
• 5 GOP senatorial candidates attack King, tout credentials
• Poliquin shaped by tragedy and waste
• Natural gas line would need 40 homes per mile
• Angus King’s Obama donations draw fire
• Fire reported on sub at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• Drowning victim remembered at Harvard ceremony
• Underwater search for Harvard Business grad turns up stolen car
• Michaud Applauds Senate Action on State Veterans Home Fix
• French passenger not charged in diverted Maine flight
• Portland man arrested on child-porn charges
• Obama to Air Force graduates: 'A new feeling about America'
• Hewlett-Packard to cut 27,000 jobs
• Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to bin Laden filmmakers
• Pakistan jails doctor who helped U.S. find Osama bin Laden
• Gov. LePage signs bills to rebuild deer herd
• Maine police investigate death of 6-week-old girl
• Two independents file for U.S. Senate race
• Court: To be a pirate, you don't have to board, rob a ship
• Michaud Announces $4.9 Million for Bangor International Airport
• Maine's GOP Senate candidates talk business, bash Angus King
• Maine police blast suspected pipebomb in Oakland
• Augusta area police
• Woman on diverted Maine plane not on terror watchlists
• Six-year olds take their own field trip from school
• 'A woman who ...': Romney's stories court females
• Sen. Collins: Prostitution scandal wider than believed
• Maine restaurant owner found dead at NH shore
• Silicon Valley tech exec accused of stealing Legos
• Maine man pleads guilty to molesting girl
• Mariela Castro tops US visit with transgender talk
• Jury at Edwards trial to deliberate for 4th day
• Fla. student to plead guilty to Obama threat
• Prosecutor to release evidence in FAMU hazing case
• Small dairies go under as milk prices sink again
• Library of Congress taps 25 sounds for registry
• Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
• Astrodome fades, crumbles as Houston decides fate
• Two raccoons found in Pittston positive for rabies
• More pertussis in Skowhegan area
• Mass. officials fighting zebra mussel invasion
• Conan O'Brien to talk about comedy at JFK Library
• US Rep. Barney Frank to speak at Harvard
• Maine's first lady to teach about local foods
• NH student finalist in National Geographic Bee
• Secretary of State Administers Oath of Office to Members to Study the Conduct of Elections in Maine
• Passenger's note causes diversion of flight to Bangor
• Deputy dragged by fleeing suspect's car
• Missing student's body recovered from harbor
• BRIEFS
• Discrimination case correction
• Four vie for seats on board
• Appeals board provision going to vote by town
• Don't be fooled, Plowman says: 'I'm not all that easy to push around'
• Seat believed to be from B-52 found
• 76 American flags now posted across Gardiner
• Grant to help Sugarloaf install energy-efficient machines
• 2010 census missed more than 1.5M minorities, overcounted rich people
• General Mills to eliminate about 850 jobs
• Flight diverted to Maine after French woman's cryptic note
• 10 Mainers arrested in federal drug sweep
• Marvel Comics plans wedding for gay hero Northstar
• US Army becomes much more selective with recruits
• Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote control, dies at 96
• NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program
• Auction claims to be selling vial of Ronald Reagan's blood
• US home sales up across the country, hopeful sign
• First Lady Teams Up with Department of Agriculture to Promote Healthy Living & Eating Local
• Jail contraband investigation nets two with local ties
• Witness says he saw Clemens at Canseco pool party
• Governor Signs Bill to Help Reduce Repeat Offenses in Domestic Violence Cases
• CHAT live with U.S. Senate candidate Scott D'Amboise
• Man in stable condition after 180-foot plunge at Niagara Falls
• Michaud, Husson to Hold Job Fair for Manufacturers and Veterans
• Dangerous plant setting roots in Maine
• Voters' Guide: State Legislature
• Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election
• Student guilty in webcam case explains lack of apology
• Do you remember Tug of War?
• Sister of mobster's girlfriend wants liens lifted
• Indian passenger and freight train collide; 25 dead
• Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
• Ex-Syracuse coach's wife sues ESPN for libel
• Bangor police investigate 'suspicious' death
• Ohio family hopes stolen swine statue is returned
• 8 hurt in Oklahoma City shooting after NBA playoff game
• Hip Hop Hall of Fame finds NYC home
• Gov. LePage signs anti-bullying bill into law
• Houston museum unveils $85 million dinosaur hall
• Private supply ship rockets toward space station
• Too much caffeine? Fair trade coffees fighting
• Biden makes 4th trip to NH this year
• Grass, wood fires erupt at once
• Waterville crash remains mystery
• Founder's provision means new trees
• Police find grenades in apartment closet in NH
• Maine moms pressing for safer chemicals
• Dredging planned off coast of Wells
• Gov. LePage signs fish and game bills
• Natural gas seen as key fuel for area
• Anti-bullying, concussion prevention bills await LePage decision
• Exports help Maine lumber oufit thrive during recession
• Panel sides with woman
• Augusta school population expected to grow
• D'Amboise, Maine Republican establishment share lack of regard
• Vacant building zoning still in play
• Police seek man after break-in
• Notre Dame, Catholic dioceses sue over Obama mandate
• Clemens' accuser wraps up testimony, gets to name names
• Anti-bullying, concussion bills get last-second funding in Maine
• Twins conceived after dad's death won't get benefits
• Student in hate-crime webcam case gets 30 days in jail
• Suicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiers in Yemen
• Woman hurt in Monmouth crash
• Supreme Court won't reduce student's $675K music-download fine
• For first time in 25 years, UMaine system freezes tuition
• Michaud to Host FEMA Grant Assistance Workshops for Maine Firefighters
• The making of the term 'pink slime'
• About $3 million worth of marijuana found floating off California coast
• Vassalboro woman injured during break-in
• Mass. group says paid sick day will save millions
• Maine Sports Hall of Fame inducts 8
• Disputed dinosaur fossil auctioned for $1M in NYC
• Trial starting for Fort Hood bomb plot suspect
• Bates freshman dies in Scotland
• Romney faced leadership test in Big Dig tragedy
• Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
• Romney, US Sen. Brown play down past connections
• Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
• New Obama ad challenges Mitt Romney's economics
• Jury at Edwards trial set to resume deliberations
• NH town experiencing a beaver problem
• Tropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore
• Golden Gate celebrates 75th with help of engineers
• Maine man convicted of reigniting fire
• Maine gas prices down 3 cents
• Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
• Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward
• Former ultranationalist is new Serbian president
• Woman with flesh-eating disease takes own breaths
• Belgrade pilot's wings prove angelic
• Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
• Historic tree's progeny to be planted in Bath
• Johnny Appleseed descendant to visit Maine capital
• Senate candidate Bennett: 'I'm worried about the republic'
• Big bang theory: Fireworks heating up
• BIW contract approved, provides raises, bonuses
• Dems need a strategy on King
• Blair urges grads to pursue 'noble causes'
• Libyan blamed for airliner crash over Lockerbie dies
• Democratic candidates agree, say voters not heard
• Protective goggles not a big hit for all players
• Big park, small park? Time to vote on it
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• POLICE
• Eddie Money to head 'Taste' lineup
• Protesters disrupt Tony Blair's speech at Colby graduation
• Beckett, Saltalamacchia lead Red Sox over Phillies
• For first time in 25 years, UMaine system may not increase tuition
• Bath Iron Works machinists ratify new contract
• Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
• LePage picks 2 Portland chefs for Louisiana Cook-Off
• Maine seeking butterfly surveyors
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg weds longtime sweetheart
• 22 states join campaign finance fight
• Campaign backers spending in Maine
• Portrait of a mystery
• Brody gets baptized
• Monmouth searches for answers should it leave RSU 2
• Jail officials blame state for problems
• Hundreds hunt bargains at 10-mile sale
• KVCC graduates' stories tell of stuggle behind the degree
• New courthouse project on target
• It's not all speeches and voting
• GOP achieves goal of cuts to MaineCare
• NAACP endorses same-sex marriage
• I'll Have Another wins Preakness, has a chance at Triple Crown
• LePage reaches 500 days in office,produces booklettouting successes
• ALBIONBoy, 14, killed after losing control of car
• PITTSFIELDLegends set for Egg festthis summer
• GIVE THAT BACKVassalboro man grapples with burglar for his TV
• ONCE-DIVISIVE TOPICFixed-span bridge opened in Naples
• Discovered explosives highly unstable
• Ayla Reynolds' mother says items found in river not related
• BRIEFS
• Voters' Guide: State Legislature
• Prosecutors: Trio at NATO summit planned to attack Obama's HQ
• Huge survey aims to learn more about Northeast boaters
• Maine's highway death toll up for year
• Maine lawmakers turn their attention to campaigning
• Lewiston call center to lay off 181 employees
• Obama to Congress: Put in place banking rules now
• 88 students to graduate from Maine law school today
• Private rocket launch aborted in last half-second
• Maine Troop Greeters celebrates 9th anniversary
• Jurors in John Edwards trial will resume talks Monday
• Giant transformer to be moved on Maine highway
• Woman who starved daughter to death still held
• Blind Chinese activist leaves on flight for U.S.
• Boy, 14, killed after losing control of car
• Bridge didn’t last; it was a washout
• Give that back
• Obama energizes both sides of gay marriage fight
• Moody’s threatens Maine’s debt rating
• LePage reaches 500 days in office, produces booklet touting successes
• Discovered explosives highly unstable
• Governor LePage Marks 500th Day
• Bath Iron Works machinists to get bonus, raises
• Facebook closes at disappointing $38.23
• Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds
• House OKs $642 billion defense bill
• Live updates on Facebook's IPO: Jokes on Twitter
• Private family funeral planned for Donna Summer
• Newborn infant dies after dog attack at Ohio home
• Romney points to restored NH bridge as Obama failure
• Clemens judge imposes time limits to speed trial
• LePage touts accomplishments in first 500 days
• Moody's lowers outlook on Maine
• Maine jobless rate holds steady at 7.2%
• Teenage boy killed in Albion crash
• 21 cats found abandoned at Augusta shelter
• Defense Authorization Bill Passes House
• CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C
• 40 police officers graduate from Maine academy
• Ga. woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
• Md. high court recognizes same-sex divorce
• Dead man had criminal record
• Evidence mixed for Zimmerman's self-defense claim
• Brunswick man ordered to pay child porn victim
• Man held on explosives charge
• 4 indicted in Farmington meth lab blaze
• China rejects US ruling in solar dumping case
• Boy suspended for haircut scores NBA tickets
• Schooner that sank off Mass. wins federal historic status
• Wake planned today for Mary Richardson Kennedy
• Suspect in Jay paper mill standoff indicted
• Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case
• Maine Democrats: Md. gov to speak at convention
• Tax cut among last acts
• New charter school applications more than state expected
• Whooping cough cases on the rise
• Trista Reynolds continues plea for information
• Bath Iron Works, union come to terms
• Atkins Printing to continue on in Manchester
• Education bills gain final passage
• CORRECTIONS
• City man charged with criminal use of explosives
• Poe letter sells for more than $164,000 at N.H. auction
• Legislature OKs bill to gradually lower state income tax
• Kennebec County budget aired at hearing
• 1st commercial rocket to fly to space station
• Crash victim's body found at Shawmut Dam in Fairfield
• Injured man survives week in woods after car crash
• Maine man indicted in killing of Fla. firefighter
• Police on swallowed diamond: This, too, shall pass
• Developer: New casinos nearing saturation
• Another rare flesh-eating infection: SC mom of newborns
• VIDEO: Pingree says defense bill should send strong message about military sexual assault
• Buffett's Berkshire to buy 63 newspapers
• Study: Millions of students chronically absent
• Michaud Praises Decision to Keep Hampden Mail Facility Open
• Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies at 63
• Four more apply for Maine charter school licenses
• BIW, machinists reach tentative contract
• Maine lawmakers leave door open for return
• Saco traffic stop leads to crash, fire and drugs
• An unexpected surge in 'shedders'
• Judge delays Mladic trial due to evidence errors
• US jobless aid applications stay at 370,000
• Kennebec sheriff says system in transition
• MLB: Red Sox bring World Series trophies to Togus
• Camp collapse killed 'family man'
• Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
• Millinocket pharmacy robber gets 12 years in prison
• Plan for Vt. windmills riles Canadian neighbors
• Minorities now surpass whites in US births
• Leading insurer pays $109M for dog bite claims
• Sen. Collins: Hampden mail facility to stay open
• RFK Jr.'s troubled estranged wife found dead in NY
• Crews assess damage after Navy ship collision
• As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
• TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds
• Sensor links mind, thoughts to robot arm
• 125th Maine Legislature adjourns
• Fallen Maine officers to be honored at ceremony
• Wrong pay, no stay
• New contracts affect health insurance
• Lawmakers OK 5 bonds; governor's input next
• Hostess Brands union gets victory
• Belgrade website on hold
• CORRECTION
• Divers halt search for Skowhegan driver who plunged into stream
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• RSU4 will keep school bus operation
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Defense rests without calling John Edwards or his mistress
• RFK Jr.'s wife found dead
• Study: Coffee drinkers live longer
• Lawyers: Criminal probe targets Maine egg magnate
• GI killed in Vietnam War gets Medal of Honor
• SNAPSHOT: Someday, competing for a job
• Maine to get $75K from Skechers ruling
• Maine lawmakers give initial OK to bonds
• Paralyzed woman uses her mind to control robot arm
• Senate candidates talk small business
• Vt. becomes 1st state to ban 'fracking'
• FTC : Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
• Romney giving up on home state of Massachusetts
• Manhunt under way for groom of slain bride in Ill.
• Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
• Feds aim to stop bus, truck rollovers
• FBI confirms leak probe on al-Qaida plot
• Shareholders sue JPMorgan over $2B trading loss
• Congress considers insider threats to airports
• Bush unlikely to play a role in Romney's campaign
• Defense mum on whether John Edwards will testify
• Lennon's killer transferred to another NY prison
• New effort filed to free OJ Simpson from prison
• Gov. LePage signs state budget
• Mother allegedly drunk picking up child at school
• Facebook boosts size of IPO by 25 percent
• Records detail George Zimmerman's medical injuries
• Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination
• McNamee turned on Clemens over son's illness
• Gay marriage group opens 3 new offices in Maine
• Saint Joseph's College picks new president
• Augusta man killed as camp collapses on him
• Authorities: Lobster boat sabotage not motivated by fishing dispute
• Downeaster has Freeport trial run
• Conservative activist found dead in home
• Divers continue search for woman
• As many as five groups may apply
• Union fund trustees say $260,000 stolen
• Moosehead easement to set aside 363,000 acres
• Trail of flower petals leads to suspect
• GOP APPROVES HEALTH CARE CUTS
• Land bill rejected in Senate
• Three indicted for fraud of assistance programs
• Messalonskee music teacher earns award from state
• Keeping Fort Richmond artifacts at Old Fort Western on planners' agenda
• SNAPSHOT: Bite out of crime
• Ellen DeGeneres wins Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
• Maine lawmakers override 1 LePage veto, sustain another
• George W. Bush endorses Romney
• Deputies: Fla. mom killed 4 kids, then herself
• Red Sox honor Tim Wakefield at today's game
• SNAPSHOT: Mooooving into spring
• St. Joseph's College names new president
• EPA to be sued over Maine alewives law
• NH lawmaker shouts 'Sieg Heil,' removed from chamber
• Augusta man killed, another injured in Albion construction accident
• NM Gov. criticizes Romney stance on immigration
• Army jobs open up for women in combat units
• Maine Senate GOP passes social service cuts
• Mowing halted at all national parks after fatal fall
• Bank of America names new Maine president
• JPMorgan CEO wins vote on pay, keeps chairmanship
• Maine Senate kills 'takings' bill
• Strauss-Kahn countersues NYC hotel maid for $1M
• Blood drive set for flesh-eating bacteria survivor
• Michaud Joins Colleagues in Challenging Constitutionality of the Filibuster
• Forecast: Cheaper gas not enough to boost summer driving
• Budget protesters rally in State House hallway
• Burglar sought after Bowdoinham break-in
• Augusta area police
• Two injured in Readfield crash
• Herbig withdraws protection order against du Houx
• Secret drug relationship outlined at Clemens trial
• Gov't sets plan to defeat Alzheimer's by 2025
• Man sets himself on fire outside Norway killer's trial
• Poll: Half of Americans consider Facebook a fad
• Ex-Maine fire chief facing sex charges
• Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD
• Military families to get free national-parks passes
• John Edwards' eldest daughter to take the stand
• Former Murdoch editor faces criminal phone-hacking charges
• Moosehead land easement to protect 363,000 acres
• Coast Guard stops Maine fishing vessel
• Ex-Maine student indicted on bomb, terrorizing charges
• Mom of NH man who killed chief fights car seizure
• Maine flags flying at half-staff to honor police
• Maine launches improved website
• Millions expected to be spent in vote on gay marriage
• GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special session
• Budget, bonds on agenda as lawmakers return today
• Group continues fight vs. disclosure
• Facebook co-founder, partner offer $100K in matching gift challenge
• Guardian to be buried in beloved Elm's wood
• VA restoration will stay true to history
• Kennebec River combed for missing woman
• Six companies receive business excellence awards
• Protection order against lawmaker withdrawn
• Third man in Halloween night robbery pleads guilty
• Police: Bust solves multiple burglaries
• BRIEFS
• Trio likely tried to avoid deadly fumes
• 'Herbie' the elm's caretaker dies at 103
• Herbig withdraws protection order against du Houx
• Six Maine Companies Awarded the Governor's Award for Business Excellence
• Ron Paul ends active campaign for presidency
• 49 headless bodies unidentified in Mexico massacre
• Pingree calls budget bill outrageous and an attack on working families
• Maine.gov Updated for Mobile Use and Faster Searching
• Budget, bonds on Maine lawmakers' agenda
• Parents read lips of woman with flesh-eating bug
• Dog custody battle costs NYC man more than $60,000
• Sophia, Jacob most popular baby names of 2011
• Report: Amid problems, US fish stocks rebound
• ATV rider found lying near trail morning after crash
• Supreme Court rejects appeals over shipwreck treasure
• FBI: 72 officers slain last year, up from 2010
• $10,000 worth of solar panels taken from NH forest
• Gay couple pledges $100K to Maine same-sex ballot effort
• Moms react to Time's provocative breast-feeding cover
• King: No talk to prostitute in Secret Service case
• Canon eyes robot-only production for its cameras
• Continual revving may have doomed trio found in Jeep
• Ivy League school janitor graduates with honors
• AP Exclusive: Moderate Taliban speaks of divisions
• Investigators going to scene of NH plane crash
• Maine gas prices tumble another 4 cents
• Clemens to face chief accuser today
• Facebook founder's birthday kicks off big IPO week
• Calif. family wakes to find Lexus in their pool
• Downeaster platforms ready in Freeport, Brunswick
• Israeli officials visit Maine Humvee facility
• Maine toddler still missing as 5-month mark nears
• Impact difficult to gauge
• Reaching out to the 'unbanked' in Maine
• Search for Fairfield crash victim ended
• Bad news evolves from good
• Pedestrian fears growing
• Belmont man dies in Windsor crash
• RSU 2 language program goes to town meeting
• Search suspended for woman likely killed in Fairfield crash
• Official: Dozens of bodies left on Mexico highway
• Gay-marriage supporters launch door-to-door campaign
• John Edwards' mistress led a tabloid-grade life
• Pats' Ochocinco writes "Dear Dad" letter in support of commissioner
• Desperate yellowtail fishermen may get help from scallopers
• Maine budget cuts target Medicaid
• Maine officials: Stay away from piping plover nests
• US postmark to feature Maine windjammer theme
• Personal ties often change gay-marriage attitudes
• BU community mourns loss of 3 classmates
• LePage asks Thomas grads to stay in Maine
• Kalikow era ends at UMF
• 647 great stories graduate
• Toxic gas feared in 3 deaths
• Alternative energy projects at risk
• Shortcoming leads to pointing fingers, possible fix
• Next step for abused children still evolving
• Campaign loophole remains open
• Thomas College degree is early Mother's Day gift
• Mom's love is all you need
• Perfect gift for her day
• Lawmakers in stalking case reach a deal
• High stakes in June vote
• Documents detail pharmacy robberies
• June Cleaver to Gloria Pritchett: 5 great TV moms
• Maine police seek help in sexual-assault case
• US drone strikes kill 11 al-Qaida militants in Yemen
• LeBron James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
• At USM, Snowe urges voters to support centrist politicians
• With bribery scandal, Wal-Mart's reputation takes another beating
• Fishermen need early launch permits for Maine lake
• Owner of Windham escort service charged with extortion
• Women ponder how they became a campaign issue
• Two charged with trying to extort Stevie Wonder
• 3 Boston U. students killed in New Zealand crash
• Snowe, LePage to give commencement speeches today
• Grand jury indicts nearly two dozen
• Father charged in death of infant son
• We should never forget it – Mom’s love is all you need
• Public hearing will discuss military jet
• Poll: Mainers more 'favorable' on Romney
• Museum presents 'Malaga Island'
• Teen drinking draws attention
• City clerk is town's expert
• Mother who starved child to death in 1993 now seeking discharge
• Worries of another lobster war surface
• SNAPSHOT: King and queen of spring
• Gorham woman charged with attempted murder of husband
• Burglars steal autistic Standish 2-year-old's iPad
• Legendary car designer, racer Shelby dies at 89
• Police recover more items from Kennebec River
• Jury reaches verdict in Hudson family slayings
• Report: Ortiz OK after minor accident
• Judge refuses to dismiss John Edwards charges
• F-16s intercept plane in restricted LA airspace
• Poll: Obama's favorability rating up slightly in Maine
• Conservative Ariz. sheriff drops congressional bid
• Collins-Faunce in court on infant murder charge
• Logging truck rolls over on I-95, injuring driver
• Man who tried to open jet door released on bail
• London's Orbit tower: Eiffel or eyesore?
• Family of toddler barred from flight want apology
• Video-game company can pursue suit against Beyonce
• FDA reviews first rapid, take-at-home test for HIV
• Elderly couple dies; car stuck, cellphone calls futile
• Old classmate helps end standoff in NH
• Romney aims to shift focus from gay rights to economy
• Judge rejects effort to open CIA volume on Cuba
• Kidnap-slaying suspect kills self; 2 girls safe
• Supreme Court presses PUC for smart meter explanation
• Lewiston police officer arrested twice in five days
• Surfer sets gnarly wave record
• Sentencing today for ex-New England mob boss
• Police: 2nd bottle of rum was teen's downfall
• Maine town, former manager, settle federal lawsuit
• Israeli officials to visit Humvee facility in Limestone
• Sanford man convicted of child porn involving infant
• Michele Bachmann drops Swiss citizenship
• Lobster hostilities lead to boat sinkings in Friendship
• OOB asking beachgoers to snuff cigarettes
• In Farmingdale, concerns about tax-break information
• Warning signs ignored in infant's death?
• UMaine system hacked
• Cony students: Ban cigarette butt litter
• Mental review of legislator released
• Plans unveiled for KVCC campus
• GOP plan cuts health benefits for at least 21,500
• On this 'girls night out,' fun has serious side
• Distinguished pair lead UMA grads Saturday
• Augusta man jailed, charged with reckless conduct
• Gardiner goes with art's flow
• 30 year sentence in topless coffee shop arson
• CORRECTION
• Waterville man, 19, arrested in stabbing attack
• Flight from Portland diverted to Logan
• Cornell du Houx's family releases psych evaluation
• Woman battles flesh-eating disease after accident
• Military class suspended for its view on Islam
• Agents swarm reputed mobster's home in Conn.
• CDC: Young adults ignoring skin-cancer warnings
• Romney counters report he bullied gay classmates
• Hackers breach UMaine computer server
• Michaud Statement on House Reconciliation
• Judge dismisses DWI charges against ex-FAA chief
• Feds sues 'toughest sheriff' over alleged Ariz. profiling
• Man who set topless coffee shop fire gets 30 years
• Prosecutors detail money to Edwards mistress
• LePage backs DHHS silence on Arundel case
• Obama, backing gay marriage, starts fundraising tour
• Updated: GOP budget plan cuts MaineCare, lowers taxes
• US phone subscribers hanging up on contracts
• Oil boom resurrects North Dakota ghost town
• Smart meter dispute goes before state supreme court
• Report: U.S. 8th-graders still lag in science
• Maine boy, 8, found safe; lost on fishing trip
• Women for Obama launches campaign today
• Ubisoft assembling Avengers for game
• Naked unicyclist charged for distracting drivers
• Michaud Statement on USPS Announcement to Keep Rural Post Offices Open
• U.S. applications for unemployment aid dip to 367K
• Michaud Applauds Passage of Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
• Ex-Navy man accused of torturing wife in Conn.
• Michaud Pushes Administration to Prioritize U.S. Footwear Industry in Trade Negotiations
• Conn. man won't be charged in horse dragging
• Clemens team wants to bring back colorful witness
• Minn. Vikings a vote away from new stadium
• DWI trial scheduled for former FAA chief Babbitt
• Oil falls to near $96 as US crude supplies grow
• Mass. woman accused of hot oil attack granted bail
• NH town welcomes new police chief
• POLICE
• Richmond High students hit the beach for unique lesson
• Pharmacy holdups on record-setting pace
• Chancellor visiting USM to hear faculty concerns
• Bath 7th-grader charged after bomb threat
• International adoptions plummet globally
• Postal Service to cut hours, not offices
• Rescuers comb Russian jet wreckage in Indonesia
• Medicare paid $5.6B in suspect pharmacy billings
• 4 arrested in 2010 Bates melee meet with judge
• Calico lobster caught off Winterport goes to Boston
• Maine woman ordered to stop feeding sea gulls
• Occupy Maine sets health care rally in Portland
• Farmingdale pipeline proposal gets another look
• BRIEFS
• 'Bully' resonates with Oakland teen
• Raccoon positive for rabies
• Baby first child to receive Gift of Life medical care in Maine
• Hours may be reduced at area post offices
• DHHS remains mum on case
• Despite neighbors' objections, board OKs church plan
• BIW, union in last stages of contract talks as deadline looms
• Father charged with murder in death of infant son, set to appear in court
• Panel: Let go of word 'bully,' focus on respect
• Same-sex couples in Maine boosted by Obama decision
• Stone Street CVS robbed for drugs
• State considers return to presidential primaries
• Romney: I'm against gay marriage
• Prosecutors not planning to call Edwards' mistress
• Obama endorses same-sex marriage
• Obama's announcement gives Maine gay-marriage supporters a lift
• Hairstyling pioneer Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
• SNAPSHOT: Bounty of baskets
• Arundel man charged with murder of infant son
• Judge in Sandusky case weighs defense subpoenas
• Rabies case confirmed in Kennebec County
• Red Sox P.A. announcer Beane killed in car crash
• Maine tribe issues 236 elver fishing licenses, catching state by surprise
• Poll: Women, blacks and independents helping Obama
• VIDEO: Pingree opposes legislation that would put limits on new fisheries management plans
• VIDEO: Farm Bill Hearing
• Maine considers return to presidential primary
• Russian plane vanishes over Indonesia
• Police probe 2nd Augusta pharmacy robbery in a week
• US casinos slowly coming back from recession woes
• France honors WWII vets at West Point
• 'Y.M.C.A.' songwriter wins court victory over rights
• High-speed turnpike chase ends in Gray
• AG: Warden justified in shooting Rumford policeman
• Coast Guard steps up inspections of towboats, tugs
• Maine GOP convention runs up modest OT bill
• FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation
• Farmers markets getting money to take food stamps
• FBI, police hunt Tenn. kidnap-slaying suspect, 2 girls
• Bachmann becomes a citizen of Switzerland
• Cattle prices jump as ranchers begin rebuilding
• Ex-Miss USA to be sentenced in DUI case
• Police: Ashland, Mass. man can't stand after DUI arrest
• Closing arguments today in Hudson family murders trial
• Effect of NC gay marriage amendment unclear
• Massachusets woman accused of bilking retired doctor
• Dogs left caged for at least 4 years in NH
• TD Bank to cut 200 western Mass. jobs
• Lugar's loss has lessons for both parties
• Maine woman admits to stealing from Yellowstone
• Retired couples may need $240,000 for health care
• Minn. couple accused of forcing girl, 12, to wear diaper
• Obama staffer to testify at John Edwards trail
• Maine man to be sentenced for triple murder
• Maine manufacturers holding summit in Owls Head
• Paul backers reject compromise
• Student transportation, tower on board agenda
• Pinkham's customers refunds up to court
• Crack cocaine bust nets arrest
• Madison wins big at wind challenge
• Civil War-era fashion show set for Saturday
• Family honors Marine's legacy with scholarship fund
• Council to hear students' anti-smoking ideas
• Service of female veterans honored
• Trashed records salvaged
• Court actions pending against former MaineToday CEO
• Cumberland County Jail target of ACLU lawsuit
• CORRECTION
• Baby dies from injuries
• North Carolina voters pass gay marriage ban
• BRIEFS
• SNAPSHOT: Wet walk
• Calif. may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
• Speechwriter says John Edwards knew about cover up
• Gas price likely won't set record this summer
• Puerto Rico aims to become fully bilingual by 2022
• FDA favors first-ever drug for HIV prevention
• Ford to boost factory output by 40,000 vehicles
• SNAPSHOT: Salmon trap
• VIDEO: Cumberland County guards allegedly beat inmate
• Autopsy: Ultra-runner True died of natural causes
• Number of job openings reaches 4-year high
• LePage pushes for more cuts
• Wash. GOP expects convention tussle with Ron Paul
• Maine man sentenced for stealing food stamps
• Maine Moves Up in Business Ranking
• Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade
• Road sign in NH town miffs some bicyclists
• South Portland moves farmers market
• Winthrop police seek tire slasher
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree speaks at opening of conference on sexual assault in military
• State GOP keeps tea party's 2010 platform
• VIDEO: Maurice Sendak on 'The Colbert Report' in January
• Border Patrol gets first new strategy in 8 years
• 'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
• Obama's 'to do' list for Congress: jobs, mortgages, veterans
• Patient documents trashed at Maine VA facility
• Don't tell Paul's supporters the primary is over
• Body found of Maine man missing several months
• Couple lament loss of their island home
• BIW ship to get Miss.-made helicopter hangar
• Google's self-driving cars get Nev. test license
• Santorum endorses one-time rival Romney
• Senate heads toward showdown vote on student loans
• NC votes today on constitutional ban on gay marriage
• Maine Maritime Academy's training ship casts off
• Magazine gives Maine better marks for business
• BIW cited for hazardous materials violations
• Secretary Of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces Corporate Identity Theft Education Seminar Series
• Entrepreneur And Author Doug Hall Keynotes At 12th Annual Maine Downtown Conference
• Public forum set on KVCC expansion
• Maine GOP delegates face challenge
• Tax hike would cover languages, nurses
• State's new mining law comes amid long history
• Man charged in pharmacy drug robberies
• Police closely monitor beaten child's condition
• Tech center director calling it quits
• Incumbent, former clerk vie for spot
• Police continue search for pharmacy robber
• Messalonskee robot team is third in St. Louis
• Budget plan to get final look
• Questions surround shop crash
• Police offer pharmacies robbery workshop
• Pull my claw: Research reveals gassy dinosaurs slightly aided warming
• Celtics' Big 3 still have life in those old bones
• CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
• Man charged in infant son's assault is held on $100,000 bail
• New Maine mining rules won't mean gold rush
• No end in sight to American obesity epidemic
• Police: Weapons found during Portland standoff
• Babe Ruth's Mass. home up for sale
• Small-town official accused of stealing $53 million
• GOP plan boosts Pentagon, cuts social programs
• Highway deaths per miles driven falls to record low
• Sanford schools vote tonight on mascot name
• Michaud Praises VA Announcement of Specialty Care at Lewiston Clinic
• Barn fire kills dozens of animals in Gouldsboro
• Car crashes into Waterville pizza shop
• FBI, Vt. police to search dump for missing couple
• Flashy, fiery Sarkozy fades from French scene
• Artist known for 'LOVE' sculptures sued in Maine court
• Al-Qaida releases video of American hostage
• Three ousted judges win JFK Courage award
• Governor to Honor Maine Businesses for Service to Employees and Communities
• NY boy seeks to remain on girls field hockey squad
• 92-year-old to be sentenced for selling suicide kits
• NH-Maine bridge inspection could cause delays
• Maine gas prices drop by 4 cents per gallon
• UNH alerts campus after sexual assault in dorm
• Bath Iron Works, union begin contract talks
• Putin sworn in as Russia's president for 6 years
• Al-Qaida releases video of American hostage
• Fire at Norway rooming house suspicious
• Bangor Raceway opens for 129th season
• Special coins going to Maine women veterans
• Party faithful roar approval during LePage speech
• Key education legislation still awaiting action
• DISTRICTCOURT
• Not all 'good feelings' about church site
• Burned-out house still a 'nasty' sight
• Charity-care demands grow for hospitals
• Patients can find it difficult to understand charity care policies
• Ron Paul supporters claim upset
• Pipeline tax-break hearing on agenda in Belgrade
• Convention turmoil bumps Senate candidates
• MCI student seeks 1,000 shoes for charity
• Watershed protectors add new directors
• A crazy, hectic, political scene
• Find the crimes? Look online
• Snowe calls for Obama's defeat
• MECA honors creative leaders
• Ron Paul wins most of Maine's GOP delegates
• Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency
• Biden OK with equal rights for married gay couples
• In final speech, Snowe urges party to defeat Obama
• Maine woman killed in N.H. shooting had $14,000 cash
• LePage: 'Get off the couch and get yourself a job'
• 'Avengers' smashes all-time record: $200.3 million debut
• Man murdered at Kentucky Derby race track
• Teen charged in island arson, 4 additional camp break-ins
• Dutch woodworker takes on restoration project in Maine
• Maine community colleges to graduate record number
• Young Driver Safety Initiative Becomes Law
• Container ship service runs into problems in Portland
• Speakers hammer out familiar themes
• Well-organized, Ron Paul forces taking control
• Police say cart failure caused Shriner's death
• Veterans, families receive medals
• Protection orders often defuse potential violence
• POLICE
• Planners to review plans for church site
• Numbers for Lyme disease expected to be high
• Gathering honors Rwanda's slaughtered
• T.S. Eliot, and aging
• Ayla's aunt says she took polygraph, stands by abduction claim
• Robber of Augusta Rite Aid at large
• Scott Romney calls for party unity
• Red Sox hammered in 8-2 loss
• Boat operator floats idea of Maine-NH water taxi
• Romney embarking on new political balancing act
• Free comics! Today's promotion hopes to attract new readers
• Fishermen get 5.6 million pound dogfish increase
• Thousands pour in to GOP convention
• 9/11 'mastermind' to be arraigned today
• 9/11 families prepare for Guantanamo arraignment
• Ron Paul forces await fight today
• Surveillance photo shows stolen tractor
• Maine Green Party convenes in Portland
• Police review lawmakers' breakup
• Legislative pair's public split also carries political repercussions for Democrats
• UMF gathering brings home effects of climate change
• SAT Saturday for most area juniors
• Public forum to be held on KVCC expansion
• Fire destroys island home
• Granite hauler's whistle sparks memory
• Stories, memories smooth road to cemetery
• Students examine effects of Vietnam War
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Maine group urges vote on federal judicial nominees
• Soldier in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife
• Get ready for an eyeful on Saturday night: 'Supermoon'
• Heiress concerned Edwards used her for her money
• Know your food, know your fisherman
• US, China forge tentative deal on Chinese activist
• Buckner ball sells for $418,250 at auction
• Boss of drill sergeant school getting her job back
• NOAA picks Portland group for seal stranding network
• A man and his monkey pulled over in Florida
• US revamps student work visa program after abuses
• Romney wanted gay spokesman to stay on the job
• Chaplain: Seau's brain to be donated for research
• Former pipeline in Limestone to be auctioned
• Westbrook police investigating accidental shooting
• Lewiston man gets 2 years for marijuana robbery
• 7 hurt at Kent St. in 1970 shooting want answers
• Falling bear in Colo. campus photo killed by car
• Penobscot bridge observatory now open for season
• Romney's brother to address Maine GOP convention
• Sen. Collins to endorse Mass. Sen. Brown
• Protection order issued after lawmakers' breakup
• Election 2012: Courtney enters race for Maine's 1st Congressional District seat
• City taxpayers asked to cover for state cutbacks
• Purple traps set for emerald ash borers
• Court approves deal giving state's patients alternative to nursing homes
• Nancy Torresen takes oath as judge
• Private contractor will run RSU 4 buses
• Charter school awaits state acceptance
• Senate majority leader joins race
• Lord have mercy, Michael Heath is back and he is angry
• Winthrop school board endorses $10.2M budget
• No referendum on fireworks ban proposal
• POLICE
• LePage taps Vannoy for utilities commission
• New ocean research vehicle launched off Maine
• Search continues for Maine woman not seen in 2 months
• Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages
• Infamous 'Buckner ball' going up for auction
• Facebook sets $28-$35 price range for IPO shares
• Tallest man in US seeking good shoes, normalcy
• Innovative 'bot to ply Gulf of Maine
• White House is silent on fate of Chinese activist
• Capistrano trying to woo back its legendary swallows
• New assessment calls eel population 'depleted'
• CDC: More teen girls using most effective birth control
• 5 indicted in alleged plot to bomb Ohio bridge
• Maine wardens find missing mom and 2 kids
• W. Maine bridge over Androscoggin called deficient
• Ties may have played part with top hires
• Army to release bin Laden documents this morning
• Quimby blocks more logging roads in Piscataquis County
• Turner restaurant closes after 77 years
• Mass. man faces judge in slaying of mother, grandmother
• Seau's apparent suicide stuns fans, former teammates
• Munch's 'The Scream' brings record $119.9M
• NH and Maine troopers save man on bridge
• Rockport school ends boys-only class
• Waterville teen delivers petitions to Seventeen magazine
• Teen charged with manslaughter released on $50K bond
• Courtney taking congressional campaign on the road
• Republicans gathering in Augusta for weekend
• Motorcycle group honors Snowe at Governor's Tea
• McKee to receive award from ACLU of Maine
• Crash sends boy to hospital
• Winthrop barber makes his final cut
• POLICE
• LePage: Up to men to end domestic violence
• Organizers hope for 'peaceful' walk for Ayla Saturday
• CORRECTION
• Ex-Patriots linebacker Junior Seau found dead
• 1 killed in crash between car and logging truck
• NFL suspends 4 players for Saints' bounties
• 100,000 Facebook users use new organ-donor option
• Pettitte says he may have misunderstood Clemens
• Gingrich ends campaign, prefers Romney to Obama
• Court: President Bush's aide protected from any torture lawsuits
• Coast Guard retrieves injured Maine fisherman
• Patriots mourn death of ex-linebacker Seau
• Suspect in double slaying nabbed at Maine border
• Gov't to speed up tracking of possible E. coli outbreaks
• John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying
• Texting teen in court today on manslaughter charge
• Video: FREE BIRD
• 'Lively' Maine GOP convention expected this weekend
• Court documents add to NH shooting details
• Lawyer for bomb suspects is skeptical of informant's role
• Feds charge 107 in Medicare fraud raids in 7 cities
• Tsunami-swept Harley found in Canada
• Maine woman wins $500,000 in lottery
• UMaine says 'paint party' got out of hand
• LePage to Cheverus footballers: Help end domestic violence
• Snowe praises bikers at Blaine House tea
• Cape Elizabeth 8th grader wins Google design contest
• Police investigating infant's death in Owls Head
• GPS suggests Calif. yacht hit rocks off Mexico
• Parents of tattooed teen sue NH school district
• Overnight house fires in Lewiston and Auburn
• More students in limbo as college wait lists grow
• Maine teen faces manslaughter charge in crash
• Maine moose lottery deadline approaching
• Maine settles with worker who alleged retaliation
• Blind activist goes free after promises of safety
• Munch's 'The Scream' may fetch $80M at NYC auction
• State now taking charter school applications
• LePage visiting Cheverus to talk about domestic violence
• Ex-Maine border agent sues Homeland Security Dept.
• Maine GOP hosts Senate candidate forum tonight
• Several contested races set for ballot
• POLICE: 3-car wreck on Route 17
• New Sharon man charged with OUI after driving car off road
• BRIEFS: Energy project in Fayette supported
• Obama back in Afghanistan
• Dominican babies to have heart surgery in Maine
• Bar Harbor Bankshares acquires Border Trust Co.
• KVCC in running for $1 million in prize money due to top US ranking
• $51.5 million Augusta budget goes to public
• Selectman race features former, current member
• Girl, 13, found 'not responsible' in bathroom fire
• Driver in 6-car crash wasn't drunk or on drugs
• Warden's colleagues go from roof to donor drive
• Regulatory oversight panel issues warning to attorney
• Occupy activists focus on workers, students
• Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan to sign pact
• Maine turkey hunter attacked by coyote
• No-confidence balloting under way for USM president
• US factory growth shows economy is strengthening
• Vt. trooper shoots, kills unarmed suspect
• FBI: 5 men try to blow up Ohio bridge
• Dow closes at highest level since 2007
• Texting teen charged with manslaughter in W. Paris crash
• Supreme Court's popularity hits 25-year low
• Obama strengthens penalties around Iran, Syria
• Portland losing container cargo service again
• Snowe to attend bikers' tea
• 2012 Congressional Art Contest Winner Announced
• Appeals judge stops Planned Parenthood injunction
• Maine health centers to get about $1.3M in grants
• Maine teen heading to NYC for protest at Seventeen Magazine
• Maid's civil suit against Strauss-Kahn can proceed
• India ferry capsizes; 103 dead, 100 missing
• Angus King appoints 9 to chair Senate campaign
• Governor's Commitment to Education Continues
• Facebook makes it easier to become organ donor
• UK lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead company
• Bin Laden said to have wanted Obama assassinated
• Scout official resigns, supports ousted gay leader
• Secret Service agents to undergo ethics training
• Maine Education Dept. disbands disabilities panel
• Ohio's big cat stampede prods review of laws nationwide
• Formerly conjoined twins thrive post-separation
• Deaths in 2 Calif. races leave sailors reeling
• Labor, Occupy, plan May Day rally in Portland
• Auburn launches online police reporting
• Maranacook senior nails big scholarship
• Maine woman survives four days in Utah desert with broken leg, no food
• Priest moving to new parish
• Seeing a need and coming together
• LePage 'corrupt' comment draws fire
• State, owners to talk options after 23 horse deaths
• Activist teen from Waterville targets magazine about images of young women
• What to do with $50M revenue boost divided parties
• Portland school district to beef up online filters
• Body of Augusta man found
• Police arrest two during weekend
• Annual Pittsfield job fair expected to draw large crowd
• Madison student on Maine board
• Board set to reconsider vote on busing contract
• Pump glitch becoming 'nightmare'
• Waterville teen presses Seventeen Magazine to change its ways
• WATERVILLENo-smoking ban at playgrounds lauded
• Answers may rest in Fort Richmond soil
• MOSCOWFormer radar site looked atfor green power
• Waterville HS grad, team win prize
• 14-year-old youth reigns as state chess champ
• Number of newborns with drug withdrawal triples
• Judge dismisses lawsuit against 'Three Cups of Tea' author
• EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment
• Maine buys 5,700 acres for $2.7 million
• Judge blocks Texas' anti-Planned Parenthood law
• Celtics' star Rondo suspended for Game 2 vs. Hawks
• Driver in Bronx crash was speeding, clipped wall
• Feds propose ways to ease impact of yellowtail cut
• GOLF: Abby Spector named golf pro at Sugarloaf
• 12 Maine radio stations changing ownership
• Tech exec gets 22 years prison for $30M fraud
• 2 GOP lawmakers blast LePage on 'corrupt' remark
• Maine heating oil dips 8 cents since winter
• Patrick Dempsey praised for coolly rescuing teen from crash
• State revenues rise nearly $50M, easing budget shortfall
• Fire leads to store evacuation in Augusta
• With an asterisk, WTC is back on top in NYC
• Brits to put missiles on rooftops during Olympics
• Answers may rest in Fort Richmond soil
• Australian billionaire: Titanic II to sail in 2016
• Rights group: US asylum likely for Chinese dissident
• Courtney officially entering race to unseat Pingree
• More than $40,000 raised to honor fallen NH chief
• Gas drops by nearly a nickel in Maine
• Car hits 2 teen girls sunbathing on Pa. road
• NH bill makes gun licenses optional
• Pump glitch becoming ‘nightmare’
• 14-year-old youth reigns as state chess champ
• Waterville graduate finds success in little things
• Maine convents use the Internet to search for new recruits
• Osama bin Laden's long shadow
• Cianbro CEO stoked about green power
• Memorial Bridge to get $7M paint job
• Maine hiker survives four days in Utah wilderness
• RSU 2 might cut budget $1.5M, with union aid
• SNAPSHOT: Greyhound play date
• Maine convents turn to Internet for recruitment
• Porpoise problems have fishermen facing shutdown
• State outlines Maine summer highway agenda
• Edwards' fate hinges on ex-right-hand man and wife
• Louis Armstrong's last trumpet recording now a CD
• A fresh approach to the fiddlehead
• Ted Williams' MVP plaque sells for $300K in Boston
• Maine court clerks cut back hours this week
• After the co-op collapse
• Platform in focus for GOP
• State GOP convention upcoming
• College debt for Mainers second-highest in nation
• Insecurity about food
• J.P. DEVINE: Jack won't hit the road
• Larson leaving chorus
• Lines formed early on Drug Take-back Day
• BILL NEMITZ: Governor and ‘Blazing Saddles’
• Packers take Maine's McMillian in fourth round of NFL Draft
• Investigator: Sickened horses difficult to treat
• Scandal highlights lack of women in Secret Service
• Maine man gets 8 years for sexually assaulting young girl
• LePage takes aim at bipartisan bond package in radio address
• Vt. considers expanding bear-hunting season
• 'Corrupt' comment expanded
• Maine drug take-back program held on Saturday
• Police: Man pulled gun in slushy dispute
• Police surround bunker in hunt for Wash. fugitive
• Chaperones among new Secret Service rules
• Amid a frenzy of last-minute fixes, lights go up in waterville
• She vows to protect a farm, and its way of life
• HALLOWELL 250th: Saving an icon is good for Hallowell
• AMY CALDER: Pulitzer-prize winner remembers his time in Maine
• Police Log
• Briefs
• Pratt & Whitney to add 400 jobs
• DHHS chief: Payment errors by state had price tag of $10.7M
• Jury convicts seventh person tried for Blaine House protest
• Conference highlights students' skills
• Bear makes 'perfect landing' following tranquilized fall from tree
• LePage writes letter to state employees about "corrupt" remark
• Letter from the Governor to Maine State Employees
• House OKs student loan bill, ignores veto threat
• Pingree says student loan vote in House today another attack on women's health
• Thomas College hires first female president
• Michaud Condemns Politics on Student Loans
• Man's body found along shore of Maine harbor
• UPDATE: Blaine House protester found guilty of trespassing
• Candidates seek Monmouth vacancies
• Space shuttle Enterprise arrives at NY's JFK
• US growth slowed to 2.2% in first quarter
• Former DeCoster worker files lawsuit
• Dutch judge upholds ban on foreigners buying pot
• US to remove 9,000 Marines from Okinawa
• 6 sentenced for Lewiston-area crime spree
• Study: Most victims knew Ala. twisters were coming
• Protesters at US party conventions could pack heat
• House GOP set to curb college student loan costs
• Wis. animal shelter to open, thanks to cat with 26 toes
• Body of woman found floating in Piscataqua River
• Portland march, rally against sexual violence today
• Police charge 4 in attack on Lewiston students
• Maine man expected to plead guilty to murdering wife
• Oxford Casino seeking to fill 100 jobs
• Secretary of State Announces Poster Winners of 2012
• Governor points to 'corrupt' workers
• Mercy: 'no aggressive collection practices'
• Mistrial after jurors deadlock
• More details arise in 2011 fatal stabbing
• Panel offers bond deal
• LePage: Middle management of state government 'corrupt'
• Dilemma in Augusta: Restore or tear down?
• RSU 39 vote OKs plan for schools
• A pioneer's sapling grows in Unity
• Missing musician died of self-ininflicted gunshot, police say
• As fireworks store moves in, other businesses make way
• Thefts may be related in string of nighttime burglaries, police say
• Budget-writing committee passes $95 million bond package
• Michaud Pushes Extension of Moratorium on Postal Closings
• Letters on Postal Reform - April 26, 2012
• Maine AG seeks injunction in assault case
• Fans gather to honor Levon Helm at Woodstock home
• Waterville police investigate double stabbing
• Boring meets Dull in international partnership
• Official: Secret Service probing another trip
• Meteorites found in Calif. along path of fireball
• Man charged with igniting fire marshall's car faces new charges
• Puppy on runway delays flights at LaGuardia
• Court convicts ex-Liberian president of war crimes
• Maine fire departments face shortage of volunteers
• Restaurant owner pleads not guilty to hiring illegals
• Developer unveils plans for Millinocket mill site
• Maine teachers to get 'financial literacy' how-tos
• Maine man charged with sexually assaulting boy
• Arizona migrant case could lead to sweeping changes
• 2 Mainers get EPA awards for lifetime achievement
• LePage visiting businesses in Penobscot County today
• Bond proposals cited as vital for road repair, job creation
• 'Doubledip' bill unlikely to pass
• First responders learning how to help PTSD victims
• UMF taps DC's Kathryn Foster
• Jurors continue today in Blaine House protest trial deliberations
• BRIEFS
• June opening for ice rink
• Phishing scam hits credit union
• Speed of the essence in small business lending conference
• Police: No foul play suspected in death of Freeport musician
• Waterville Save-A-Lot opens to strong reception
• Burger King makes cage-free promise
• Two babies die at same Maine house
• Sturgeon health is newest threat to fishing industry
• Parents wire kids to prove teachers' verbal abuse
• Marines discharge sergeant for Facebook posts on Obama
• Gun in NH police shooting bought by shooter's girlfriend
• Bill Increasing Transparency and Limiting Agency Travel & Conferences Passes House
• Report cites some improvement in Maine air
• Beyonce named People's most beautiful woman
• Gingrich to end presidential campaign next week
• New Gloucester man gets 25 years for making child porn
• Church sues Rockland over tax exemptions
• BTOP's Connecting America's Communities Map: Discover How and Where Maine Libraries are Making a Difference
• Trial related to Occupy Augusta protest is nearly derailed
• Maine man guilty of threatening president
• Norway killer: Insanity diagnosis based on 'fabrications'
• UMaine Farmington, Presque Isle get new presidents
• Fake inspection sticker leads to drug arrest
• Mother of NH shooter says he was a good person
• Middle-aged man dies in Boothbay fire
• Maine gets nearly $1M in arts money
• Colby grad returns to perform one-man show
• LePage vetos deed registry fee increase
• Storm raises concerns about 2 city bridges
• Discovery of mad cow in US was stroke of luck
• N. Korea military brags of 'powerful modern weapons'
• Ex-student sues Maine Job Corps over dismissal
• Charities seek a few good baby boomers
• Supreme Court questions Arizona's tough immigration law
• American college students face years of crushing debt
• Auburn teen to serve 3 years for severe beating
• UNE signs agreements with 2 Spanish universities
• Occupy Maine to protest student debt load
• Driver parks truck before suffering heart attack
• 30 months for man who stole, scrapped ATV
• Plaintiffs appeal judge's mural ruling
• Radar jammers hurting emergency responders' efforts
• Officials: Difficult to stop paving plant move
• Romney adds four more GOP primary wins
• Councilors consider dilapidated mill house fate
• Authorities search for Freeport man
• Maine author to meet sign books in Newport
• Maine clears way for first tidal power contract
• Same-sex marriage supporters making faith-based arguments
• Governor signs new driving license law aimed at texters, teens
• Camden National acquires Bank of America branches
• Personnel changes for fire department
• Councilors look at 1.5 percent tax rate increase
• Maine again tops all states on 'Peace Index'
• Lawyers for Scarcelli's mother and stepfather want off case
• Portland woman charged with stealing cash register
• Statement of Governor LePage on Signing the Budget
• Transparency Bill Signed by Governor LePage
• Mad cow disease found in Calif. dairy cow
• Statement of the Governor on Bonds
• Camden National to buy 15 Bank of America branches
• LePage signs interim budget, keeps pressure on lawmakers
• Police charge man in OOB stabbing death
• Labor mural plaintiffs file notice of appeal
• Police investigate infant death in Bangor
• Wardens recover body of missing boater
• Mining Bill Expected to Spur Hundreds of Jobs in Northern Maine
• Harbor seal pupping season starting early
• Keg explodes, killing Portsmouth brewery worker
• Colorado frozen-cow saga has new wrinkle
• Fugitive armored car guard arrested 2 months after heist
• Auburn to Receive $1.7 Million for Major Business Development Project
• Manning's attorneys argue to dismiss WikiLeaks case
• Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids
• U.S. Senate to vote on measure to nullify union rules
• OMB: VA Not Subject to Automatic Budget Cuts
• Maine Historical Society names new executive director
• Governor Signs Bill to Toughen Distracted Driving Law & Promote Safety
• Senate hopefuls to debate tonight
• NYC posts 870,000 vintage images online
• On primary day, Romney looks toward fall election
• Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters
• 'Psychotic' patron attacks Auburn children's librarian
• Secret Service scandal brings delicate political dance
• Law tightening teen driving rules awaits LePage signature
• Maine prison guard convicted of animal cruelty
• In nation of obesity, cholesterol levels continue to drop
• Deadly booby traps found on popular trail in Utah
• Hundreds attending conference on emergency readiness
• LePage to sign new rules for mining metals
• Fewer legislative candidates using Clean Election funds
• Natural Resources Council of Maine Goes Solar
• UMF president reflects, praises in last lecture
• Maine-born writer returns to celebrate her 12th book
• Nor'easter brings relief for most
• Oklahoma outfit buys Downeast Energy
• City officials continue to wrestle with school budget
• Snowe may not use her campaign funds to aid Republicans
• Poliquin lists seven private income sources in filing
• Estate of man who died after punch is suing attacker, bar who served him
• Fewer candidates using 'clean election' funds
• Wind energy gets another look in Farmington
• Waterville looks at wider smoking ban
• POLICE
• Investors plan to develop energy at former radar station in Moscow
• White House clears staffers in prostitution scandal
• Sanford, Fla., officials reject chief's resignation
• Maine lawmakers consider bond requests
• Ted Nugent set for court date in illegal kill case
• Freeport man missing after student party in woods
• SC coroner: Mauling death of infant a homicide
• Jennifer Hudson breaks down during murder trial
• Maine radar site may be used to produce energy
• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Rain forces postponements
• Mom kept on respirator for month gives birth to twins
• Oklahoma company buys Downeast Energy
• Panetta dismisses Iran's claims about drone
• 2nd patron falls ill at hospital-themed restaurant
• Foes of same-sex marriage unite for Maine campaign
• US pledges to defend Afghanistan after drawdown
• Pentagon reorganizing, renaming its own spy service
• George Zimmerman released from jail
• Bee Gees singer awakes from coma, has cancer
• Jim Beam buys Maine vodka and rum for $605 million
• Penobscot deputy injured in collision with moose
• Opening statements set to begin in John Edwards trial
• Zimmerman's attorney says apology was ill-timed
• Vegas anesthesiologist offers mobile hangover service
• Maine gas prices drop by nearly a nickel
• Two Bangor city councilors object to Ted Nugent show
• Nobel laureates gathering for summit in Chicago
• Mock drunk driving wreck to remind students of dangers
• Nor'easter to dump rain, snow on dry Northeast
• Legislators, LePage hardly see eye-to-eye on bonds
• Major storm headed for Maine
• Collins: Secret Service needs more female agents
• Hallowell pot dispensary fitting in
• Monmouth debates whether to stay in RSU 2
• Snowe's late departure leaves many grasping for funds
• Decision on district attorney still at stalemate
• Tony Blair among well-known names at commencements
• Man found dead was stabbed, sister says
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• DISTRICT COURT
• Entrepreneurship growing in central Maine
• Prescription drugs taken in robbery of Rite Aid pharmacy in Winslow
• After suicide, newspaper devotes entire front page to bullying
• Japan Airlines launches Boston-Tokyo nonstop service
• Yankees-Red Sox game postponed by rain
• Campus diversity suffers under race-blind policies, statistics show
• Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up
• Rock enthusiasts flock to exhibition by dozens
• Obama leads Romney in Maine fundraising
• Sheriff's officials seeking descendants of slain deputy
• Smaller police departments sometimes rely on seized cash
• Le Club Calumet honors Joe Linscott
• Power idle no longer
• Unity College project growing poultry for meals for needy
• A lesson in self-defense at the Grange
• One last roundup
• Waterville airport revitalization effort in progress
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Waste-to-energy industry at crossroads in Maine, US
• Dry conditions have caused increase in wildfires in state
• 'All about the hunt' for music lovers on Record Store Day
• Charles Colson, Watergate felon and born-again preacher, has died
• Maine's largest wind developer handed a defeat
• Defense worried about Zimmerman's safety
• A divided Congress confronts a rising cyberthreat
• Maine line-item veto, now at issue, dates to 1995
• Holocaust remembrance to be held in Maine on Sunday
• 5.4-mile run organized to honor fallen NH chief
• Halloween robbers plead guilty to multiple charges
• Paving plant faces opposition from new neighbors
• New England home sales skyrocket
• Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move
• HALLOWELL 250th: Shoe shop office job became career
• Augusta Airport runway work grounds Cape Air
• Electrical fire shuts down Gorham House of Pizza
• BRIEFS
• AMY CALDER COLUMN: Mother finds her voice to help son keep nursing care
• Benton Alewife fest on May 19
• Musicians celebrate Record Store Day
• Maine unemployment creeps up along with job seekers
• Landowner lost-value bill may get fix
• SNAPSHOT: Trotting trio
• SNAPSHOT: Kora Shrine Circus
• Experts say gas prices starting to fall
• Maine puts new ferry into service
• Maine home sales increase
• Maine Nature Conservancy launches $100 million campaign
• Maine unemployment at 7.2 percent for March
• Zimmerman bail set, apologizes to Trayvon Martin's parents
• Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes
• Maine lawmaker gets death threats over tweet
• Lobster company subject of 2 lawsuits
• N.H. Bike Week to host tattoo artists
• New beer to help N.H. Independence Museum
• Mommy Wars give way to Doggy Wars in Twitterverse
• Lawyer: Nader wants jury to hear Maine case
• Feds to close fishing ground to protect porpoises
• Ousted Secret Service supervisor joked about Palin
• Bodies of 2 adults found in N.H. shed
• Red Sox ready for Fenway Park's 100th anniversary
• Portland event marks 2-year anniversary of Gulf spill
• Maine advocates to show new solar energy system
• Maine adding new ferry to its fleet
• Maine Development Foundation's Downtown Center News - April 18, 2012
• Bank opens Libby Hill center
• Law might stop Farmingdale TIF vote on gas line
• State legislator's wife chases alleged burglar
• Trial lawyer endorsed for Court of Appeals
• AFD warns about use of mulch by buildings
• Winslow teen charged after car crash
• VA jobs local impact unclear
• Chimney sparks start Wilton cabin fire
• Boards get approval for City Center telecasts
• Patient sues state over MaineCare benefit cuts
• Father speaks at latest Ayla vigil
• Groups sue Maine DHHS over MaineCare cuts
• SNAPSHOT: Garden work
• SNAPSHOT: Earth Day seeds
• Thousands mourn slain N.H. police chief
• Raising Taxes is a Local Choice; Governor Says Mayors have Options
• Jurors reject Ormsby's insanity defense
• Nader's Maine election lawsuit reinstated
• Brunswick on Smithsonian Magazine's best small towns list
• Bi-partisan presidential ticket now possible in 25 states
• Feds to close fishing grounds to save<br />Gulf of Maine porpoises
• Senate committee OKs Kayatta nomination
• 39th annual International Whistling Convention opens
• VA to Add 1,900 Mental Health Staff
• US unemployment claims signal slower hiring
• Breivik wanted to decapitate former Norway PM
• Maine law expands dental hygienists' scope
• Maine men accused of scamming 92-year-old in Mass.
• Maine officers attend NH police chief service
• Man's burns lead MDEA to investigate meth lab
• Vandals damage buses, police say
• Maine woman sues Nevada company over job offer
• Kittery man gets prison term for insurance fraud
• Nurse accused in baby abduction to be in court
• 16 defendants due in court in Ohio Amish attacks
• Sheriff: 3 dead in shooting at cockfighting match
• India tests nuke-capable missile able to hit China
• Thousands expected to attend NH chief's memorial
• NH Senate weighing decriminalizing marijuana
• No food fight: NH students protest school lunches
• Maine public advocate joins New England Power Pool
• MaineCare lawsuit anticipated Thursday
• Mainer pleads guilty to forging absentee ballots
• Man pleads guilty to forging ballots
• BRIEFS
• Democrats call out Republicans on budget
• Woman's torturer sentenced to 10 years
• LePage administration eyes jobless benefits fraud
• Dick Clark, 'world's oldest teenager,' dead at 82
• Fire's smoke covers Turnpike
• Governor:Bills to aid businesses
• Officials try to sell Belgrade board on gas line tax break
• Break-in nets another arrest
• Another fire hits Gorham
• Author now faces civil suit over 'Three Cups of Tea'
• 'American Bandstand' host Dick Clark has died
• Retired Ill. couple claims final share of $656M jackpot
• LePage signs workers comp, unemployment bills
• Psychologist: Ormsby out of touch with reality
• Secret Service to meet with Nugent over Obama comments
• Skateboarders charged with damaging Readfield buses
• Norway killer wants death penalty or acquittal
• Judge quits Trayvon Martin case, cites conflict
• NJ bully's paralyzing punch leads to $4.2M settlement
• Pat Summitt steps aside as Tenn. coach
• Woman hurt in Farmingdale crash
• Amtrak identifies man killed by Downeaster
• Washington abuzz over Secret Service scandal
• Dem leader: GOP 'flip-flopped' on LePage vetoes
• Maine State Police attend NH services for chief
• Man breaks legs in jump at Bangor park
• Ex-Lewiston firefighter who assaulted daughter gets probation
• Officers, public to pay tribute to NH police chief
• Moyer becomes oldest pitcher to win in majors
• DeNiro, Ifill to speak at Bates commencement
• Police: Oregon man strips in airport screen protest
• Ga. handcuff case renews school policing debate
• Romney remark raises eyebrows among Mainers
• Republicans won't return to take up LePage vetoes
• Draft funding plan would hike taxes 4.75 percent
• Office budget revote looks probable
• Belgrade seeks volunteers to help with comprehensive plan revise
• St. Michael principal planning to step down
• Water shutdown to affect downtown Augusta today
• Missing girl's uncle pleads not guilty; trial upcoming
• Man guilty of assault, sentenced to prison time
• Police hunt suspect after barbecue turns bloody
• POLICE
• LePage OKs more anti-domestic violence bills
• After fire, vow to rebuild sawmill
• Three people found dead in Lancaster, N.H.
• Rain delays Maine man's season debut for Milwaukee's AAA team
• Warren Buffett diagnosed with prostate cancer
• Sen. Collins: 20 or 21 women in Secret Service incident
• Part 2 of triple-murder trial under way in Houlton
• Boston Marathon officials happy race is over
• Homebuilders request most permits since 2008
• $412 check that bought Superman sold for $160,000
• Warrant: NH police shooter was selling painkillers
• LePage signs 2 domestic violence bills
• Gambling board officially OKs Oxford Casino license
• Happy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart
• LePage vetoes amusement fee, 911 bills
• Romney will likely look for a more conservative VP
• Incredible legal rights on display at Norway's massacre trial
• New grant program to help schools improve access to local foods
• GOP proposes big cut to food-stamp funding
• Governor LePage's Domestic Violence Initiative Continues with Ceremonial Bill Signing
• Five Teacher of the Year semifinalists selected
• Brunswick man faces felony OUI in Route 1 crash
• Michaud Takes GSA to Task at Hearing
• Governor Celebrates New Investment and Jobs in Central Maine
• Space shuttle Discovery makes final takeoff
• Obama unveils plan to confront oil-market manipulation
• Norway killer says he'd kill again
• Freeport teacher to plead not guilty on gun remark
• Maine line-item veto decision due soon
• BIW's next Zumwalt-class destroyer to be named for LBJ
• Crew in fatal yacht race shared love of racing
• Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrum
• St. Joseph's cancels classes in memory of student
• Tenn. judge decides to spare condemned dog's life
• Potential Clemens jurors question cost of hearing
• Lawsuit targets Maine dairy over use of kosher symbol
• More grilling set for current, former GSA officials
• Students keep focus on distracted driving
• Search for Ayla may top $500,000
• Mainers fond of sending women to the Senate
• Lack of sleep linked to diabetes, heart disease
• Foundation, city preparing for the future
• Councilors set to share chambers
• Chamber business survey: It's looking better
• Pedicabs to roam the city's streets
• Portland Flea-For-All opens to hundreds
• Eighth-grader takes bag issue to council
• Betsy Thurston has rebuilt a life after suffering years of abuse
• GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule' taxes on wealthy
• Boston Marathon Results
• Pulitzer Prizes announced. No fiction prize awarded this year
• Rumford to hold a drug disposal day April 28
• Maine candidates' campaign finance reports filed
• Coast Guard calls off search for missing yacht racers
• Thieves mysteriously return stolen goods
• Fatal motorcycle accident in Bangor
• Maine crews on alert after weekend fires
• Vigil held for Maine woman killed in NH
• Thank you forefathers: Patriots Day!
• UMaine to inaugurate new president this week
• L.L. Bean to donate $1 million to get kids outside
• Voter group gets to know candidates for Senate
• Another TABOR effort pledged
• Hinck wins straw poll
• GOP redirects Maine policies
• State revenues above estimates
• Spring brings budding home buying recovery
• Fire quickly doused; transient held
• Gaming measure called flawed
• Work to start on fire station
• BRIEFS
• Candidates listed for House, Senate races
• Riders across New England are urged to aid autism research on 110-mile trek
• Low-interest loans there for heating efficiency
• Marube becomes first African to win Maine's Patriot Day 5-miler
• 'Got milk?' Oakhurt Dairy contest winner will get lifetime supply
• Cosby: Trayvon Martin case about guns, not race
• Fire reported at downtown Augusta business
• US, Colombia trade deal to be in place in May
• Midwest tornadoes kill at least 5; injure 29
• Issa: Secret Service incident likely not the first
• GOP leaves mark on Maine Legislature in 2012
• New Maine law protects home-heating oil consumers, LePage says
• Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities
• 2 Maine educators win Guggenheim fellowships
• Maine Tax Day rally to feature governor
• Taliban attack Pakistani prison, free 380 prisoners
• Photos: Human remains near Titanic shipwreck site
• Paving plant quits Augusta for Windsor
• Hallowell man earns national journalism award
• BILL NEMITZ: Beth Ashcroft and OPEGA face tough challenge
• LePage calls for 'courage' in making cuts
• Some worms' waste is area businessman's gold
• Around the globe, Titanic's sinking remembered
• A new way to net funding
• Privatized busing divides residents
• Inspired early to support rights
• LePage vetoes parts of bipartisan budget
• Town remembers NH police chief who was shot dead
• Law gives Zimmerman extra chances in legal fight
• Berwick softball star was female victim in Greenland, N.H., shootout
• Governor LePage Uses Line Item Veto Power
• Drug-sniffing dog available for hire in Maine
• Red Sox place CF Ellsbury on 15-day DL
• US, Canada alone at summit in rejection of Cuba
• Obama urges Romney to release past tax returns
• 1 dead, 3 injured in Standish crash involving St. Joe's basketball players
• Prisoner files lawsuit over Maine corrections crash
• Hybrid and electric cars see record sales in March
• Iran nuke talks show early progress
• Gardiner man arrested after report that he was stabbed
• Obama says US can't afford tax cuts for richest
• Young pleads not guilty to murder
• Former game warden turns tales into book
• Grieving dad: This puts ‘teeth into the law’
• GOP candidates for Senate focus on U.S. debt
• House, Senate OK new regulations for teen drivers
• Jury finds Ormsby guilty of triple murder
• Family of wounded soldier asks friends to send greetings
• Officials continue to investigate Gorham-area fires
• Service on Sunday to celebrate Scottish tradition
• HALLOWELL 250th: Read more about it
• SNAPSHOT: Practice swing
• RSU 12 shuffles schools
• Man faces new charges for assault
• Parents, teens say driving bill would have an immediate effect
• Ballooning size of government focus of debate
• Bill would change driving laws for teens
• Brother: Painter Kinkade relapsed into alcoholism
• LePage signs teacher evaluation plan into law
• Jury convicts Ormsby of triple murder
• Bowdoin, Colby profs win Guggenheims
• Maine budget clears House, awaits final Senate OK
• Romney courts NRA as guns issue intensifies
• Syracuse coach's accuser now says he made it all up
• Murder, hate crime charges in Tulsa shootings
• Obamas' tax return shows 2011 earnings of $789,674
• Chancellor taps Colo. woman to fill Presque Isle post
• Red Sox begin 101st season in historic Fenway
• Tougher teen driving rules get first House, Senate OK
• With Titanic, fascination will continue
• Maine State Library in your Pocket!
• Newark mayor rescues neighbor from burning house
• Vt. governor chased by bears in his backyard
• Disabled veterans and military retirees should beware email scam
• Pentagon asks for new base closure rounds
• Welcoming agreement on cod stocks
• Weightlifter shot when he drops dumbbell on bullet
• Obama sticks up for Ann Romney in working-mom flap
• Accused murderer brought back
• Maine tribes urge high school to change nickname
• Bangor man who requested flogging found competent
• Brunswick man to serve 18 years for child sex assault
• Maine officials warn motorists of wandering moose
• Oxford business closes, putting 64 out of work
• Maine woman awarded $1.9M in malpractice suit
• Lawmakers give strong initial OK to budget
• L.L. Bean to donate $1 million to get kids outside
• New report links abuse, homicides
• Contract disclosure bill gets Legislative approval
• Navy’s biggest destroyer ever takes shape at BIW
• New shelter's residents to plant, weed, harvest, sell their own vegetable crop
• Colonel preps for run through 'dark' jungle
• PARTY OF TWO: The joy’s in the journey
• LePage to sign bill closing ethics law loophole
• Tax increase unavoidable, Vassalboro officials say
• Winthrop district bucks staffing trend
• Grandparents scammed by phony grandson
• Rainbow Ball trip off; cost cited
• Chelsea wants townwide revaluation
• Ice cream truck driver had ounce of marijuana
• Police Log
• House passes budget compromise
• Greenland, N.H., police chief, two drug agents shot
• Democratic strategist apologizes to Ann Romney
• Maine trooper assaulted during Wiscasset trial
• Study shows baboons can learn to spot real words
• JetBlue pilot indicted for flight disruption
• Stocks finish sharply higher on news from China, Europe
• Trayvon Martin shooter makes court appearance
• Videotaped confession played in triple murder trial
• Pingree: I'm a progressive, not a communist
• Storm dumps waist-high hail in Texas Panhandle
• Nearly half of Maine homicides are domestic violence
• Sebago Lake campground opening 4 weeks early
• Trayvon Martin's mom clarifies 'accident' remark
• Maine advances casino study; club slot bills
• Applications for jobless aid hit 2-month high
• Conn. legislature approves repeal of death penalty
• Baby discovered live in morgue; condition improving
• Maine inmate indicted in fellow prisoner's death
• House fire in Gorham another arson case
• BIW's cutting-edge warship now getting Navy raves
• Home tour offers glimpse of benefits from insulation
• NH to unveil new brand identity for state
• Special operations chief proposes war plan for Afghanistan
• Jury selection set to begin in John Edwards trial
• Newcastle man dies while tending brush fire
• Prosecutors face tough task in Trayvon Martin case
• Foreclosure activity signals surge of repossessions
• Maine labor board dismisses public workers' complaint
• Olympic cyclist to ride in Dempsey Challenge
• Bangor man appeals murder conviction, sentence
• Pingree tours Educare facility in Waterville during visit
• House OKs gambling overhaul
• Zimmerman charged with murder in Trayvon Martin death
• Annual poetry festival at UMA starts Friday
• Lecture at Maine State Museum illustrates life of Milton Bradley, who was born in Vienna
• Board head dismisses complaint by union
• Fuel tank blast victim in fair condition
• Never too early to plan for next winter
• Board resumes its septic rules work
• Loan for school boiler up for revote in Fayette
• Legislature OKs bill expanding reach of slots
• POLICE
• GOP lawmaker says "78 to 81" Dems are communists
• In Maine triple-murder trial, juror tossed after telling prosecutor 'good job'
• Man tied to murdered Maine prostitute pleads guilty in related case
• U.S. sues Apple, publishers over E-book prices
• Red Sox lose again Wednesday; drop to 1-5 overall
• Portland cook wins $10,000 on 'Chopped'
• Fox's Hannity, Zimmerman speak privately
• Efficiency Maine unveils home energy loan program
• In audio, triple slaying defendant says he didn't know victims
• New site to calculate potential student loan debt
• Brewer woman gets jail for breaking infant son's leg
• Dolloff's appeal focuses on alleged prosecutorial misconduct
• Maine Senate kills bill to shield governor's papers
• Bruins' Horton to miss Stanley Cup playoffs
• Water service out today for some in Augusta
• 2nd Farmington arrest in alleged ax, cleaver attack
• PUC approves wind power deal
• Search of 'suspicious' ice cream truck yields marijuana
• Fifth suspicious fire hits Gorham
• Indonesia issues tsunami alert, residents flee coast
• Battle for the presidency is on – and it won't be pretty
• NH police arrest man who wouldn't return school bus
• Bangor adult club locked in legal dispute
• Army lab to develop 'green' technologies for military
• Sentencing due for Maine man who accused Syracuse coach
• Construction expo gets under way in Augusta
• Video Featuring Kennebunk High School Students to be Distributed State Wide
• Old fuel tank explodes
• Budget deal unlikely to please LePage
• Panel OKs tougher rules for teen drivers
• Review of DHHS allowed
• Fuel company files Chapter 7 bankruptcy
• Men escape unhurt from fire
• Use of private contractors spurs union complaint
• One ordinance set for China ballot, one remains in limbo
• Town open seats include positions on new board
• 19 guilty pleas include toilet incident
• Santorum ends GOP presidential campaign
• Wind deal nears final OK in Maine
• 3 Md. school workers split Mega Millions win
• Man charged with jury tampering at triple-murder trial
• Biddeford's Dumoulin signed by NHL's Carolina Hurricanes
• Oversight panel votes to investigate Maine's DHHS
• Zimmerman's lawyers resign in Trayvon Martin case
• Number of job openings increase to 3.5 million in February
• China ousts top politician, accuses his wife of murder
• UMaine student dies in car crash
• Supreme Court misunderstanding on health overhaul?
• Man injured at Manchester fire
• Report: 150,000 languish in NKorean prison camps
• Killer's sanity key issue in Norway massacre trial
• Feds: Drivers to pay 6% more for gas this summer
• Monmouth home destroyed in early morning blaze
• Wireless providers to begin disabling stolen phones
• 5 more minutes? New clock answers resounding 'no'
• Tony Blair to speak at Colby commencement
• Seven Maine restaurants named New England's Best
• Maine U.S. Senate candidate Bennett raises $108,000
• Eight Teacher of the Year nominees named
• Lobster firm seeks to resolve cash problems
• Budget writers OK general assistance changes
• Maine supreme court to stream arguments
• Teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest
• Olympic gold medalist diver Mark Lenzi dies at 43
• Fugitive felon finds time to update Facebook
• Calif. finds dangerous toxins in nail polishes
• LePage on panel of tax policy conference in NYC
• Acadia's Park Loop Road to open Sunday
• Experts see progress in finding autism's causes
• King responds to GOP attacks with his own criticism
• Court: Weapons found in burglary
• Young charged with two forms of murder in slaying
• Grading overhaul nears passage
• House votes to strip union rights for some
• Ferry service for UNE students starts
• Plan looks to boost tech center
• Rights panel sides with two complainants
• Downtown print shop will close its doors
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Train, truck collide in Aroostook; 1 injured
• Opening arguments made in Maine triple-murder trial
• After $1B, experts see progress on autism's causes
• Trayvon Martin death won't go to Fla. grand jury
• Facebook buying photo-share app Instagram for $1B
• Governor LePage Signs Bill to Reduce Red Tape in Maine's Agritourism Industry
• Fourth suspicious Gorham fire destroys garage
• Gay marriage opponents speak out at UMaine
• Angus King promises positive Senate campaign
• Teacher evaluation bill awaits LePage OK
• Red Sox, Yankees and Braves stumble out of gate
• Jury seated in Maine triple-killing trial
• Part of LePage energy package still awaits action
• UNE testing Saco River commuter ferry
• New law bolsters child protection from solicitation
• Sail-around-the-Americas captain almost home
• Finalists emerge to redesig neglected National Mall sites
• Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy
• Turnpike drivers to face delays tonight at mile 94 in Litchfield
• Standish woman appealing bat-attack conviction
• Mass. game officials: No moose hunting
• NH towns concerned about darkened street lights
• RI bill would ban dogs on drivers' laps
• Disabled Auburn woman claims discrimination
• Maine gas prices now pushing $4 a gallon
• Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case
• Transportation Committee To Hold Public Hearing and Work Session on LD 1912, 'An Act To Encourage Teen Driving'
• Portland community sending doctor to S. Sudan
• Council near police station decision
• MMTC studentscompete in June
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Pipeline analysis to be given
• A local jobs generator
• China, state confrontation on police services
• Hard times thwarting efforts by students to travel abroad
• Warm weather starts tick clock early
• Lyme disease tough to diagnose
• House rejects paper shielding
• Easter celebration starts as sun rises
• Conflict arises over crime lab funding
• Sox blow it twice; Tigers walk off in 11th
• Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies
• Memorable moments in Mike Wallace's career
• Maine fisherman hopes to be Sundancing
• Gingrich: Romney is likely GOP nominee
• Afghans, US sign deal on night raids
• Triple murder trial to begin in northern Maine
• After warm winter, look for a plethora of pests
• Maine Huts and Trails hires new executive director
• Police: 2 suspects arrested in Tulsa shootings
• Art, math combine in project
• Maine voters cherish their independence
• Violette's a story of a good life that wasn't good enough
• Titanic survivor's son speaks
• IRS: File on time even if you owe
• Children with autism finding success
• Seniors, students share bonds
• A sampling beyond just beer
• BRIEFS
• Small business loan program available in Readfield
• Council delays vote on soil agreement
• Plenty to smile about: Photo op and a sweet $500
• Warden known as 'The Coyote' named warden of the year
• Mass. man dies after falling in ocean in Ogunquit
• Police seek armed robber in Farmingdale
• In Washington County, kindness getting positively catchy
• App aims to spare right whales from Gulf of Maine ships
• Scientists predict 'moderate' red tide this year
• Maine company making White House easter eggs
• Chinese teen sells kidney to buy iPhone, iPad
• NBC fires producer over 911 audio in Fla. shooting
• 2 hospitalized after Standish attack with bat
• Future unclear for WTC sphere that survived 9/11
• Maritime academy sets training cruise itinerary
• Pilots in fiery Navy jet crash faced tough choices
• Lebanon woman, 25, killed in N. Berwick crash
• 'Painter of Light,' Thomas Kinkade, 54, dies at California home
• Priest's attorneys say probe not about sexual misconduct
• Casting call today for college-bound Maine babies
• King, Obama polling ahead of rivals
• Violette 'mortified' by thefts
• Woman struck by car on sidewalk dies
• Lawmakers approve teacher evaluation bill
• Author to visit Augusta library
• Occupy Augusta supporters face trial April 25-26
• Selectmen move to accept cable TV ordinance
• POLICE: Three injured in two-vehicle crash
• Law to deter corruption by public officials
• Lord family's legacy still influences city of Hallowell
• Man pleads guilty to stabbing charge
• No-confidence vote at USM moving forward
• Report: Brewery sewage fee lapse was human error, not misconduct
• Augusta woman, 81, dies after being struck on sidewalk
• Poll gives big early lead to King in Senate race
• Lawmakers reject LePage bid to end MPBN funding
• Maine lawmakers approve teacher evaluation plan
• LePage signs 'Violette Bill' to deter corrupton
• Violette to serve 3½ years in prison
• Something we can do now to address high gas prices
• Michaud Pushes for Action on Gas Prices
• Navy jet crashes into Va. apartment building; 2 pilots eject
• Authorities arrest Maine slaying suspect In Florida
• 'Bully' to be released with PG-13 rating
• Trials set for remaining Blaine House protesters
• New England jobless rates show slight change
• Murder trial judge admits defendant's confession to deputy
• FAA investigating after plane emergency ignored
• Topsham woman ordered to pay full restitution
• Md. high court poised to hear lesbian divorce case
• 'Stones Into Schools' author allowed to stay with charity
• LePage signs law easing rules for police fundraisers
• Panel seeks Marine's dismissal in Facebook case
• Fourth straight month of strong US hiring expected
• Former Maine Turnpike director to be sentenced today
• SNAPSHOT: Grateful dead-heading
• POLICE
• Oakland man decides to stand trial for robbery
• Monmouth selectmen shave budget, worry over school costs
• Proposed RSU 18 budget would mean $1.1M increase
• Sale of accused's car helps burglary victim
• New Belgrade town office awaits state action
• Obama visit costs in police overtime
• LePage signs bill allowing east-west highway study
• Home invasion nets lengthy prison terms
• Holiness of Passover brings Christians, Jews, together
• Officials work to keep CARA program funded
• Income tax cut passes House
• SNAPSHOT: Spawning, migrating and returning soon
• U.S. fires on Japanese ghost ship
• Tigers overcome Valverde slip, beat Red Sox in 9th
• Maine House passes bill to lower income tax to 4 percent
• Young people driving less and less
• Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
• Maine governor signs east-west highway bill
• Obama, Romney: Masters golf club should admit women
• Murdoch companies hacked into e-mails, not just phones
• Firefighters battle wildfire, harsh terrain, in W. Maine
• Searsport lesbian couple files discrimination suit
• Governor LePage Signs East - West Highway Feasibility Study
• Google aims to meld human, Internet with new project
• Gingrich's think tank files for bankruptcy
• Arundel man buys $1M scratch ticket in Biddeford
• Man to serve 8 years for home invasion, burglary of ex-mother-in-law
• Maine drug agents make bath salts arrests
• Augusta rally will protest food safety problems
• MaineCare computer glitch grows
• Retailers report positive March sales
• Maine House OKs video gambling in nonprofit clubs
• Potter heading to RSU 19
• US unemployment apps hit 4-year low of 357K
• Painkiller sales soar, fueling epidemic of addiction
• Houston death report details drug signs, last day
• US growth of distant suburbs falls to historic low
• Turner man accused of killing wife back in court
• Outspoken Marine to argue case against discharge
• Bucksport man gets 2 years for molesting girl
• LePage to sign bill for east-west highway study
• Senate puts off Maine presidential primary bill
• Labor bill unlikely to advance
• Schools revamp suffers setback
• Second birthday celebration for missing toddler bittersweet
• Violette: Incarceration should be year or less
• Police Log
• LePage suffers override of his school-funding veto
• Richmond voters reject building code
• RSU 2 wants to hear from voters on closing budget gap
• Professor discusses about Fla. shooting
• Weekly papers suspend printing
• Emergency staff cleared in skier's death
• Jenkins to run in District 21
• Lot owner accepts Belgrade offer of $138,500
• Vassalboro divided over well-head protection area
• Report on Sugarloaf skier death finds no fault with response
• Is this the end of the gold rush?
• UMaine frat suspended 5 years for drinking violations
• Police pepper-spray California students angry over course costs
• Magazine ranks Portland among 'greenest cities'
• Maine education-reform bill fails House passage
• After Trayvon Martin shooting, Cold Case resurrected
• South Sudan says it shoots down Sudanese jet
• For first time ever, LePage veto overridden
• Appeals court hears arguments on anti-gay-marriage law
• Ellsworth woman who set grandma on fire deemed insane
• Maine Senate OKs teacher-evaluation bill
• Warm and fuzzy T. rex? New evidence surprises
• Service firms grow at steady pace, boost hiring
• Governor LePage Signs Bill to Bring Transparency to Mainer's Electricity Bills
• Maine lawmakers balking on union dues bill
• Obama signs ban on insider trading by lawmakers
• Dartmouth names medical school in honor of Dr. Seuss
• Maine House OKs bill to increase electrician helpers
• Governor LePage Celebrates Jobs at IDEXX Groundbreaking
• Turkish Cultural Day Celebrated at State House
• Tornado-wrecked Dallas begins assessing damage
• Fire at Bath Iron Works damages storage building
• Case against trucking company backfires on EEOC
• Cops face decades in prison for Katrina shootings
• Stockton Springs man accused of sexual assault
• Turkish celebration at State House
• 2 plead guilty in overdose death of Caribou woman
• Navy official to visit BIW for ship tour, ceremony today
• Jury selection begins in N. Maine triple slaying
• Union, Republicans nearing big showdown
• Odd-looking baby eels prove bountiful for harvesters in Maine
• Forest Service: Early spring sparks early wildfires
• Ayla's family puts out call for help in search
• Richmond residents narrowly reject new library borrowing
• Shooting suspect pleads to number of other charges
• Juries for Blaine House protesters to be selected
• Jobs for Maine Graduates students choose five charities for donations
• Plourde in race for Senate District 24 seat
• Suspect's interviews focus of dispute
• Winthrop town officials get first look at budget
• Skowhegan mother creates duck stamp contest winner
• MOFGA offers local class today
• Romney takes Maryland, looks to sweep 3 primaries
• State discovers $14 million in additional revenue
• Obama says today's GOP would reject Reagan
• Bangor woman pleads not guilty to killing boyfriend
• For first time, House votes to override LePage veto
• Lobsterman's widow sues over fatal boat collision
• Large, 'extremely dangerous' tornadoes hit Dallas area
• Maine among states targeting tax-cheating software
• Falling tree kills Lubec man in wood lot
• USM faculty seeks no-confidence vote on Botman
• Romney urges GOP to focus on Obama
• Passenger, 80, lands plane low on fuel; husband dies
• Bill would end mandatory dues for non-union workers
• Auto sales surge, led by small cars
• Traip student charged with bringing gun to school
• Police to 'Batman': Bomb threat is no joke
• Obama's uncle gets driver's license back
• Warren man charged with animal cruelty
• Chrysler's March sales best in four years
• Interest in 1940 US census paralyzes website
• Gunfire wounds man during celebration of Ky. win
• Bangor sandwich trademark dispute goes to court
• Paris, Norway talk about merging police forces
• Rockland-based ice-breaker returns from Great Lakes
• Runaway student loan debt threatens economic recovery
• Next phase of NH-Maine bridge dismantling to start
• Eel market sizzles as prices hit $2K/pound in Maine
• Casco Bay Ferry operator, union reach accord
• Area residents tap into history
• Victim of huge crash slowly recovering
• UMaine system handed out $7M in raises
• Newly released Census data thrills many genealogists
• Woman pedestrian, 81, struck by Jeep remains in critical condition
• LePage veto of foreclosure bill upheld
• Sheriff sees a way to break the cycle of going to prison
• Maine wants new bids on liquor
• Woman, 28, charged with punching officer
• RSU 4 workshop on budget tonight
• LePage signs bill allowing expansion of landfill
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• Local jail search procedures
• Truck hauling propane tanks creates big alert
• Officials: 7 dead in Christian school shooting
• UMaine system gave $7M in individual raises
• GSA head resigns amid reports of lavish spending
• New bath salts law also bans other hallucinogens
• 1 World Trade Center reaches 100 floors
• House sustains LePage's veto of foreclosure bill
• OSHA proposes $171,300 in fines for BIW
• Immigration officials arrest 145 in New England
• Oversight panel cancels meeting on DHHS issue
• Maine tribe gets $11.4M from Interior Department
• Feds enact 22 percent cut in New England cod catch
• Supreme Court approves strip searches for any offense
• Maine family historians trolling the 1940 data base
• Ex-commander stole from AMVETS, going to jail
• Kansas, Kentucky meet in power-vs.-heart finale
• Contemporary art museum announces biennial artists
• Visa drops processor from registry following breach
• Family sues after wrong body prepped for viewing
• Airline travel is getting a little better. Honest.
• Democratic senator calls governor a bully
• Kennebec sheriff's deputies able to see through dark
• NH bill bars taxpayer funding for abortion providers
• Parties kept spirits high on drifting cruise ship
• Maine's average gas price up another 4 cents
• Car rollover in Porter leaves 1 teen dead, 2 injured
• Pilot OK after experimental plane flips in Lincoln
• Turnpike work in Falmouth to cause delays tonight
• Temporary outage of Visa card network Sunday
• Doubront, Bard to fill out Red Sox rotation
• Some say New England herring at risk from trawlers
• Fishing season opens in NH, Maine
• Maine wants boaters' input
• Rep. Ryan: I misspoke about military generals
• Gov. LePage to open family-biz forum Thursday
• Maine group to host organic gardening workshops
• Ayla's 2nd birthday spurs many memories
• 25 years ago, Mother Nature went on a rampage
• Stricken cruise ship to reach Malaysia port Sunday
• Obama's insurance requirement not the only mandate
• Belgrade project,leader changing
• Now you see me ... or do you?
• Maine explores modern heat pumps
• King defends former project from GOP attack
• Democratic Senate hopefuls in friendly debate
• Middle Ages come alive
• Gathering recalls earlier kindness of Ayla's grandpa
• Region now is better prepared
• Potato blight becomes threat
• Man pleads guilty in Maine to phone scam
• Judge says groups can't shield campaign donors
• Humor can help candidates; ouch when it doesn't
• Maine ranks last in personal-income growth
• Anti-gay marriage law heads to appeals court in Mass.
• Obama calls on Congress to pass 'Buffett Rule' tax
• Kan., Ill., Md. tickets to share $640M lottery prize
• SUV critically injures Augusta pedestrian
• Obama in Maine: 'Determined citizenry' needed to move country to high ideals
• Text of Obama's remarks at Southern Maine Communtiy College
• Lemonade Day plans set in Maine
• Canada to get rid of the penny
• Gardiner man accused of threatening to shoot Gov. LePage
• Text of Obama's remarks at Portland Museum of Art
• Trees focus for streetscape plan in Belgrade Lakes
• Best Buy to close 50 stores
• President to receive New Balance sneakers
• Vassalboro committee requests trims to budgets
• Readfield robbery suspect in court
• Augusta man escapes during early morning house fire
• Officials want public's help to combat crime
• HALLOWELL 250TH: History carved in stone
• Mining bill spurs debate
• SNAPSHOT: Into the wind
• SNAPSHOT: That dog will hunt
• Obama leaves Portland Museum of Art, ending his 4-hour Maine trip
• Americans spend $1.5 billion on tonight's lottery
• Lawmakers study new gold mine in Aroostook
• Maine jobless rate at 7.1 percent in February
• Woman hit by car while walking, injured seriously
• Sales of MegaMillions tickets set record in Maine
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Skowhegan coach Marston retires
• MasterCard, Visa warn of data breach
• LePage vetoes bill to regulate foreclosure documents
• Cheverus basketball coach Bob Brown retiring
• New Balance team crafts presidential running shoes
• Pingree bill seeks to label products with 'pink slime'
• Introducing REAL Beef Act to require pink slime labeling
• Another span removed from NH-Maine bridge
• Fire damages Eastern Avenue home
• Just keep running
• Recall election ordered for Wis. Gov. Scott Walker
• JetBlue says crew won't talk about incident
• Maine mother angry at light sex-assault sentence
• Ayla's father: 'Where's my daughter?'
• Whole Foods to stop sale of unsustainable seafood
• Justices meet today to vote on health care case
• Oxford Casino installs first video slot machines
• Wells man gets nearly 4 years for pot offenses
• School voucher bill awaits Maine Senate vote
• Secretary of State, Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces Maine’s National History Day A Success Again
• Augusta residents raise concerns about exit 113
• Man, 60, charged with sex assault
• Poliquin gets win from court
• Rescued eagle recovering, to be released
• Chelsea elects 6, votes against fireworks ban
• USM campus abuzz for Obama visit
• Winthrop elects Fitzgerald as newest town councilor
• Colby students bring attention to Fla. shooting
• Armed robbery suspect crashes before arrest
• Taxes about to rise in Augusta
• Ayla's mother now 'tired of wondering'
• Health care law case trickles down to home
• Man pleads guilty to immigration, fraud charges
• Confession thrown out in murder trial
• Apple to improve Chinese factories after probe
• BlackBerry maker to cede most consumer markets
• Above-normal ocean temps could cause ripple effect
• Couple in Vt. teacher's death 'weren't horrible'
• Police locate missing Austrian motorcyclist
• Maine Senate approves resolution on Keystone pipeline
• LePage signs law to raise elver fishing fines
• Be Part of Something as Rare as Haley's Comet! Data from the 1940 Census to be Released for First Time
• House OKs $3.5T GOP budget, rejects tax hikes on rich
• Missing toddler's mom wants answers
• Maine high court won't address Poliquin issue
• Colby march draws attention to Fla. teen's killing
• 'Walmart of Weed' sprouting in US capital
• UPDATED: Two Wilton schools evacuated after bomb threats
• Senate defeats bill to end tax breaks for Big Oil
• Michaud to Give Obama Maine-Made Sneakers Tomorrow
• Bangor newspaper, state official apologize for spoof ad
• Here's what to do when you hit Mega Millions jackpot
• Maine House rejects public funding for religious schools
• Autism numbers rise as screening, diagnosis improve
• Supporters of Fla. shooter fearful of speaking out
• US economy grew 3% in final quarter of 2011
• US jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 years
• Bangor police charge man in backstage theft
• UPDATE: Armed robber strikes Weathervane Restaurant, crashes car
• JetBlue pilot's unraveling baffles friends
• Video of handcuffed Fla. shooter adds to debate
• At 98, once-illiterate lobsterman publishes book
• Portland pot dispensary opens quietly
• Scarborough teen's missing wheelchair recovered
• Webcam captures nesting bald eagle in Maine
• 3 indicted in theft of copper from Maine utility
• Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88 in Tenn.
• Hire a Veteran initiative gets push from Ann LePage
• Maine's 'love affair' with coffee brandy continues
• Disabled feel cutbacks
• Justices conclude public health care debate
• Raptor rescue in Litchfield
• Medical marijuana dispensary opens in Portland
• Run at constitutional officers again voted down
• School board approves tax increase
• Pingree, Schneider witness historic arguments
• Hinck questions Schneider's trip to Washington
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• Boy hit by car back at home
• BRIEFS
• 13-year-old girl faces arson, mischief charges
• Armed robbery reported in Readfield
• Gray-New Gloucester teacher killed in crash on way to work
• USM president cancels discretionary raises
• NFL changes regular-season overtime rules
• Plow driver, wife charged in Vt. teacher's death
• Maine Democrats drop challenge of GOP's Kevin Raye
• Pingree, Schneider unsure how Supreme Court will rule on health law
• Health-care arguments: If centerpiece rejected, can any portion survive?
• Organic farmers appeal decision in Monsanto lawsuit
• After Trayvon Martin shooting, ads pulled from 'Neighborhood Watch' film
• Maine Senate defeats bid to fix 'perception problem'
• Augusta girl charged in Cony fire
• East-west highway bill passes, goes to governor
• OOB officials pursue cruise-ship business
• Magic Johnson group to buy Dodgers for record $2B
• FairPoint, police launch effort to prevent scams on the elderly
• Landlord cleared in Lewiston boy's lead poisoning
• Will 'Bully' find its way to Maine cinemas?
• Catholic Diocese to hold day of prayer, penance for abuse victims
• Friends' fishing trip ends in tragedy; only 1 survives
• Newspaper's citizen-investor walks a fine line
• Media company completes restructuring deal
• Revamp of DHHS gets support
• Health-care law foes rally in Augusta
• Portland's market house bustles with new tenants
• Belgrade contract awarded for roof
• Document:Group sought to pit gays vs. blacks
• ATV retrieval rekindles memory of fall through ice
• At Maine fundraiser,Obama will taste locally made cheese
• House rejects income tax bill
• Man, 41, to serve time for indecency
• Augusta man injured in one-car accident
• China officials to add security
• Panel wants newspapers to keep publishing notices
• In Gardiner, coffee and ideas
• Crime forum looks for help from public
• Democrats slam GOP on DHHS computer problems
• Conservative judges question health law
• Maine House rejects proposed income tax cut
• Gay marriage foes aimed to split gays, blacks, Latinos
• Maine Democrats charge DHHS cover-up
• Witnesses say unruly captain caused JetBlue flight diversion
• MaineToday Media completes restructuring deal
• Housing authority oversight bill awaits LePage signature
• Trayvon Martin's parents go to Capitol Hill
• Analysis: Loss of insurance mandate wouldn't kill health law
• Autopsy confirms Vt. prep school teacher was killed
• Gay marriage coalition names campaign manager
• Augusta rally cry: 'Hands off my health care'
• Augusta man injured in Winthrop crash
• Indecent conduct gets convicted murderer 3 1/2 years in jail
• Bridgton man pleads guilty in Mass. highway death
• Brunswick man charged with scissor stabbing
• Heart bypass has lower death rate than angioplasty
• SAT, ACT tests to require photo IDs to curb cheating
• Debates set for U.S. Senate primary candidates
• Man steals from performers during Bangor benefit
• Hallowell state lawmaker present on historic day
• Top Maine high school basketball coach retires
• Summit seeks to deter nuclear-armed terrorism
• Police arrest 5 linked to alleged Maine meth lab
• Wind may delay dismantling of NH-Maine bridge
• Military academies hold first gay pride events
• FBI says man stole identity of Microsoft co-founder
• 200 pigs die in blaze at Maine farm
• Maine's 2011 wild blueberry harvest up slightly
• Maine lawmaker to speak in support of Affordable Care
• Fake King account on Twitter suspended
• Maine attorney general visits DC, calls national health care law unconstitutional
• Opening shots in review of Obama's health care law
• HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Longtime Mt. Blue coach Bessey retires
• LePage: Strip some child-care providers of bargaining rights
• Plan for 'newseum' at Gannett House advances
• I-95 bridge given OK
• Co-work concept picking up
• L.L. Bean celebrates with new vintage catalog photography
• Young drivers face changes
• 5 charged in suspected meth lab fire
• Hamburger bandit gets away
• Owner of dog involved in death of poodle cited
• Facebook: Ownership lawsuit shows elaborate fraud
• Maine State Ferry Service adds $9M boat to aging fleet
• Maine tries to toughen teen-driving laws
• N.H. woman guilty of helping to rob York bank
• Stocks end day with big gains after Bernanke remarks
• Family: Pot linked to Trayvon Martin suspension
• Gas prices already closing in on last year's high
• Biddeford man pleads guilty to shootout with marshals
• Hamburglar hits Augusta drive-through
• Portland getting federal grant just in time to repair critical refrigeration at Fish Exchange
• Two years of healthcare reform, by the numbers
• No egg hunt, thanks to overeager grown-ups
• With early wake-up call, Maine state rep to see health-care history
• 'Pink slime' maker halts some plants amid outcry
• Angus King twitter parody suspended, then reappears
• Bomb squad called to Sidney crash
• GOP's Snowe: Reward Sen. Brown for bipartisanship
• King names new campaign aides: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
• Economists see higher taxes as way to cut deficit
• Grants Awarded to Maine Libraries
• After record warmth, single digits in parts of region
• NH House to vote on abortion bill requiring 24-hour wait
• High court takes up fight over Obama health law
• Maine gas prices up 3 cents
• Maine students travel around the world in 33 feet
• Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
• Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
• Maine AG to watch health care arguments in DC
• Maine man heads to trial in Mass. highway death
• State House sendoff set for 4 Maine soldiers
• Police search for missing Bethel woman
• Victim: Lamoine shooting over truck paint job
• Data on new system limited
• Rushed or cautious?
• Partisan vote rejects health-insurance exchange
• LePage proposal for new investigation unit draws questions
• Critics: Lepage proposal 'vague'
• Sap season comes to a sugary Sunday finale
• Who gets natural gas? Well, that depends
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• POLICE
• Milfoil threat will close part of Great Pond
• Bustin will be candidate in District 21
• Wind-farm plan has some neighbors worried
• New England embracing new standards
• Dick Cheney's transplant reopens debate about age
• Maine Maple Sunday draws big crowds
• 'Hunger Games' grabs $155M on opening weekend
• Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to help
• D'Amboise sharpens attack in 6-way Maine GOP primary
• TELEGRAM SPECIAL REPORT
• Afghans: US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death
• Maine wildlife officials offer moose-watching tips
• Search on for missing Waldo County teenager
• Voters bark, put limit on noisy dogs
• No bomb in Belgrade Central School
• China gives tocharity
• Responders rush to Waterville crash
• Flaws in the system
• School program embraces Franco-American culture
• J.P. DEVINE: A country for old men
• The search continues
• Student choice at center of proficiency-based learning
• A trusted steed and a steady shot
• Energy likely not as big a hurdle to jobs as LePage claims
• A transformation for teachers
• SNAPSHOT: Time for a dip
• Abbott cleared to play in tonight's game
• During today's Ayla Reynolds search, a 2004 body discovered
• U.S. says soldier accused of Afghan massacre split his killing spree
• Reward in Maine killing increased to $60K
• Late bills from LePage administration draw fire
• Report: Sandusky called 'likely pedophile' in '98
• Dignitaries, many others attend Bickmore's funeral
• Q&A: How health-care case will unfold before the Supreme Court
• Push continues to create Maine motorcycle specialty plate
• Highway bill becomes House Republican headache
• Maine man rescued off coast of Colombia
• Search renewed for Ayla Reynolds
• Learning in a new light
• Readfield man, 27, indicted on burglary, theft
• Maine schools using the model
• Following the movement
• Judge sides with LePage on mural removal
• Blaine House protester convicted, fined $400
• Selectmen prepare for Banton Road repairs
• HALLOWELL 250th: Powder House Hill's magic
• Bomb threat in Belgrade
• Gardiner approves border change
• Hallowell police get upgrade
• Chelsea selectmen weigh more Town Office hours
• Zoning issues pause plans for Rail Trail
• Police Log
• Fournier seeks election
• Portland protesters decry birth control mandate
• Occupy Maine to counter Obama event with soup line
• Summers to officially launch Senate campaign Tuesday
• Judge sides with LePage in labor-mural case
• Obama: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon'
• Contraception mandate sparks Portland rally
• After 148 years, Maine man returns Confederate flag to Georgia
• Ballot set for U.S. Senate primary in Maine
• Damariscotta man critically injured in violent crash
• Jim Kim: Obama's surprise pick to lead World Bank
• Actress with Maine roots on NBC show tonight
• Slain teen's friends say he never picked a fight
• Warm weather cuts short maple-sugaring season
• Tens of thousands in Syria call for fall of regime
• Buxton brush fire signals critical fire danger in Maine
• Stuck with high gas prices, drivers just pump less
• Record warmth coming to an end in region
• Service members get extra time to apply for retroactive stop-loss payments
• Deja vu all over again: Memory contest returns to NYC
• Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords
• U.S. new-home sales fall for 2nd month
• Clerk's wallet stops bullet during robbery struggle
• Army: PTSD treatable and some return to war
• Garden experts urge caution with early spring
• For long-unemployed, hiring bias rears its head
• Army sergeant to be charged with 17 murders
• Travel show filming work on NH-Maine bridge
• Maine lunch program to stop using 'pink slime'
• Insurers speed health care overhaul preparations
• Lewiston man's stolen wheelchair recovered
• Arrest demand grows in Fla teen's shooting death
• Maine AG warns diabetes patients of scams
• Lobstermen from U.S., Canada meet in Maine
• Maine egg farm workers may lose union rights
• Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by van
• Mayors: State dumps care for poor on cities
• Bill seeks big pivot to private care
• Setback for LePage's school choice plans
• Discretionary salary increases suspended
• Proposal would let municipalities opt out of aiding the poor
• Jury needs another day for Occupy trial
• Committee weighs DHHS probe
• State troopers continue text-and-drive crackdown
• Key gauge of U.S. economy up 5th month in a row
• 10 Maine mayors form coalition against LePage cuts
• After controversial shooting, Fla. police chief temporarily steps down
• Road project up for vote
• Longtime lawmaker Samuel Collins dies
• Former Maine Supreme Court Justice Samuel Collins Jr. dies
• Winthrop Grade School remembers Mr. G with spelling bee
• Inquiry questions $102M loan to Maine wind project
• U.S. unemployment applications hit 4-year low
• Maine oversight committee may investigate DHHS
• Thousands expected at rally for slain Fla. teen
• Maine high court rejects murder appeal
• Foes start radio campaign against Rush Limbaugh
• Banks lend again, but their customers are wary
• Trial begins for Blaine House protester
• Beal named Maine basketball player of the year
• Wis. city hires engineering firm to explore booms
• Science, care preserve DC's original cherry trees
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announces Congressional Art Competition
• After being lost in woods, Dresden boy recovering
• Romney trying to shake off Etch A Sketch comment
• Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas
• Police: Gunman dead after French standoff
• Clifton farmers go to court to block wind farm
• Lewiston man appeals for return of wheelchair
• Move-in before marriage no longer predicts divorce
• York County sheriff to announce $400,000 pot bust
• 'Stand Your Ground Law' at center of Fla. shooting
• Hundreds rally in NYC for Fla. teenager shot dead
• Maine's February home sales up 29.5% over a year ago
• Owls Head teen faces charges in fatal crash
• Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center announces Project Canopy Grant Recipients
• Panel OKs educator evaluation legislation
• Home occupations ordinance ready for public comment
• Special ed instructors plead for students
• MPBN, others targeted for cuts argue to keep state funding
• Martin sees no conflict in Irving dealings
• Fair provides students financial crash course
• Butter passed to new rig after crash
• Lawmakers putting more muscle into metals theft law
• Reaction mixed to possible gas pipeline route
• Dixfield woman struck, robbed on Water Street
• POLICE
• Hot weather a killer for ski resorts
• Obama to fast-track oil pipeline, other projects
• Saints coach suspended for 1 year by NFL over bounties
• Mysterious booms continue to rattle Wis. city
• FACT CHECK: More drilling hasn't lowered gas prices
• Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack
• Woman hit on head in lunch box theft
• Metal thieves target of toughened Maine bill
• Hearings under way on LePage budget
• Maine gun law applies to state employees
• Forbes: Portland among top 10 cities in U.S. to find jobs
• Occupy Maine protester pleads guilty in hatchet incident
• Maine House amends bill to study east-west highway
• Jewish victims in French shooting buried in Israel
• Study: Holding a gun may make you think others are too
• I-295 northbound crash causes fuel leak
• France shooting suspect holed up in building
• Maine panel may vote today on educator-review bill
• Tour with 2,000 bicyclists selects Maine
• 3 online date sites agree to screen for predators
• GOP Medicare plan borrows from and repeals Obama's
• Maine toddlers who fell from window are OK
• Chinese spies target Taiwan's U.S.-made defenses
• Trial begins for woman accused of giving teens pot, alcohol
• Maine man gets hero medal for fire rescue
• Bill removes matching funds from Clean Election Act
• Mars Hill man indicted in fatal collision
• Maine celebrates Franco-American heritage today
• Waterville may buy old Sentinel site
• McCormick quits under 'systemic attack'
• Fall elections loom over legislative strategy setting
• Documents portray opposing portraits of convicted arsonist
• State moves to bolster federal case against Swan
• Augusta panel: More meetings should use cable TV, Internet
• Augusta should restore its Memorial Day Parade, resident tells city council
• McKee given Scolnik award
• China to vote on budget Saturday
• Banda to seek GOP nomination for district attorney
• Augusta public hearing on school budget
• Graffiti artists want to paint new image
• 'Is this a miracle?' Haley gets great news at hospital
• Romney wins in low-turnout Illinois GOP primary
• Teens injured in Skowhegan accident
• Longtime gay marriage foes form Maine PAC
• LePage leaving for weeklong vacation in Jamaica
• 7.6 magnitude quake rocks Mexico City
• NASA considering space station for Mars dry run
• Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick steps down
• Mysterious booms baffle officials in eastern Wis.
• Maine health care charity reports embezzlement
• Lawyer: Slain Fla. teen's friend heard altercation
• Bat-killing fungus found in Acadia National Park
• Dozens of bank customers scammed by bogus texts
• LePage signs law to ban town fees for ice fishing shacks
• Report sees rise in Maine child poverty
• Man found who was missing from Lisbon group home
• Gunman may have filmed killings at French school
• Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
• Clinton wades into Amelia Earhart mystery
• Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has gone smoothly
• Registered Maine sex offender faces new charges
• 2 toddlers fall from 2nd-story window in Rumford
• Justice Dept. to investigate fatal shooting of Fla. teen
• Charter school hearings set for Presque Isle, Machias
• New law frees businesses from posting licenses
• Native son pens state's official march
• Girl helicoptered to Lewiston following rush-hour accident
• Downtown, 6-vehicle crashis still under investigation
• In Madison, Backyard Farms looking to grows its research
• Short circuit in wiring faulted in release of powder
• Jury convicts man of unlawful sexual contact
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Vassalboro meeting on Wednesday
• Legal services for poor facing shortfall
• Democrats challenge Raye's bill on primaries
• Police decline comment on Ayla
• Pittston elects officials
• Hospital Street blaze cause tough to know
• Community rallies for victims of fire
• Chinese seeking to live in Canada, learning French
• Belgrade to host gas-line forum
• POLICE
• James Beard prize eludes Maine chefs, restaurants
• Source: Manning to join Broncos
• Jackson Lab eyes former Lowe's site in Ellsworth
• McKee is winner of ACLU of Maine award
• Thief drives new tractor through fence, onto truck
• King sells stake in wind power business
• USDA decision on pink slime doesn't go far enough
• Lester to start Red Sox season opener
• Officials try to seize assets of Bulger's girlfriend
• Avg. Maine heating oil price holds steady
• U.S. appeals court backs graphic cigarette labels
• Report: U.S. makes modest gains in grad rate
• 9-year-old boy summoned to jury duty in Mass.
• NY Mets owners settle Madoff-related case for $162M
• Car slams into five vehicles at Waterville intersection
• Condo owner faces legal action for planting flowers
• Confident Romney wins Puerto Rico, looks to Illinois
• Apple to reveal decision on use of cash hoard
• Lawmakers take up presidential primaries bill today
• Missing balloon pilot saved others before crashing
• Maine's avg. gas price creeps up a penny
• Study of 'meth babies' finds behavior impact
• Lawyer prepares to meet Afghan killings suspect
• Pattenaude to attend last UMS trustees meeting
• Congressional Staff Office Hours: Readfield, March 22
• Old Fort Western prepares for 19th Maple Syrup Day
• LePage: Eventual goal is to eliminate income tax
• Cities join up to oppose proposed cuts to General Assistance money
• Supreme Court takes input on whether it should weigh in on treasurer concerns
• Fire suppression powder blankets gas customers
• Trista Reynolds: I don't think Ayla was kidnapped
• Feisty primaries on the horizon
• Early bans on heavy trucks with surprise spring
• Final public hearing on I-95 exit plan
• MPBN officials scramble to keep funding secure
• Watchdogs fault state for lax ethical oversight
• Study: State houses at risk for corruption
• Colburn house almost ready for tourists again
• Winthrop High heads to Class B drama final
• Commission hears desire for online charter schools
• Augusta homeowner returns to find furnace, oil tanks stolen
• Thanks to early spring, Maine bans heavy trucks
• Many willing to cut slack for U.S. soldier accused of mass murder
• Maine Boat Builders Show has strong weekend
• New wrinkle in pot debate: Stoned driving
• C.J. Maksut named Maine's best Class A hockey player
• 1-ton WWII-era bomb discovered near Marseille port
• Study: Small Maine hospital CEOs earn $230K-plus
• Suspect in massacre had history of troubles
• Maine university to offer 4 new degree programs
• Maine fishermen to hunt for "ghost gear"
• Some City Councilors balk at sharing meeting space
• Spelling Bee turns into endurance test
• Legislators have plenty left to finish before next month's adjournment
• Health-coverage mandate at core of debate
• Remains of an old Irish lot
• Pittston Town Meeting moves swiftly
• Belgrade community center questions approved
• Buying club offers local food online
• BRIEFS
• Three vie for seat on Winthrop Town Council
• Team eyes world title in robotics
• FAA cut raises funding questions for state airports
• US Senate independents: King will need to pick side
• As gas prices increase, schools take hard look at transportation costs
• Propane prices on par with oil now
• Cape Elizabeth boy wins marathon spelling bee
• John Demjanjuk, Nazi guard, dies
• Weird weather seizes the country
• Website launched for Maine-NH bridge project
• Search for Ayla Reynolds hits 3-month mark
• Bin Laden planned to assassinate Obama and Petraeus, documents show
• Augusta apartment building burns
• Maine's Future Leaders – Girls!
• Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Encourages Citizens to Participate in June Primary Election
• Former worker faces new criminal charges
• Planning office hires first lady’s brother-in-law
• New gambling era arrives in Bangor
• Official: Weather shortens ice fishing season
• Feelings of relief, gratitude
• Lawmaker suggests increasing staff as DHHS debate continues
• Michaud discusses jobs in Pittsfield
• Vassalboro board supports application for grant
• Police Log
• Ex-Rutgers student guilty in webcam suicide case
• Fake DEA agents rob, handcuff four people
• Maine veterans court law signed into law
• Bail set at $50,000 for Maine paper-mill hostage taker
• Teen killed in Maine crash
• North Korea plans to launch long-range rocket
• Think tank, AG and House Dems weigh in on Poliquin matter
• Snowmobile collision seriously injures Scarborough man
• 3 finalists chosen for UMaine-Farmington's top post
• Former Maine congressman arrested at Sudan protest
• First New England lottery winner to get $1,000 a day for life
• Governor Paul LePage & First Lady Ann LePage to Attend Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation's Annual Dinner
• Judge tentatively OKs Honda pact on gas mileage
• Turkish helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; 14 dead
• Lawyer: Afghan suspect's friend had leg blown off
• Nearly 200,000 view Maine black bear webcam
• Chelsea, MMA to pay ex-clerk $28,000 settlement
• Maine law clarifies tax break for bus companies
• 'Pink slime' sounds gross, but how does it taste?
• Skydiver aims to jump from 23 miles, go supersonic
• Afghan runway attacker was targeting top Marines
• New gambling era begins at Maine casino
• Cities object to LePage cuts as cost shifting
• Moosehead development OK
• MISSING BOY FOUND SAFE
• Boatbuilders show begins today
• Single parents too busy to battle
• Both Swans plead not guilty
• Bill proposes Maine change from caucuses to primaries
• School budget cut worries CATC
• Hallowell suggests combined fire station
• Proposed law would drop caucuses and turn to presidential primary
• LePage: funding MPBN is like corporate welfare
• Sprague, Cousins both are nervous
• Mill worker faces charges following standoff in Jay
• Boivin seeks House 83 post
• LePage school choice proposals divisive
• Former Statler site seen as hope of future
• LePage defends proposal to end MPBN funding
• Three Democrats file for Senate primary
• Moosehead development plan cleared by court
• Is Facebook part of your estate? New laws debated
• Maine Senate votes to cut state income tax
• Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Regarding LURC's Decision to Uphold Plum Creek Plan
• Pittsburgh-area site is chosen for major refinery
• Jay hostage taker was angry about losing mill job
• Governor LePage Signs Bill to Promote Job Creation in Maine's Motor Coach Industry
• Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids
• Greely Middle School principal wins state award
• UMaine classes resume following bomb threat
• Soldier accused in Wikileaks case due in court
• Walgreen Co. pays $350K to settle MaineCare claims
• New England lottery to hold first drawing tonight
• Maine Senate leader proposes presidential primaries
• That's fishy: Feds fight fraud in seafood sizes
• Maine authorities looking for missing Dresden boy
• Prison job, tedium await Blagojevich
• Police hunt 2 after Durham convenience store robbery
• CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign
• Afghans angry over removal of accused U.S. soldier
• LePage to tour businesses in Oxford County today
• Senate rejects higher fines for campaign ad violations
• Armed standoff at paper mill ends
• Teacher evaluations: Differences about appealing dismissals key
• Kayatta: Rulings to be bound by precedent
• Litchfield OKs purchase of alarms for town's public works garage
• Senate OKs Downeaster subsidy
• Baldacci joins Democrats not running for Senate
• Clean Election Act funds defeated by GOP
• Miller seeks post in House District 52
• Feds create $10.5M hole in state budget
• College not for everyone, LePage tells youths
• Firefighters contracts to be ratified
• BRIEFS
• China planners seek input on septic program
• Social-services agency restructuring unveiled
• Voters reject borrowing for pipelines
• POLICE
• Candidate allegedly obstructed firefighters at blaze
• Hostage freed as standoff continues at mill in Jay
• LePage submits bill to consolidate DHHS
• Baldacci not running for Senate
• Jury finds Va. Tech negligent in '07 shootings
• Scientists find ancient camel fossils in Panama
• Governor LePage Signs Bill Aimed at Reducing Red Tape in Maine's Maple Industry
• 'Pink slime' critics fight ammonia-treated meat
• Maine House votes to ditch campaign matching funds
• New screening procedures for air travelers over 75
• Vehicle explodes on Afghan runway; Panetta safe
• Senate passes bill that preserves Downeaster funds
• Selectman hopeful charged at West Gardiner fire
• Maine's 2011 deer kill down 6 percent
• '10 Commandments judge' wins primary for old job
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree asks feds to ban 'pink slime' in school lunches
• Dow inches higher a day after huge surge
• Senate affirms sending gay marriage question to voters
• 3-year-old kills self with gun in car in Wash.
• Man says Lohan grazed his knee with Porsche
• FTC targets car dealers for misleading ads
• Maine man pleads guilty to torching boarding house
• Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
• Augusta burglar who tried to extort victims sentenced to 18 months
• Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan
• Madison residents say no to $72 million bond
• AT&T seeks to settle – quietly – with iPhone user
• Police: Maine woman had sex with teen she met online
• 'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend set to plead
• Unusually warm March temps might stick around
• Billionaire family offers Mass. campus for free
• Last entry for Britannica in book form
• Volunteers needed for endangered species program
• Maine seafood firm owner recognized by SBA
• Maine Senate approves study of voter registration
• Man to serve year in prison for bankruptcy fraud
• Fake posts mock Kingcandidacy
• Board discusses park questions
• Plan urges tax cuts, new spending
• Fake posts mock King candidacy
• No ice? No problem: Coast Guard uses opportunity to train
• East-west highway study gains Senate OK
• Public to get look at bridge proposal
• Mitigation work continues at site of oil spill
• Barking dog rules up for West Gardiner review
• Results show tight races<br>in two Southern GOP primaries
• Witness in Bellavance trial sentenced to jail time
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Stocks post biggest gains of year
• Citibank, 3 others fail Fed stress test
• Prosecutors discover possible Bulger memoirs
• Conservationists applaud ruling on river herring
• 3 Republicans file for Senate race in Maine
• Randolph home damaged by fire
• LePage budget rewrite includes some tax cuts
• Maine psychiatric hospital to lay off 45 employees
• Fed notes better economy, stands pat on rates
• Maine Senate OKs east-west highway study bill
• Man gets 18 months in jail for burglary, extortion
• Only one problem for Maine ice-breakers: No ice
• Toilet paper running low in NJ's capital city
• Maine House rejects 'Caylee's Law' bill
• Same-sex marriage closer to November ballot
• Obama: 'Heartbroken' over Afghan shootings
• Food critic takes viral fame and snark in stride
• Maine jobless rate holds steady at 7 percent
• NH town to vote on changing pond's controversial name
• Congresswoman Pingree's statement on civilian shooting in Afghanistan
• VIDEO: Chellie hears farmers' concerns on Farm Bill
• World's tallest man may have stopped growing
• Panetta: Awaiting plans to draw down surge
• Fishing boat sank so fast no time for distress call
• Searsport man faces child sex crime charges
• Maine soldier fatally stabbed in Washington
• Season inspires 'Muddy Bean Boots' ice cream
• Taliban attacks officials at site of U.S. soldier's rampage
• Dartmouth student's claims put hazing in spotlight
• Coast Guard warns boaters: Ocean temp still deadly
• Proposal would allow government staff to ban new drugs through rule making
• Winslow to help rope business pursue grant for expansion
• Village Soup has Rockland buyer
• State police still deciphering LaMoine shooting
• Rapist sent to prison for 15 years
• Hallowell vs. Augusta utility cost exceeds $100K
• State-run van service not ending in May
• Supreme Court finds for Freeport in dispatch dispute
• Standoff over district attorney
• House OKs allowing state workers to store weapons in cars
• Selectmen continue to hash Curtis issue
• Boy, 17, facing arson charges in camper fire
• POLICE: Wayne man suffers minor injuries after car rollover
• September Trade Mission to China
• Governor LePage Attends International Boston Seafood Show
• Police: Inmate caught returning to cell after sex
• LePage plans trade mission to China
• Police search for answers in Lamoine shootings
• WTO rules Boeing got $5B in illegal US subsidies
• Feds release health overhaul blueprint for states
• Pingree submits signatures for 1st District race
• Rare posters found in attic head for auction
• Venus and Jupiter cuddling up in night sky
• Freeport wins court's favor in dispatch flap
• Portland company settles over Limbaugh ads
• Maine teens face arson, explosives charges
• Man sentenced to 15 years for sexual assault in China
• House gives initial OK to allow stored guns on state property
• Feds take over case of SUV on Philly runway
• MDOT to extend van pool service
• Afghan man recounts U.S. soldier's rampage
• Michaud Urges Action on Bill to Make Congress Work
• Four bodies found floating near boat off Calif.
• Nobel scientist who warned of thinning ozone dies
• Vehicle sales driving Augusta retail purchases
• 2011 mishaps sent sewage to stream, wetland
• Brunswick credit union settles suit with embezzler
• Webster kept on as Maine GOP chairman
• Site of Obama fundraiser moved to SMCC campus
• Taliban vow revenge for 16 Afghans killed by US soldier
• Love letters reveal Nixon's sensitive side
• Avg. Maine gas price drops slightly to $3.81
• Bill to protect emergency responders advances
• Beach to Beacon 10K opens online signups this week
• UMaine advances to Hockey East semifinals
• Program lengthens road time for buses
• Plenty to learn from island outhouse proposal
• Sense of politics in replacing prosecutor
• A debate that still dominates
• Students create wearable art
• Company works to secure financing for gas pipeline project
• Sentinel building sale part of debate
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Skowhegan earns regional drama title; Winthrop also wins
• Maine photographer's invention catches on
• March Madness begins: NCAA unveils 68-team bracket
• U.S. soldier opens fire on Afghan villagers, kills 16
• Sudden end for Augusta publication
• Objections persist about CMP smart meters
• New headof RSU 38 selected
• VIENNAIncumbents win back their seats
• Palermo voters approve changes for Town Office
• Rome voters turn down money for mental health
• Landmark Moosehead vessel needs repairs to ensure its survival
• The order and the disorder
• STATE RETIREMENTDouble dip debatebefore Legislature
• Friends, father ask othersto believe Ayla remains alive
• Confirmation vote on Maine attorney may come this year
• Separate system for new workers?
• Benton tax rate stays same as result of meeting
• Ice breaking operations on the Kennebec River set to begin
• Four men shot in Hancock County; one dies, another critically injured
• Gingrich: Romney weakest GOP front-runner since 1920
• Snowe's retirement repeats Maine history
• Remains of 167 people found in Mexican cave
• New Maine group to promote responsible gambling
• Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster
• Double dip debate before Legislature
• Palermo voters approve changes for Town Office
• The order and the disorder
• New head of RSU 38 selected
• Sudden end for Augusta publication
• Friends, father ask others to believe Ayla remains alive
• Objections persist about CMP smart meters
• Separate system for new workers?
• Searsport says 'no' to propane tank moratorium
• New England starting lottery with 'for life' prize
• Santorum takes Kansas, Romney strong in Wyoming
• BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee falls in Class B title game
• In sign of spring, Acadia closes carriage roads
• Bill will help Maine towns honor veterans
• Israel-Gaza skirmish continues; at least 14 dead
• Some newspapers won't run 'Doonesbury' abortion comic strip
• Dems question delay in reporting MaineCare malfunction
• Polar Bears knocked out of NCAA tournament
• Village Soup news operations shut down
• Bill to propose revamp for DHHS
• 2 arrested in pharmacy robberies
• Money may be new factor for King
• Panel disciplines drunk driving trooper
• Details about ski accident come to light
• Embden residents nix plan to rename road
• Helping hunger's ever growing number of victims
• The power of red
• King backs Obama for re-election
• Center's budget ready for voters
• Selectmen OK draft for cable TV ordinance
• Winter event canceled
• Police charge two at one stop
• LePage to propose restructuring DHHS
• King supports Obama for re-election
• Millinocket officials: LePage lying about landfill agreement
• L.L. Bean's sales near pre-recession levels
• Pa. zoo gives aging gorilla a bunny companion
• Consent agreement approved in trooper OUI case
• Ohio officials say gas-drilling waste behind earthquakes
• Maine company launches gas-price app
• Pope denounces gay marriage lobby to U.S. bishops
• New England braces for winter moth surge
• In city where dogs run wild, no-kill shelter takes action
• Pair face charges related to Augusta pharmacy robberies
• Survey ranks Google highly despite privacy fears
• US economy adds 227,000 jobs, jobless rate unchanged
• Pitt. shooter had no ID; fingerprints yield nothing
• Robbery thwarted: Waldoboro bank locks doors on attempted robber
• Solar storm shakes Earth's magnetic field
• $100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control
• Mormon church restricts access to Jewish names
• Oxford County burglar gets 2 years in prison
• Police seeking motive in Pittsburgh clinic shootings
• Maine state workers union complaint heads to trial
• Police: Driver killed in Eddington crash was texting
• 11 Maine troopers complete specialized training
• Man who hit boy while passing school bus indicted
• Maine Economic Growth Council Presents Measures Of Growth In Focus 2012 Report
• BRIEFS
• Somerville woman guilty on 7 counts
• Democrat Sheive seeks House District 56 seat
• Norridgewock selectman can't serve; did not collect all bills as treasurer
• Bingham couple reflects on fire, loss of their pets
• Military excise-tax exemption on Pittston ballot
• Vienna proposed budget moves up $16,000
• Limbaugh protesters deliver petition to Portland station
• Farmingdale, Gardiner agree on boundary line
• Fish breeding business debated, but no vote taken
• Bruising fight over gay marriage expected in Maine
• Community rallies for 6-year-old facing fourth open heart surgery
• State Senate votes to remove 'matching funds' from campaigns
• Wintle facing 45 days in jail
• Former Gov. John Baldacci delays public decision on Senate
• Maine man denied bail in Florida firefighter slaying
• SNAPSHOT: Tightening the load
• SNAPSHOT: Spring in the air
• Full Titanic site mapped for first time
• Former state rep pleads guilty in gun case, apologizes
• University of Pittsburgh shooting kills two; seven others injured
• No rapid-fire decision from Baldacci on Senate race
• SNAPSHOT: Sap sucker
• Portland breaks record for warmest March 8
• Maine lawmakers can't agree on Maine Clean Election bill
• Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol
• NH House votes to decriminalize marijuana
• Five states likely to vote on gay-marriage issues in November
• Acting commissioner named for Maine defense dept.
• WGAN won't drop Limbaugh, despite petition
• Coke, Pepsi make changes to avoid cancer warning
• Portland company involved in Limbaugh lawsuit
• Bill prohibits NH from creating health exchange
• Smartphones offering trove of info for divorce lawyers
• Snowe endorses Mass. Sen. Brown for re-election
• High-ranking Syrian official defects
• FAA forecast: High air fares most of this decade
• Hunt for missing US troops to resume in N Korea
• Bill tries to fix major ethics loophole in Maine
• Study: Many Maine high schools have junk food ads
• Millinocket loses state funds in landfill dispute
• GOP insiders fear primaries' toll on Romney
• NH House considering 24-hour wait for abortions
• NASA to launch 5 rockets to track jet stream winds
• Retweets becoming digital version of autographs
• County prisoner transport van hit from behind
• Ex-teacher sentenced in child porn
• New dental care level discussed
• Board chooses vent company
• Van pool riders ask DOT to extend service
• Top court wants House view on Poliquin
• Audit to compute Medicaid mistakes
• Floridian admits hitting pedestrian, running
• Waterville couple pleads in drug case
• 2 guilty of armed home invasion
• Wintle hearing rescheduled for today after 24-hour delay
• PINGREE WON'T RUN FOR SENATE
• Corey Wilson seeks GOP nod in House 56
• Council OKs natural gas TIF
• Sex offender dies in prison
• NH House passes birth-control exemption
• Pingree won't run for U.S. Senate
• High court asks for briefs on Poliquin questions
• Ex-Monmouth teacher pleads guilty to child porn, theft charges
• Obama urges shift to new energy technologies
• DHHS chief expects feds will want Medicaid funds back
• Romney says he's ready to fight until August for GOP nomination
• Westbrook councilor drops out of House race
• Maine National Guard chief addresses lawmakers
• Governor LePage Promotes Maple Sugar Season at Blaine House
• Death in nursing home meth-lab fire ruled accidental
• Fort Fairfield man killed in early morning fire
• New England jobless rate much lower than rest of US
• Maine state prison inmate dies
• Dad faces charge for pointing laser at hockey game
• Raye, Michaud file petitions for Maine's 2nd congressional district
• Cheese lovers get their gouda on at world finals
• Santorum, Romney share Super Tuesday momentum
• Terror indictment unveiled for Norway massacre
• Mother, stepfather countersue Rosa Scarcelli
• Presque Isle campus president search down to 3
• 2 cross-country walkers meet going opposite ways
• Gay marriage laws reflect new strategy by supporters
• Bill would require ID for some medications
• Forum on joblessness today at USM
• Ice-breaking to begin next week on Kennebec River
• Limbaugh loses more support over comments
• 'Jeopardy' question trips Winthrop man
• Manters, town sign agreement on 28-acre public park
• Social-service computer woes may upend budget plans
• Ex-lawmaker expected to plead guilty today
• Michaud Praises Move to Help Servicemembers and Veterans
• King says he won't be spoiler; Pingree still mulling run
• DOT plans more 295 work in Portland
• Deadline set at July 1 to OK new proposals
• Coast Guard: Please remove ice-fishing shacks
• Mixup leads to confusion about Occupy court hearing
• Man gets 7 years for bank robbery
• Philip Barter runs for House position
• Boundary will be decided
• Board would like to use council chambers
• BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee wins Eastern B title
• CORRECTION
• Town Council schedules special election
• Fired clerk elected selectman
• Obama uses press conference to steal some publicity on GOP's day
• Romney prevails in Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts GOP primaries
• Pingree still weighing decision on Senate run
• Democratic poll has King leading three-way race
• Gingrich wins GOP primary in Georgia
• Judge issues arrest warrants for 5 Occupy protesters
• Governor LePage Launches "Certified Business Friendly Community" Program
• Man gets 7 years in jail for bank robbery, bomb threat
• Northbound I-295 project starting early this year
• State police investigate Island Falls bank robbery
• Tea party had mixed feelings about Snowe
• King would consider quitting Senate race if he couldn't win
• Ethicist Rushworth Kidder dead at 67
• Conn. man who assaulted boy found in Maine
• Hackers busted after one turns FBI informant
• LePage launches 'business friendly' program
• $336.4M Powerball winner is RI woman, 81
• Trial begins for Windham man accused of child sex abuse
• Bill to overhaul Maine land use agency advances
• Saco project to cause brief overnight closures on turnpike
• Report: Minority students face harsher punishments
• Iran to allow UN nuclear inspectors into secret site
• Rockland man charged in guns-for-drugs scheme
• Officials call for wider bridge between Maine, NH
• Sweet! First 24-hour cupcake ATM
• Obama to hold news conference, unveil housing plan
• Warm winter may bring pest-filled spring
• Indiana mom loses legs while protecting children from tornado
• Super Tuesday likely to alter, not decide GOP race
• Snowe rents campaign email list to Schneider
• LePage tours UNE campus in Biddeford
• Super Tuesday: Today could be the difference maker
• Views differ on extending statute of limitations
• What is, how did I do tonight, Alex?
• Obama, Netanyahu talk past each other in tense exchange
• Flood costs public library children's area for at least a week
• Ads removed, but Limbaugh remains
• Former occupier to spend three more months in jail
• State office drops complaints against 2 in ski death probe
• Man arrested after throwing TV at his girlfriend, twice
• POLICE
• Distracted GOP contenders running in place
• Former governor announces he will run for U.S. Senate
• Obama, Netanyahu talk unity, underline differences
• 8th and 9th advertisers drop Limbaugh's show
• Sen. Kerry: Snowe's departure a loss for region
• Maine woman killed in logging-truck collision identified
• Town by town, Vt. tackles corporate personhood
• McCain calls for US to lead on Syria airstrikes
• Southwest cancels flight after box cutter found
• 9 more claim abuse by late Red Sox clubhouse chief
• Rockport woman killed in snowmobile collision with son
• Governor LePage Honors the 2012 Outstanding Airman of the Year
• Winthrop apple farmer on Jeopardy! Tuesday night
• Lewiston copper-theft suspect caught in the act
• Afghan student at Kents Hill; program aims to bring lessons back home
• Calif. judge says backyard ship must shove off
• Observers report serious voting problems in Putin win
• Republican hopefuls sprint to Super Tuesday
• USM hosting unemployment forum this week
• Maine's avg. gasoline price jumps another nickel
• Maine bill seeks longer statute in sex crimes
• Signature-gatherers hustle to collect names for 1st District candidates
• DISTRICT COURT
• Town wrestles with demolition site problems
• Turnpike section facelift on horizon
• Stephen King visits N.H. to review book
• His 28 years of conducting Colby orchestra coming to end
• BRIEFS
• Charter school efforts pick up speed
• Undiscovered medical bills can destroy credit
• Lawmakers plan to bridge $5M gap quickly
• Road proposal focus of Chelsea meeting
• Measure: Disclose funding
• Local races, 33 articles await vote in Palermo
• Portland company to launch first tidal-power unit of its kind
• Sentences for criminals still widely vary
• What's so super about Tuesday? 419 GOP delegates
• Hundreds apply for dealer jobs at new Oxford casino
• LePage: Maine leads in helping entrepreneurs
• Motorcycle-registration process changes in Maine
• Pollard hardly your typical Democrat
• Many eyes on Maine
• Analysis: Snowe's right about partisanship
• Health insurance changes likely for school employees
• Ayla's relatives thank vigil attendees
• Johnson settling into office
• 30 years; so many stories
• Hallowell ready to celebrate
• Learning lessons outdoors
• Waterville seeking boost to downtown arts scene
• Students tested in 'quiz'
• Limbaugh apologizes for calling law student 'slut,' 'prostitute'
• HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Central edges Hall-dale, 40-39, in state final
• HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Washburn tops Richmond in Class D final
• HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills falls short in Class D finals
• Missing Maine toddler remembered at vigil
• HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Lewiston knocks off Cony
• Losses mount from scams targeting older Americans
• Gingrich, Santorum battle for Bible Belt voters
• Congressional Staff Office Hours: China Town Hall, March 8
• Weekend activities planned at Maine state parks
• Can-Am Sled Dog races kick off
• 2 charged in convenience store arson
• New casino holding job fair for blackjack dealers
• Death toll at 31 from tornado outbreak
• CLASS B BOYS BASKETBALL: Tigers come up short
• Man arrested at Florida hotel after standoff
• Prison Chaplaincy Corps effort attracts other groups
• Chelsea welcomes new town clerk
• Winslow High School senior awarded $20,000 scholarship
• Senate race still jumbled for Democrats, Republicans alike
• Snowe laments loss of 'sensible center'
• Diocese vows to inform about same-sex marriage
• Bellavance to be sentenced this month
• Teachers pay more these days to supply classrooms
• Lattin resigns from Winthrop city council
• Nearly naked man charged with trespass
• 37 new American citizens sworn in at ceremony
• Maine Diocese says it won't campaign against gay marriage
• Six finalists named for Mr. and Miss Basketball
• Waterville man who stole car arrested in Florida after standoff
• Snowe: 'Sensible Senate has virtually disappeared'
• Travis Roy Award semifinalists announced
• Four big-name Republicans express interest in Maine Senate race
• Maine Democrats in 'holding pattern'
• After 30 years on death row, S.C. man freed
• MLB expands playoff format from 8 teams to 10
• Field continues to grow for 1st Congressional District seat
• In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran
• Governor LePage Speaks at 37th Annual Maine Fisherman's Forum
• Steve Abbott, GOP veteran, won't run for Snowe's seat
• Topless coffee shop arsonist to be sentenced this month
• Maine Diocese calls press conference to discuss gay-marriage vote
• Under pressure, Michaud skips race for Senate
• Nuclear sub arrives in Maine for upgrades
• Jail for Knox County man who used baby as shield
• Maine's first fireworks store opens for business
• Maine Senate votes to change Clean Election Act
• Suspect in firefighter's killing due in court
• Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route
• Board works to up Vassalboro employees' pay
• Guilty plea for copper thefts
• With pipeline deal, complexion of upcoming vote in Madison changes
• RSU 12 office will not move to Chelsea school
• Opinion of Supreme Court sought about state treasurer's business activity
• Winter not giving up yet
• PARTY OF TWO: Mother-daughter fish story
• Anyone's guess in Republican primary for Snowe's seat
• Judge weighs arguments in Maine labor mural case
• Judge: Labor mural suit is question of 'whose art is it?'
• Skowhegan stabbing suspect faces more charges
• Belgrade to vote on pricey requests
• Maine House asks top court to clarify Poliquin constitutional issues
• Many Chelsea residents want to see justice served
• Obama demands Congress end oil, gas subsidies
• Conservative activist Breitbart dead at 43
• Former Chelsea selectwoman, husband indicted on federal fraud charges
• MLB to expand baseball playoffs
• American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq
• More candidates jump into Maine's congressional races
• Michaud Applauds Defeat of Blunt Amendment
• Big sales for small cars in February — especially Ford
• Maine Turnpike sells its former HQ building
• State offices closing at 1 p.m. today
• Court date set for suspect in firefighter slaying
• Unemployment claims drop to 4-year low
• Maine's first full-service casino to open this month
• Heavy snow expected all day
• Man found guilty of child abuse in Grand Canyon
• Texas drought twists migrations of many birds
• Woman charged with stealing jewelry from elderly client
• Maine man accused of pointing gun at hunter
• Ariz. sheriff still sleuthing Obama's birth certificate
• 2 more US troops killed following Quran protests
• First vote looms on Obama birth control policy
• Christian school in Lewiston slated to close
• Passengers finally able to leave disabled ship
• Lawyer seeks venue change for triple slaying trial
• Secretary Summers Statement On Senator Snowe's Decision Not To Seek Re-election
• Snowe decision sets off free-for-all
• Madison to partner with Kennebec Valley Gas Co.
• Man, 60, faces charge after confronting coyote hunter
• China planners hear positive, negative comments about septic program
• Snowe speaks about her decision
• House GOP counters with different questions on Poliquin
• Court to hear arguments about mural removal
• Arrest made after shot into car
• Occupy protesters target law, lobbying firm
• Roommates singled out for Red Cross heroes award
• Man's escape attempt at sheriff's office foiled
• Burglary suspect arrested
• SLIDE SHOW: Spring Training with the Red Sox
• POLICE
• DNA evidence helps lead to charges in 2007 Farmingdale burglary case
• Man hurt in stabbing at apartment complex
• Special leap year births at hospitals
• Police: Suspect owed slain firefighter $3,000
• Rupert Murdoch's son resigns from News Corp. newspapers
• In exchange for food, North Korea will stop nuclear work
• Baldacci, Michaud, Pingree take out papers for Senate seat
• There's no escape: Maine will get 8 to 12 inches of snow
• Controversial Maine mural case heads to court
• Authorities searching for Florida firefighter find a body
• Storms rip through country-music resort town, kill 9
• Governor LePage Announces Details of Bills Aimed at Honoring our Veterans
• Monkees' singer Davy Jones dies at 66
• Judge blocks graphic images on cigarette packages
• Baldacci joins scramble after Snowe decision
• House GOP: Court should review Poliquin
• Governor Attends Maine Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Awards Presentation
• Statement of Governor LePage on Senator Olympia J. Snowe's Announcement to Bow Out of U.S. Senate Race
• Deer Isle teen killed in dirt-bike crash
• Police: Maine mom helped son attempt jail escape
• Snowe decision rocks political landscape
• Man who hid guns pleads guilty to federal charges
• Four years later, finally time to leap forward
• BIW gets $663M contract for new destroyer
• Snowe retiring
• U.S. arrest of Iranian scientist cloaked in secrecy
• 1 dead, 3 missing in Coast Guard copter crash in Ala.
• Maine man sentenced in postal embezzlement
• 5 states face deadline on Honda hybrid lawsuit
• Sunday River offering $29 Leap Day lift tickets
• All of a sudden, Senate race is wide open
• Snowe leaves a legacy of independence
• Sentiments keen among the people Snowe helped
• Bill Nemitz: Snowe's done what she could; now she's just done
• Freeport teacher's comment leads to terrorizing summons
• Maine politicos and president react to Snowe bombshell
• Decision sets off scramble
• L.L. Bean CEO loses lawsuit in dispute with neighbors
• Cost to attend one Obama fundraiser runs as high as $30,000
• Are they tipping their hat to the state constitution?
• Ethics panel to take up Poliquin complaint today
• Father admits guilt in assault involving his crying daughter
• New Belgrade recreation director begins work
• China selectmen raise doubts about uniform building code
• Several sentenced in Kennebec County Superior Court
• Rules for herbicide up for council vote
• BRIEFS
• Grant in District 59 race
• Romney squeaks out win in Michigan after taking Arizona
• Johnny's donates 29 acres to trust
• Students get lesson in chicken
• Human hamster balls shut down
• Snowe announces she won't seek re-election
• Sen. Snowe becomes the talk of Twitter
• Police make murder arrest in missing firefighter case
• Sen. Olympia Snowe's full statement
• Ethics panel takes up complaint against Poliquin
• Obama visit to include exclusive dinner at art museum
• Dow closes above 13,000, first time since crisis
• After the breakup, who gets the pet?
• High court rejects Anthem's rate appeal
• LL Bean CEO loses legal battle over easement
• Michaud Praises New Trade Enforcement Office
• Feds shut gambling site Bodog, indict founder
• Maine Warden Service rescues 4 snowmobilers
• Apple expected to launch iPad 3 next week
• FedEx truck hits NY Amish buggy, critically injuring 2
• Consumer confidence rises dramatically
• Gargantuan rock hitting the road to LA
• 2nd student declared dead in Ohio shooting
• Freeport teacher suspended for classroom remark
• Cruise line: Crippled ship to reach land Thursday
• False burglar alarms keep Oxford deputies hopping
• Source: Israel won't warn U.S. before Iran strike
• Bradford man pleads guilty to VA benefits fraud
• Millions of tons of tsunami debris drifting in Pacific
• Romney fights to avoid home-state embarrassment
• Wood stoves linked to trace levels of heavy metals
• Preventive care slows a costly dental trend
• Investigation: Trooper justified in fatal shooting
• Maine's first fireworks store opens Thursday in Manchester
• State's vanpool service coming to end in May
• Dental disease a primary cause for emergency room visits
• Lawmaker wants court opinion on treasurer
• Times good, bad at this year's Oscars
• LePage picks state needs over White House
• Small population raises big bucks for pond park
• Ayla Teddy Bear Vigil is Saturday
• 1 killed, 4 wounded in Ohio school shooting
• Child set Friday fire
• Investigation continues into crash that sent 6 to hospital
• Supreme Court won't hear first appeal by gay marriage foes
• AG: Police justified in Farmingdale shooting
• LePage skips meeting with Obama
• Avg. heating oil price up 7 cents in Maine
• Bank of America closing Orono call center
• Police name 'person of interest' in search for Fla. man
• Rep. Dion seeks high court review of Poliquin issues
• Bird flu, pig flu, now bat flu? Human risk unclear
• Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures
• Ford leader says plan now for future traffic jams
• Detroit automakers race to keep up with sales
• Obama urges governors to boost education funding
• Man sought in Richmond assault on woman, child
• Bin Laden's Pakistan home is no more
• Santorum touts wider role for faith in public life
• Berenstain Bears co-creator Jan Berenstain dies
• State to end popular vanpool service
• Rule could leave child-support debtors no income
• Oxford Casino hosting job fair on Saturday
• Police charge 4 in York County burglary ring
• Turner woman crashes twice on same day
• Maine's average gas price jumps 8 cents
• Trenton woman dies in vehicle rollover
• Man faces pot trafficking charges after I-95 stop
• Huge economic benefit from hoops tournament
• Foul play suspected in Fla. firefighter case
• Six sent to hospitals
• Democrats mix hope with need for hard work
• Rights panel's conference space squeezed
• Belgrade reviewing some transfer fees
• LePage's poitical wing man
• Workshop explains incentives for historic building restorations
• Fired Norridgewock office clerk filed complaint with rights commission
• Town Council chairman running for state House
• Food bank truck draws crowd
• Maine Democrats promise comeback
• Social service cuts among galvanizing issues
• Litchfield selectmen to hear heavy equipment condition
• DISTRICT COURT
• CORRECTION
• Scarborough-based non-profit helps lift health in Tanzania
• Traffic cams coming for I-295 construction
• Warm winter has syrup producers nervous
• Maine police departments utilizing online auctions for unclaimed items
• Michaud raises money for Army veteran who lost his legs
• Police suspect foul play in Florida firefighter's disappearance in Maine
• Valentine bans alcohol in Red Sox clubhouse
• Contraceptive debate has familiar echoes in Maine
• Some label toxin spike as positive
• LePage: GOP needs fresh face to challenge Obama
• Patrons, employees saddened by news of bookstore’s end
• D.C. BEAT: Collins, Snowe rated least conservative in GOP
• J.P. DEVINE: Yoga loses to ego
• Artist focuses on talented youth
• Advance payment system helps all
• Metal theft becoming an epidemic
• Bill moves in Legislature
• Quaker church last stop on secret road to freedom
• DeVane seeks nod in House District 59
• Maynard's Chocolates owners hope odyssey has ended
• Oldest bear study program gets a lift
• Police Log
• WESTERN C GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hall-Dale defends title
• LePage: GOP needs 'fresh face' to challenge Obama
• WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Richmond wins West D title
• EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner wins first regional title
• Cancer's growing burden: the high cost of care
• Red Sox owners ready to move on in 2012
• Northern Maine gets close to 20 inches of snow
• Romney: Raise retirement age for Social Security and Medicare
• Ben & Jerry's offers Jeremy Lin flavor
• LePage in Washington for governors association meeting
• Help available today for Maine veterans seeking benefits
• EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Hampden scores late to beat Mt. Blue
• Maine bookstore chain going out of business
• Secretary Of State Summers Validates Citizen Initiative To Allow Same-Sex Marriage
• POLICE
• Winslow man charged with assault, criminal trespassing
• South Portland school project brings high construction bids
• Officials hope for bond to improve rail line
• Farmingdale meeting Monday to focus on road work
• Waterville Police say pair found with $8,500 of cocaine
• BRIEFS
• Couple sought by police bought car in Oakland
• Time Warner official offers cable plan for Palermo
• Man, 76, leads police on high speed chase in Farmington
• West Gardiner family escapes flames
• Spike Lee calls out Hollywood at Colby
• Women legislators blast Maine AG over letter
• State: Olympian Seth Wescott owed $42,000 in taxes
• State’s commercial seafood harvest at 7-year high
• SNAPSHOT: Quite a view
• SNAPSHOT: Open water on the Kennebec
• EASTERN A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cony comes from behind to defeat Edward Little
• Hall-Dale's grading system raises questions
• Ala. girl's short life full of turmoil before death
• Maine federal building evacuated — for a computer mouse
• Who's at short? Valentine, Red Sox ponder options
• AG urged to remove name from letter on contraception
• Judge awards iPhone user $850 in AT&T throttling case
• Couple questioned in missing firefighter case switched cars
• Maine seafood harvest reaches 7-year high
• US general calms troops after Afghanistan deaths
• UN atomic agency: Iran rapidly expands nuke work
• Police locate Maine couple in missing Florida firefighter case
• Study: We're getting less friendly on social networks
• Fire damages West Gardiner duplex
• Russian billionaire wins Internet fame with rap
• Police arrest 76-year-old after high-speed minivan chase
• New-home sales dip after 4 straight monthly gains
• Richmond man charged with drug trafficking
• Man indicted for shooting wife while cleaning gun
• Governor's Support of Veterans Continues with Tomorrow's "Maine Veterans Stand Up and Be Counted Day"
• Governor's Statement on Senate Passage of Budget
• Crude oil rises to 9-month high above $108
• Lepage talks natural gas in Madison
• Lawmakers considering bond proposals
• Arundel woman loses $80,000 in lottery scam
• Fournier quits Monmouth post, blasts colleagues
• L.L. Bean loses $1M lawsuit by Maine wreath maker
• Rescuers find 4 lost hikers on NH mountain
• Colby promotes assistant to head football coach
• Cops in riot gear break up Orlando shoe riot
• Death of Bangor man ruled 'suspicious'
• Miracle diet pill? A safe drug is elusive
• Maine first lady hosts joint chiefs' assistant
• Woman allegedly clogged toilet during theft
• Governor inks budget deal
• Advocates get enough signatures for a vote
• Hampden center to be consolidated
• BRIEFS
• Windham hunter arraigned in death near victim's home
• Castonguay after House 81
• Soccer coach jailed for giving liquor to a minor
• 3 women visit abused kids in Kenya, climb Kilimanjaro
• Pellet mill damaged in Thursday fire will reopen
• New life breathed into gas line TIF plea
• Officials: DNA from cigarette butts ties Waterville man to break
• Weather advisory issued for Maine, New Hampshire
• CEO says Apple has more cash than it needs
• Police seek Maine couple in missing Florida firefighter case
• Jackson Lab taps first researcher for Conn. facility
• Update: LePage signs emergency budget for DHHS
• Obama apologizes for U.S. burning of Qurans
• Former Westbrook teacher, coach to serve five days in jail
• Maine gay marriage signatures validated
• Higher gas prices could hurt Obama's re-election chances
• Southbound Exit 11 to Falmouth spur reopens after tractor-trailer accident
• Scary offseason for Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks
• J.K. Rowling has deal for adult novel
• Post office: Expect big cuts in mid-May
• Easy Access to Government Resources
• Lawmakers hearing nearly $600M in bond requests
• Pfc. Manning defers plea in WikiLeaks case
• LePage bid to shield his papers faces hearing today
• Woman arrested for fatal stabbing of boyfriend
• Maine home sales increase for 7th straight month
• Knicks star Lin moves from couch to his own digs
• Two bridges renamed for domestic-violence victims
• WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rangeley advances to West D final
• Firefighters battle pellet mill fire in Strong
• Auburn police seize $90,000 in drugs and cash
• Police identify elusive mountain criminal
• Website warns of sharp rise in gasoline prices
• Maine tot walks a mile in the middle of the night
• Brunswick police charge boy, 13, with arson
• Obama to address gas prices, pitch energy policy
• Teen charged in flight ruckus allegedly spoke of bin Laden
• LePage to visit businesses in Somerset County
• Hampden postal facility workers get notice of closure
• Police rule out foul play in baby's death
• Report shows disaster hit every Maine county
• CLARIFICATION
• Ash Wednesday from Augusta to the Vatican
• Meet Rocky, the monstah lobstah
• Educators asked, how much pain?
• Maine's attorney general joins fight about contraception
• Dunked dogs back with owner
• Thomas College freezes tuition rates
• ATV that went into Kennebec had been stolen
• Report: Crime at US public schools on the decline
• Opinions on recreational facility clash
• Driving drunk with child nets150-day jail stay
• Candidate Dodge quits GOP
• BRIEFS: Aquaculture debate postponed
• Democrats to pick convention delegates Sunday
• LePage unveils his plan to battle domestic violence
• EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL: Gardiner reaches regional final
• Maine Marines leave Afghanistan, arrive at home
• EASTERN A GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cony reaches final
• AT&T: Power problems caused disruptions around New England
• Governor LePage Introduces Legislation to Combine Agriculture & Conservation Agencies
• Governor LePage Announces Details of Domestic Violence Bills
• Monster lobster caught off Maine coast
• Governor LePage Welcomes Marines as they Return Home from Afghanistan Deployment
• Gov. LePage unveils package of domestic-violence bills
• Suspect in Capitol bomb sting waives court hearing
• High court torn over law banning lies about medals
• Head of Maine National Guard stepping down
• No sign of Jason Varitek at Red Sox camp
• Maine ranks 4th in older driver fatality rates
• 'Occupy' to hold national conference in Philly
• National black history museum breaks ground
• Adventurer hopes to set record for sail around globe
• Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots
• Divers in Italy find 8 more cruise-ship bodies
• Snowe challenger quits GOP to run as independent
• WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Forest Hills hangs on
• Head of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management Stepping Down
• Maine construction company looking to fill 150 jobs
• Poll: Santorum surges, but Obama leads Republicans
• 2 journalists killed in Syria
• Obama proposes major corporate tax cuts, but also closing loopholes
• Assault trial of county jail guard under way
• Maine police look for missing Fla. firefighter
• Owner puts down pit bull that attacked 2 children
• Spanish treasure to leave via US military base
• Injured NH snowmobiler taken to Maine Med
• Moxie Festival chooses theme for 2012
• LePage to unveil domestic violence bills
• Ex-candidate Scarcelli sues stepdad over housing
• WESTERN CLASS C GIRLS BASKETBALL: Slow start sinks Mt. Abram
• Proposal lifts texting ban on emergency workers
• Fuel prices pinch Mainers
• Spring can come too early
• Robbers strike second Augusta pharmacy
• Restrictions on 'double dipping' may be revamped
• Bill would ban unions at former DeCoster site
• City Council to review aquaculture proposal
• Discussion of library bids planned for Richmond board meeting tonight
• Bangor casino receives license
• Council opts to postpone vote on gas pipeline
• Man charged with promoting prostitution
• Man wanted for theft in Florida awaits extradition
• Future of Raymond Beach up in air as floating cafe sits in parking lot
• Madison to host LePage for Capitol for a Day event
• 2 rescued from foundering vessel off Kennebunkport
• Firefighters knock out Brunswick fire
• Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains
• Maine bill removes union rights for egg workers
• Maine man pleads guilty to marijuana charges
• Tugboat stranded near former NH-Maine bridge
• Maine man describes home invasion shooting
• Hollywood slots gets Maine's first casino license
• Wife of Maine Senate president hospitalized
• Family reunites in jail after parents' drug arrests
• US authorities say they stopped major phone fraud
• Maine heating oil prices up for 5th straight week
• Court: Rights don't have to be read to prisoners
• In the other Portland, bike warriors smash and crash
• High court to take new look at affirmative action
• Mild winter concerns some maple syrup producers
• GOP 'super PACs' eclipsing campaigns' fundraising
• Maine bill would exempt police from texting ban
• Police investigate Augusta pharmacy robbery
• Sturgeon in Charles River cheers aquatic experts
• Angry Afghans protest Quran disposal at US base
• Maine charter school panel to hear from public
• Board to issue Maine's first casino license
• 2 men rob S. Portland restaurant near mall
• Replacement minister stays on to help in healing
• Power rowers prepare for Snow Row
• Shelter is 'dream job' for new director
• Warmth spreads to many in Norridgewock
• Maine Medicaid costs above average
• Residents to vote first members to new commission
• Two dogs rescued after icy plunge
• School issues occupy Palermo selectmen candidates
• LePage helps break ground for shelter
• Plan would line street with flags
• Gardiner spends $12,850 in firefighter probe
• For car buyers nowadays, very few bad choices
• WESTERN D GIRLS BASKETBALL: Rangeley defeats Greater Portland Christian, 65-43
• Archie Comics seem happier than ever, but behind the scenes...
• 17 years later, N.H. woman on trial in Rwandan genocide case
• Ron Paul's strategy? Win the caucus states
• Maine Medicaid costs above U.S. average
• Domestic Violence Awareness Day to be Highlighted at the State House
• Friends praised for rescue of snowmobile crash victim
• Latest intellectual property clash in China? It's the hamburger
• Occupy Maine puts out TV show
• KVCC president stays put
• Some cities resent licensing fees for music
• Delays expected on Route 126 this summer
• 'Baptism by fire'
• Logging company fined for clear-cut violations
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• DISTRICT COURT
• Second fire within hours destroys Norridgewock home
• Waterville pipeline vote expected Tuesday
• Police chief hopeful changes retain staff
• Lack of snow doesn't slow down horse club's festival
• New Bangor convention center may lead acts north
• Attracting shows to Cumberland County Civic Center a challenge
• FDA to review inhalable caffeine
• Rare book 'predicted' the Titanic
• Republicans ponder how to increase excitement about Romney
• Gingrich: Home states must wins for GOP candidates
• Iran cuts off oil to Britain and France
• Snowe's GOP challengers buoyed by Ron Paul's strong showing in Maine
• Should lying about military medals be a crime?
• Maine issues car-buying guide for President's Day weekend
• On 50th anniversary, John Glenn reunites with old Mercury team
• Maine motorcycles must soon display inspection stickers
• Bill Nemitz: Washington County residents make their voices heard
• Strength vs. strength, arm-to-arm
• Paul gains, but can't pass Romney
• Downtown gains another anchor in renovated Chernowsky's building
• New year brings new attack on milfoil
• Washington County real winner in caucus
• Maine lobster to reach Panama
• Senior housing plans downsized
• A gift of Greeks
• Three vying for two places
• Dog trials focus on agility, not discipline
• Somerset part of effort to improve worker health
• Firefighters rescue workers at store
• No charges filed in Jones' killing
• Waterville center helps job seekers, employers
• Home, garden show draws thousands
• Paul gains on Romney in caucuses Down East
• Santorum says Obama believes in a 'phony' Christianity
• EASTERN B GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Gardiner topples MDI
• WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Worster sets record in Forest Hills' win
• WESTERN D BOYS BASKETBALL: Valley knocks off North Haven
• Whitney Houston's voice soars at hometown funeral
• EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Mt.Blue knocks of Brunswick
• AARP: Portland No. 1 city to visit
• In coup for American filmmakers, China to allow U.S.-made movies
• Gas prices are highest ever for this time of year
• Mainers taking part in national bird count today
• Increase in New England deer population expected
• All eyes turn Down East today
• Sex offender spotted outside school
• Insurance agents: Nothing sinister in taking out policy on child
• LePage: Democrats 'resorted to obstruction'
• Grange project may be boon for area farmers
• State's homeland security funding cut
• Longtime state trooper, and barber, Pop Hall dies
• Recount gives even bigger margin to Romney
• Lawmaker seeks funds to battle sex crimes against children
• Funding sought for tanker trunk
• Community center issues focus for public hearing
• Pain inspires student's self portrait
• FBI arrests terror suspect near U.S. Capitol
• Romney increases lead in recount, but new numbers likely to fan flames further
• EASTERN B BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Gardiner wins in OT
• Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield to retire after 19 years
• Former pharmacist pleads guilty in kickback scheme
• EASTERN MAINE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Skowhegan wins in overtime
• New Hampshire considering casinos
• With Obama's OK, Shell may soon start drilling for oil in arctic
• Michaud Praises Appointment of Mainer to Community Development Advisory Board
• High-risk sex offender charged with being at Bath school
• Feds to slice Maine's homeland security funding
• Fast vote: Congress sends payroll tax cut to Obama
• Pingree, Michaud split on payroll tax cut vote
• Leaks expose corruption in Vatican City
• LePage blasts Senate Democrats for 'obstruction'
• Biddeford man charged with injuring jail guard
• Michaud Votes to Extend Tax Cuts and Unemployment Benefits for Mainers
• Flu season off to latest start in decades
• Maine wreath company, bank get White House recognition
• Supporters, foes speak on bill to retool land-use agency
• U.S. gangs a major force in Central American prisons
• Marauding mountain man continues to elude capture
• Under tax-cut deal, unemployment to drop from 99 to 73 weeks
• Trigger-happy or talented? Cop's 7 kills draw attention
• 'Ice vault' in works
• Police: Former councilor shot truck
• Chinese leader wrapping up U.S. visit in L.A.
• Maine sex offender indicted on new charges
• Congress poised to vote on payroll tax cut
• 2 Maine women charged with selling Esctasy
• Secretary Of State Declares Winner Of Senate District 20 Special Election
• Budget bill fails to pass
• Sebelius offers LePage help on state cuts
• UMA's Handley: Page right pick for UMaine
• Page selected to run UMaine schools
• POLICE
• Clothes-dryer ignites Rome blaze
• PARTY OF TWO: Time for fog to clear
• Card use results in arrest
• Tax break financing back on table in Farmingdale
• Sidney voters reject tax break proposal
• Violette case impetus for pension measure
• False name given in ATV accident
• Unorganized territory debate heats up again
• $50,000 worth of specialty lumber, tools stolen
• State GOP will recount caucus results, chairman says
• Budget fails in Senate
• Schechtman named executive editor of MaineToday Media newspapers
• A White House surprise for family from Maine
• Underwear bomber gets life sentence
• UPDATED: Maine GOP to recount caucus votes
• In response to Violette, bill tries to end pensions for Maine felons
• Grandfather, police challenge Ayla's dad
• Maine visitors surprised by Michelle Obama at White House today
• Michaud and Pingree to offer amendment to preserve critical Downeaster funding
• Maddow blasts Maine GOP for not counting all the caucus votes
• Portland man gets 3½ years for ID theft, fraud
• Manhattan apartment sells for $88M
• Most Honduran fire inmates never charged or convicted
• New ice arena to be named 'The Bank of Maine Ice Vault'
• Michaud Urges House Leadership to Protect American Manufacturers From China
• Governor and First Lady Honor Military Members and Their Families at Blaine House
• New state panel seeks input on charter schools
• U.S. urges carmakers to disable dashboard distractions
• Interracial marriages in U.S. at an all-time high
• Unemployment applications drop to a 4-year low
• GM records its highest profits ever
• Maine National Guard chief delays speech to lawmakers
• 2 arrested on drug charges at Maine-Canada border
• UMaine trustees ready to name chancellor
• 2 Westbrook men face bank robbery charges
• Barge floats Memorial Bridge span out to sea
• Unexplained dolphin strandings continue in Mass.
• Maine businessman offers reward to solve theft
• Whitney Houston fans to follow funeral on Internet
• 2 appeal convictions in Old Orchard killing
• Portland man appeals murder conviction
• Senate District 20 upset stirs debate
• What will be cut from Augusta schools?
• Bill aims to help troubled veterans
• Republican group expresses anger, seeks Webster censure
• Prison fire in Honduras kills 358
• Credit unions raise nearly $447,000 to end hunger
• Three men fall through ice while riding ATVs
• Petitioner unhappy with changes to septic rules
• First-ever Augusta artwalk today
• Auction to be part of benefit for veterans retreat
• Augusta residents could opt out of spraying
• Questions linger after man's death
• POLICE: Richmond police offer prescription drop box
• BRIEFS: Davis running for House District 82 seat
• 5 unlocked vehicles broken into in Oakland
• Jay hypnotherapist appeals conviction for sex crimes
• Police search for dog that bit Colby student
• Police: Man shot girlfriend's truck
• House vote on state budget likely today
• Grant to help farm markets take cards
• Counterfeit drugs becoming big business
• Maine shrimp season will end Friday, much to fishermen's chagrin
• Waldo County GOP calls for Webster's censure
• Human and robot shake hands in space
• Maine lawmakers fight to save Downeaster funds
• Lexus rated world's most dependable car
• SLIDE SHOW: The dogs of Westminster
• UPDATE: ATVs fall into Kennebec River; 3 men escape
• Iran loads first domestically made fuel rods
• Banner fundraising year for wealthiest colleges
• Democrat wins Senate seat in upset
• Pekingese becomes America's top dog at Westminster
• Maine hypnotist appeals sex-assault conviction
• Blue butterfly vanishes in last U.S. refuge
• York standoff ends safely
• Prison fire kills 272 dead in Honduras
• Beach Boys scheduled to play in Bangor
• London banker helping Otisfield save historic building
• Boy genius's book reveals life in college at age 8
• Waldo-Hancock Bridge to come down this summer
• For Houston mourners, a dearth of places to grieve
• End of New England shrimp fishing season looming
• ATV sinks into Kennebec River; 3 men escape
• Johnson wins special election for Senate District 20
• Taking their time
• Planning chief fired after OUI arrest
• Conservative pressure against budget plan persists
• Questions swirl around Maine's GOP caucus counts
• State retiree group fighting reforms in lawsuit
• Legislature reviews east-west highway study bill
• Search on after Augusta pharmacy holdup
• Couple able to stop attempted home invasion in Farmington
• Clinton man, 19, charged in vandalism at DiPietro home
• Hunter indicted on manslaughter charge in shooting of another hunter
• Kennebec Valley Community College now has health-care simulation lab
• China selectmen have laugh over $100 dispute
• Time needed to find cause of death in Bingham case
• Rogers stepping in as state planning director
• East-west highway idea resurfaces in Legislature
• China's next president returning to tiny Iowa town
• AG: Belfast officer justified in using deadly force
• Michaud Seeks Action on China’s Illegal Trade Practices in the Auto Sector
• Teen charged with vandalizing Ayla's home
• Acting state planning director fired over OUI
• Truck jackknife backs up turnpike traffic for hours
• Bangkok blast wounds Iranian attacker, 4 others
• Obama: Strong US-China ties help rest of the world
• GOP critics hit Obama's $3.8 trillion budget
• Windham man charged with manslaughter
• Three arrested in Saco after standoff
• Police seek two men who robbed Augusta pharmacy
• Retired worker group fights reform
• Whitney Houston to be laid to rest on Saturday
• Explosion reported at Bangor police station
• Love letters of Barrett, Browning go online
• China's next leader visiting White House today
• Avg. price of heating oil statewide rises to $3.77
• Maine man gets year in prison for killing eagle
• Groups to release baby food test results
• Stage set for full Legislature to take up budget
• Good Will-Hinckley installs rooftop solar system
• Motorcycle Registration and Inspection Sticker Changes
• Maine Downtown Institute Session 2
• Obama budget reaches $3.8 trillion
• Pipeline tax break OK'd
• Blaze consumes more than home
• Area trio indicted on more than 100 charges
• Bill aims at bail in domestic violence cases
• Pupils urged to ride imagination with reading
• Ice fishing shack fees unlikely following vote
• State won't apply this month for No Child Left behind waiver
• Obama urges boost to job training at community colleges
• Sidney faces pipeline tax break vote
• Mobile home fire was arson
• No sense of foul play in man's death
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Lawyer: Ayla's aunt telling the truth
• Two indicted in evasion of cigarette tax
• Old marina down by Mill Stream
• Houston's body to be taken home to NJ
• Maine GOP sticks with Romney win for now
• Oxford Hills coach resigns after posting nude photo
• Maine won't seek 'No-Child' waiver request
• Obama budget again cuts heating program
• Michaud Reacts to President’s Budget
• President Obama's budget invests in education and rolls back tax cuts for the wealthy
• Obama budget invests in education and rolls back tax cuts for the wealthy
• Falmouth pastor charged with domestic assault
• Thief cuts into Gray store to steal cigarettes
• The fight begins: Obama's budget goes to Congress
• Cause of Whitney Houston's death could take weeks
• Recovering democracy after Citizens United
• Obama's proposed tax hikes at odds with GOP rivals
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree welcomes President's announcement on no-cost contraceptive coverage
• GE to hire 5,000 veterans over next 5 years
• Cause of fatal camper fire can't be determined
• Readfield fire guts home
• Want to be like Mitt? Here's how to open offshore account
• Average Maine gasoline price jumps 5.1 cents
• AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit
• Obama to promote job training at community college
• Hearing on domestic-violence bail bill today
• Induced labor lets dying Texas man see daughter
• Bath man faces more child abuse charges
• Turnpike restricts traffic on Exit 53 bridge in Falmouth
• Maine Joins $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement on Foreclosure Wrongs
• Mayhew: DHHS needs a 'structural reform'
• Vet who survives war now battles cruel fate
• Officials say they do their best, and many homeowners agree
• But some business owners not so thrilled
• Man's body found
• Man dies after tree injuries
• A rattling hobby
• Paul campaign feels Maine slight
• USM center: Talking allowed
• POLICE
• House ponders budget votes
• Maine attacks welfare fraud
• Fighting poverty remains tall task
• Diocese now investigating retired priest
• Paul supporters cry foul over caucus tally
• Maine catching more welfare fraud
• Some Americans trapped on wrong side of border fence
• Maine company makes record bridge beam
• RI player wins $336 million Powerball jackpot
• Houston said to be happy in days before death
• Sex-abuse lawsuit against Pope dismissed
• Unity man dies after Thorndike logging accident
• Film about Stephen King to premiere in Maine
• Maine drug agency creates smartphone app
• Pre-Grammy gala celebrates Whitney Houston's life
• Romney swaying conservative groups
• Public funds possible for religious schools
• Snowmobile tourism hit hard by lack of early snow
• Augusta church plans move
• Acting between the clicks
• Plunge benefits Camp Sunshine
• Romney edges Paul
• Waterville police station design work starts
• Pop singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
• Man hurt in ride on local lake
• Maine Republicans choose Romney
• Cornville charter school ready for students to come in fall
• Portland Diocese investigating retired local priest
• Maine get high marks for low car insurance rates
• Maine by the numbers: The people for whom Romney, Paul vie
• Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords
• Drug arrest in Maine leads to Texas fugitive's capture
• Paul hopes to extend Romney's losing streak today
• Proposed zoning change to process live mussels flusters officials, residents
• Obama's shift 'first step,' says Maine Diocese
• Loan expected to invigorate MaineToday Media
• Investment in newspapers reflects emerging trend
• Construction work under way at ice arena
• Occupy Maine cleans, leaves
• Wealthy financier to invest in MaineToday Media
• Hartland to host ice fishing derby
• Cambridge fire ruled arson
• AG: Poliquin can serve, but shouldn't manage businesses
• Voter issues all set
• Dancing to the ballot box
• GOP chairman predicts Romney or Paul will win Maine
• Films: A love affair
• POLICE
• State budget available online
• Maine logging company fined $35,000 for violations
• Patriots' Gronkowski has ankle surgery
• Santorum to conservatives: Don't settle for Romney
• Boy, 7, killed in camper fire in Corinth
• Russian officer convicted of being CIA spy
• Obama's Maine trip to include big S. Portland event
• Ex-Portland podiatrist pleads not guilty to drug, fraud charges
• Obama to change birth-control rule
• Maine salmon lawsuit allowed to go forward
• Foreign donations a risk with Super PACs
• Palermo man killed in crash; speed, alcohol may be factors
• They're back: Social issues overtake U.S. politics
• Maine guard unit going back to Kuwait
• Towers next in Memorial Bridge demolition
• Bangor named finish line for national race
• Departing RSU 2 could cost Monmouth money, school
• Nearly 1 in 20 adults over 50 have fake knees
• Groups demand new probe into Marine photo
• Boy, 2 men plucked from ocean in dramatic rescue
• Pickup truck driver dies in Bristol crash
• Toboggan teams compete for national crown
• Chief ranger of Maine Forest Service retires
• Occupy Maine up against deadline again
• Crane arriving in Searsport to be state's biggest
• Courts take action against domestic violence
• 3 firefighters demoted as punishment
• Violette pleads guilty to stealing more than $150K
• Some see Romney's TV, radio spots as token effort
• China selectmen schedule discussion on development
• Thursday's high school sports scoreboard
• Man sentenced to jail on 3 felony charges
• Maloney recommended as 2-county DA
• New Gardiner sewer bill formula approved
• Architect chosen to design KVCC campus
• Jury finds Dapolito guilty of murder
• Chellie to White House: Don't back down on rules requiring contraceptive coverage
• Navy joins probe of 200-year-old shipwreck off RI
• States, banks reach $25B foreclosure settlement
• NRC approves 1st new nuke plant in 3 decades
• Governor Applauds Chief Justice for Proactive Approach to Domestic Violence
• Maine group opposes weaker land-use agency
• Unemployment applications near 4-year low
• Kodak to stop making cameras
• Michaud Praises House Passage of STOCK Act
• Maine to get $21M from foreclosure settlement
• House passes insider-trading bill
• Maine groups voice opposition to Keystone pipeline
• New Gloucester toll plaza to get high-speed lanes
• Feds give Fayette $270,000 grant for fire equipment
• Portland man pleads guilty to driving getaway car at Walmart theft
• Brunswick police probe theft from fraternal order
• Analysis: Why Iran has become foremost fear
• Pentagon aims to expand women's combat roles
• US jobs gap between young and old is widest ever
• Federal official: 10 states granted education waiver
• TV viewers help police arrest 3 in NH robbery
• Medway man guilty of lying to get worker's comp
• Ex-turnpike chief to plead guilty to theft
• Maine chief justice to give update to Legislature
• USDA official to meet with Maine pellet producers
• 12 Colby students suspended; misconduct alleged
• Aquaculture proposals up tonight
• Couple driven from home on Costello Road
• Events at UMF celebrate legacy of its president
• Petition cleared to leave RSU 12
• Setbacks increase Romney's Maine interest
• Farmingdale to buy more road salt for storms
• Winthrop fireworks: can be used, not sold
• Man, dogs die in house blaze
• Gardiner saving estimate of $195,000 with pellets
• Vassalboro officials unsure if subdivision road meets specs
• 911 call in Powell fire to be investigated
• LePage reveals schools' plans
• Washington state lawmakers approve gay marriage
• STATE BUDGET ACCORD REACHED
• Alterrnative energy ideas given
• Documents: Scarcelli linked
• LePage proposes sweeping education changes
• 15 Colby students cited in football, sex investigation
• Study finds doctors not always honest with patients
• Santorum jumps into 2nd place in delegate race
• Governor LePage and Commissioner Bowen Announce New Education Initiatives
• LePage: Parts of bipartisan budget deal 'unacceptable'
• Michaud Supports Legislation to Help Cut Spending
• Gardiner couple burned out of home
• In scientific coup, Russians reach Antarctic lake
• Ex-Rep. Burns indicted on theft, forgery, elections counts
• Wiscasset to vote on leaving RSU 12
• Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy
• Governor's Letter Highlights Why Welfare Reform is Needed
• Maine State Library Highlights Civil War Titles
• Closing arguments expected in Dapolito trial
• LePage communications chief stepping down
• Car hits Kennebunk girl trying to board school bus
• Congress trying to give president line-item veto
• Complaints growing over unlicensed tattoo artists in Maine
• Mitt Romney coming to Maine
• Maine Turnpike proposes dramatic 10% cut in budget
• House GOP introduces its insider-trading bill
• Inahlable caffeine may be the next big rage
• Jubilant Rick Santorum sweeps Minnesota, Colorado, Missouri
• Man dies in house fire trying to save dogs
• Vassalboro teen hides in closet during burglary
• NH Senate voting whether to allow guns on campus
• What's next step for Calif. same-sex ruling?
• E. Machias school cancels classes for funeral
• Analysis: Romney losses show deep GOP division
• Bridge span removal now set for this morning
• N. Maine college to announce major donation
• Bill seeks parents' involvement in schools
• Maine budget committee votes to cap Medicaid to childless adults
• Sewer bills plan could cost city
• Security a concern with plan
• Tax pros in training
• Key votes on budget deal near
• Critic increases pressure against Poliquin
• St. Francis must be smiling
• It's all adding up to some intense political pressure
• Nutting seems increasingly tired of LePage's act
• 3 hurt in I-95 crash
• Augusta scrambles for education funds
• Ayla's uncle calls fight 'unfortunate'
• BRIEFS
• Thomas planning to build new turf fields
• Police station location picked
• College vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
• Maine bill seeks to ban 'tax zapper' programs
• Komen official quits over Planned Parenthood dispute
• Maine's high court upholds decapitation conviction
• Former Maine teacher pleads no contest to sex charge
• 7th suspect arrested in five-state burglary ring
• Officials delay Memorial Bridge's lift-span removal until tomorrow
• Court overrules California gay-marriage ban
• N.H. rally supports repeal of same-sex marriage
• Dow nears 13,000. Record to come?
• Governor Proclaims February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month
• Top source of salt in U.S. diet may surprise you
• Portland smokers face $100 fine for tossing butts
• Dapolito details his actions after wife's slaying
• Last known WWI veteran dies at 110
• Job openings near a 3-year high
• N.H. considers immigration status check for arrests
• McDonald's pulls ad after pit bull owners' outrage
• Gay-marriage battle heating up in several states, including Maine
• Maine fuel company overwhelmed by donations
• Billboards in Pa., N.J. seek tips on Ayla case
• Casino under fire for seeking out-of-state workers
• Looking for work? There may be an app for that
• Long-awaited ruling on Calif. gay marriage ban due
• Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
• LePage vows veto if his plan not OK'd
• Obama heading to Maine in March for 'money trip'
• Report released on baby's death
• Augusta blaze possibly caused by toaster
• Quintal selected for code position
• 3 seek 1 post in Pittston
• Program helps low-income students
• Uncle of missing child summoned in assault
• July 4 fun takes hit for booze, drugs
• Most tents in park gone; 4 days left to dismantle rest
• Verizon, Redbox to challenge Netflix
• Ayla's uncle summoned for assault
• LePage: Bipartisan budget plan 'full of gimmicks'
• Maine Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Established
• Governor LePage Releases Statement Regarding Budget
• Super Bowl draws record 111.3M viewers on NBC
• Maine Public Libraries Join with the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development for a Statewide Video Conferencing Event
• 7 face charges in 5-state burglary investigation
• Speed, alcohol cited in fatal East Machias crash
• Obama plans March 30 visit to Maine
• Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird
• US closes embassy in Syria, pulls staff
• Super Bowl ads mostly played it safe
• Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran
• Bill would strengthen child solicitation law
• Maine avg. gas price continues to rise
• 1 dead, 2 injured in Auburn collision
• River closed as Memorial Bridge demolition begins
• 137-year-old Waterville church celebrates its final Mass
• Patriots 17, Giants 15 at end of third quarter
• Several groups join to protect region's timber
• MaineGeneral's new facility ahead of schedule
• Both parties vow full slates
• POLICE
• Lobster bait on the table
• 'There is so much love there'
• Grant to bring new phones
• Maine to host first-ever Mustache Film Festival
• Interview: Maine fishing chief wants growth
• Giants' Canty predicts 11-point Super Bowl victory
• Maine Turnpike cuts price of E-ZPass
• In Maine, it's Ron Paul vs. Mitt Romney
• Heart disorder high among Maine Franco-Americans
• Queen prepares to mark 60 yrs on throne
• Hunt under way in Down East Maine for invasive insect
• POLICE
• Haunts that are haunted
• Still missing: Parents never give up when children disappear
• Enthusiasm felt at county GOP caucus
• Go with Brady, Belichick
• Swift response from LePage, legislators, but now on hold
• Windows smashed at house where Ayla once lived
• A cautionary tale for pet owners
• More drivers needed for Meals on Wheels
• Grant builds interesting magnet high school
• Crews respond to two area blazes
• Event rings in year of dragon
• Plan for Somerville school goes to public
• Regulators warn public about tattoo practices
• Windows broken at Ayla Reynolds' home
• Maine Republicans start weeklong caucuses
• Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria
• Fidel Castro unveils 2-volume memoir
• Belichick's best performance? This year might be it
• Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud
• Maine man rescued from New Hampshire mountain
• Greely student ready for Grammy Awards
• Shipyard Brewing septic error due to unfamiliar rules
• Poliquin files amended income disclosure form
• Retiring UMF president reflects on career
• Plan for swap shed wins praise
• Randolph man pleads guilty to robbery
• Briefs
• RSU 11 board votes not to reconfigure elementary schools
• Group hoping to add new members
• Fowle sworn in as district judge
• Panel discusses ideas to improve education
• Ads tackle abuse issue
• No evidence found by divers again
• Augusta council adopts new rules for regulating noise
• Toddler's mother gets jail time for cocaine incident
• Romney campaign parts ways with debate coach
• Romney emphasizes patriotism - a lot
• Why the Patriots will win
• Law-enforcement websites under attack by hackers
• New Maine casino gets a name and a logo
• Portland Time & Temp building pushes Pats win
• Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call
• Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants
• Obama pushes for veterans jobs program
• Belichick brushes aside thoughts of retirement
• Map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas
• Rabies cases on the rise in Maine
• House Passes Long-term Reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration
• Richmond truck driver trapped after downing lines
• Augusta noise rules approved - minus ban on outdoor speakers
• U.S. adds 243,000 jobs in January, as economy begins to surge
• Dive teams renew search for Ayla
• Part of Memorial Bridge to be removed on Monday
• SF airport opens yoga studio for travelers
• Maine AG warns of rent assistance scam
• Feds: Mainers saved $6.3M under health reforms
• Maine webcam puts you inside black bear's den
• POLICE
• Plowing job concerns Farmingdale couple
• Local contractor to raze portion of former marina in Belgrade Lakes
• Fairfield man an sentenced for violation
• LePage blasts legislators for 'stalling' on budget
• PARTY OF TWO: The worst can bring the best
• Norridgewock town worker fired for taping conversations
• For Maine's treasurer, money does grow on trees
• Tree tax waiver in spotlight
• Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, plans to walk down the aisle
• Water billing mix-up costs Portland big money
• Committee recommends bias training for all law enforcement
• Bank to replace historic Farmingdale mansion
• Maine gets ministry that supports gays wishing to change
• Closing Mass for Waterville church Sunday
• LePage accuses Democrats of stalling on cuts
• SNAPSHOT: Going green
• SNAPSHOT: Harmonizing
• Poll: Mainers feel better about economy
• Maine's presidential caucuses under way
• From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons
• Monmouth firefighters have slippery ride
• Michaud Praises Report that Maine Seniors Saved Over $6 Million on Prescription Drugs in 2011
• VIDEO: Standing up for Marriage Equality
• Obama plan to help struggling homeowners a step in the right direction
• CDC: Outbreak linked to Hannaford beef is over
• Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics
• Sebago ice-fishing derby canceled for lack of ice
• Romney invested in Chinese and Iranian companies
• Trump: Getting to know Romney led to endorsement
• Occupy Maine gets Monday deadline to vacate park
• Obama links economic policies with faith
• Maine Diocese starts support group for 'same-sex attraction'
• Fayette residents warned about snowmobile bandits
• LePage bill seeks more financial disclosures
• Governor Seeks Greater Transparency in Ethics Bill
• Groundhog "predicts" 6 more weeks of winter
• Maine students show some improvement in scores
• Man seeks new trial in topless coffee shop fire
• Maine Turnpike Authority buys closed motel
• U.S. lab creates self-guided bullet
• Conn. man pleads guilty to Molotov cocktail attack
• Beach to Beacon 10K announces signup date
• LePage: Mainers need more access to digital learning
• Daughter testifies for father in trial
• Occupy told to leave park
• Portland mayor meets LePage about cuts
• Poliquin property tax relief questioned
• Snowe outmuscles D'Amboise financially
• Overflowing homeless shelter is bursting at the seams
• Winter carnival canceled because of lack of snow
• LePage creates 17-member task force on prescription drug abuse
• Students improve on math, reading tests, but fall back on writing
• Sappi: Gas line a link to change
• Bid for new coffee-shop arson trial suffers setback
• Brennan, LePage make little progress on budget cuts
• Regulators buy time for New England fishermen
• Man claims discovery of ship with $3B in platinum
• Group questions Poliquin's use of tax break
• Unlike most Republicans, Romney supports hikes in minimum wage
• Portland will order Occupy protesters to vacate
• Maine treasure hunter takes aim at $3B sunken bounty
• Michaud Acts to Protect Unemployment Aid
• SLIDE SHOW: Don Cornelius and "Soul Train"
• 'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
• Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered
• 80 Years & Going Strong; The Hinckley Company Celebrates with Historic Launch
• House GOP bill would cut small business taxes
• Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year
• Daughter testifies in Dapolito murder trial
• Governor LePage: Expand Access, Improve Digital Learning
• Romney has money, momentum in GOP race
• Police toe fine line in releasing information about Ayla
• 11th victim found days after deadly Fla. crash
• Obama to detail broader housing-refinance plan
• Maine boatbuilder to launch new line of yacht
• Calais school rescinds ban against 'Tebowing' student
• Bail denied in Orono hit-and-run case
• Sebago state park reservations open today
• 4 hurt in bus crash
• Huge victory for Romney in Florida
• Pingree: Some LePage Medicaid cuts 'illegal'
• Residents OK trash pay change
• Analysts: Maine caucuses barely on radar
• Google to help proposed charter school
• Grocer coming nearby
• Lawmaker resigns amid criminal probe
• Housing agency proposals ignite debate
• Recommended cuts target at-risk youths, hospitals, education
• Fishing derby among park's 20th anniversary festivities
• BRIEFS
• Residents question corporate rights
• Bickford pleads guilty
• Lobster catch tops 100M pounds
• Augusta councilors weigh noise rules
• Major GOP 'super PAC' raised $51 million in 2011
• Best January for stocks since 1997
• Four injured in Farmington school bus accident
• China man admits to sexual assault
• Michaud Urges Trade Enforcement Action Against China
• Maine lobster catch tops 100M pounds for 1st time
• Gronkowski says he's day-to-day
• Romney confident as Floridians head to the polls
• Alfred lawmaker resigns amid ethics probe
• Democratic leader calls for Alfred rep's resignation
• Pingree: LePage's Medicaid proposal 'illegal'
• Bath police seeking cash register thief
• Westbrook couple charged with counterfeit scam
• Average Maine heating oil price rises to $3.71
• Bill would drop 4-year term for Maine housing chief
• Time Warner completes central Maine digital conversion
• Lawmakers streamline bidding for state contracts
• Car slams into Conn. house, lands on sleeping man
• College endowments show hefty growth
• Secretary of State’s Office of Investigations Releases Year End Report
• New moose hunt lottery will favor past losers
• Another natural gas proposal
• Signature drive for 'clean energy' vote falls short
• Glowing chemical finds trace amounts of blood
• Local nonprofit mental health agencies merging
• Grant to help focus growth
• Another party added to ballot
• Ex-Cannan man accused of threatening Obama
• Madison man sentenced for fraud
• Portland gunfire suspect in court
• Police: Jay man stole 22 guns from home
• POLICE
• Maine baker almost nabs 'Cupcake Wars' title
• Maine winter Special Olympics
• Police: TV report that Ayla is dead is 'inaccurate'
• Governor Attends Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Congratulate Westbrook Company
• NH pilot indicted in crash that killed daughter
• Police: Ayla Reynolds' dad not telling all
• Maine GOP begins to hold town caucuses
• Pythons taking over in the Everglades
• NH court tosses out Maine woman's lawsuit
• Renewable energy backers won't seek Nov. ballot question
• Romney credits change in tactics for Fla. surge
• Dion makes 2nd request for AG opinion on Poliquin
• New natural gas line proposed for Augusta
• Governor Visits Winslow School to Celebrate Community Day
• Maine avg. gasoline price rises to $3.55
• Wildlife officials say 1 lynx killed by trap this season
• Republicans against Obama's tax proposals
• Blood in dad's home belonged to Ayla
• Jay man accused of stealing 22 guns
• Brunswick father seeks missing son
• Indy readies state-of-the-art security for Super Bowl
• Gingrich's baggage gives voters pause in Panhandle
• Coast Guard to hold hearings on tidal power plan
• Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Validates Signatures for Americans Elect Party
• Sex offender's suicide raises questions about treatment
• Fire horn's return not music to all
• Teens face tough license requisites
• Aging water systems pose huge challenges
• Cavers question bat deaths scope
• Renovated opera house aims for spring debut
• DISTRICT COURT
• Senate race all set
• POLICE
• Bailey family set to celebrate move, 85 years in business
• A new use for hay
• Group vows to fight gay marriage
• Teenager injured on expert ski slope at Mt. Abram
• Young girl injured in snowmobile crash
• Tri for a Cure registration opens
• Grants awarded to Maine coastal projects
• New bill would ban insider trading by Congress
• Sebago park reservations open Wednesday
• Maine diocese leading fight against new birth-control rule
• Cavers say scientists wrong about bat deaths
• Maine teens to face tough new license requirements
• Maine prof named editor of journal on Thoreau
• Gingrich says he's in 'til GOP convention
• MaineGeneral revenue falls short of expectation
• BRIEFS
• Gardiner council renews city manager's contract
• Republicans in three area towns to caucus today
• USDA: Maine's growing zones have changed
• J.P. DEVINE: My own 'Kodak moment'
• Trooper may face additional penalties for drunken driving
• Plan to reorganize RSU 11 elementary students goes to board
• Police: People at home when Ayla disappeared withholding information
• SNAPSHOT: Digging deep
• Police: Adults withholding information on Ayla's disappearance
• Blood found in missing toddler's home
• Whitten Road, Augusta, closed following crash
• Maine golf tourney features sports celebrities
• Police: Blood found at home of missing toddler
• More dolphins wash ashore in New England
• Maine inmate files complaint over Satanism
• US special operations expanding as wars recede
• GOP candidates' pitch to voters: I'm your leader
• NH, VT, ME open snowmobile trails to each other
• Obama to senators: Change the way you do business
• Guilty plea in 2010 killing
• Rockland Man Sentenced for Failure to File Maine Income Taxes
• Call for 2012 Achievement Award Nominations and 2012 Maine Downtown Network Community Applications
• Office Of The Secretary Of State Presents The Sesquicentennial For Schools Program
• Paul makes stop at Colby along campaign trail
• Panel wants fiscal review accelerated
• Jury clears man of charges related to blaze at Augusta home
• Dems question proposed changes to system
• Augusta car dealers voice concerns about noise ordinance
• Palermo rescue unit requests more volunteers
• Chamber hosts awards banquet
• Police Log
• Officials explore exit ramp improvement after wrong-way crash
• LePage scolds budget meeting
• Augusta man pleads guilty to murder; gets 45 years in prison
• Two members of Ayla Reynolds' family allegedly take polygraph
• Michaud Joins with Republican to Urge Support for Rural Airports
• LePage vows trip to D.C. to get Medicaid waiver
• Legislative panel calls for MaineHousing probe
• Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship
• Dapolito murder trial focuses on drug dealing
• Federal court questions Maine liability law
• Economy grew 2.8% in Q4, best in 2011
• Passamaquoddies plan wind project
• GOP candidate Paul in Maine today
• NY lawyer withdraws $7.5 million dollar lottery claim
• Ship's owner offers uninjured cruise passengers $14,460
• Obama to outline plan to control rising college costs
• Paul campaign stop at Colby on schedule
• Lewiston man gets nearly 8 years for stealing shotgun
• Maine, Vt., N.H. snowmobilers can roam this weekend
• Forest service relieved to find no ash borers
• Vt. man dies in I-95 crash in Hampden
• Rockland fisherman sentenced for tax evasion
• Maine Regulatory Fairness Board to Meet in Augusta
• Maine Students Offered West Point Appointment
• Trash-to-fuel plan has warm, wary reception
• Pipeline tax deal hinges on line to business park
• Funding proposal raises concerns
• Survey finds cost main factor in municipal office plan rejection
• Another vote on same-sex marriage likely
• Confident businesses investing, laying off fewer workers
• LePage blasts renewable energy initiative
• Gardiner man chosen to head Marine Resources
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to again be target for closure?
• Mayor, schools chief ask LePage not to cut funds
• Romney, Gingrich square off at Republican debate
• Analysts, lawmakers disagree on Kittery shipyard's vulnerability
• Supporters of same-sex marriage aim for November ballot
• Maine's real-estate industry slowly recovering
• Barney Frank to marry longtime partner from Maine
• Patrick Keliher Takes the Helm to Head Department of Marine Resources
• LePage: Renewable energy initiative a 'job killer'
• Patriots' Ochocinco, US House speaker trade tweets
• Gronkowski misses practice with ankle injury
• Feds turn down request for new cod assessment
• Dow approaches highest level since 2008 crisis
• Campaign for marriage equality in Maine
• VIDEO: Maine's huge potential for ocean energy
• Statement on resignation of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
• Fowle, Keliher get Senate confirmation
• Dec. new-home sales cap dismal 2011
• 7% of Americans have oral cancer virus
• Maine voter identification bill shelved for now
• Navy SEAL raid in Somalia shows campaign ahead
• Rumford man accused of OUI while on way to school to pick up children
• Policy deny request for Ayla Reynolds 911 call, transcript
• Ron Paul coming to Colby for Friday talk
• Ariz. gov gets book critique from Obama
• Police investigate Fryeburg logging site vandalism
• Taxpayers still owed $132.9B from bailout
• U.S. to unveil new forest management rules
• Poverty report focuses on Maine children, seniors
• Planning Board hears from septic experts
• Citing own experience, LePage takes aim at domestic violence
• Harmony car fire destroys garage
• School board prepares to cut budget
• Scarborough councilor admits drunken driving
• Gay marriage likely to be back on ballot
• Principal: Moving fifth-graders offers more opportunities
• Litchfield Town Office to get secure drop box
• Disgraced Turnpike chief keeps pension
• Maine-built WWII destroyer returns to SC
• Police: Man charged in bar scuffle had gun, knife
• Casino campaign to be investigated
• CORRECTION
• Wescott in good spirits despite season-ending injury
• School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains
• Gay marriage could be on November ballot
• Bachmann says she'll seek 4th term in House
• Ex-NFL star champions Maine concussions bill
• Presidential candidate Ron Paul to speak at Colby Friday
• Michaud Praises President’s New Trade Enforcement Initiative
• Woman hit while crossing Western Avenue during rush hour
• Army to cut combat brigades as budget shrinks
• BIW-built 'Ship That Would Not Die' returns to S.C. berth
• Ethics panel to pursue probe of pro-casino financing
• Giffords formally resigns; House gives standing 'O'
• Gingrich: Romney self-deportation plan a fantasy
• In Vt., AG's high-profile defeats raise doubts
• State of the Union: Obama challenges nation to shrink wealth gap
• US raid in Somalia frees American, Dane
• Brewer man gets 6 months for benefits theft
• CEOs defend capitalism at anguished Davos forum
• Ethics panel considers casino funding probe
• 4 Maine communities get 14 buses from NY – for free
• Maine delegates hope it's more than rhetoric
• Lawmakers from both parties praise tone of LePage's speech
• Gas company says bond not necessary
• Fowle approved by state panel
• 'Stop promising a free lunch'
• LePage garners praise from both sides of aisle
• Obama stresses fairness in State of the Union speech
• Panel backs overhaul of graduation requirements
• Arson trial starts for Augusta man
• Crash kills Jefferson man on Route 42
• Dapolito's defense aired at murder trial
• Anti-bullying bill endorsed
• Parker pleads guilty
• KVCC seeks right plan with huge gift
• Waste-to-energy plan mulled
• China selectmen OK new librarian
• Protesters claim park's occupation is protected speech
• Obama nominates appeals judge
• Gardiner to discuss firm
• CORRECTIONS
• Police seek help about theft
• Marson oversees a booming business
• Chelsea's town clerk resigns
• State of the State: LePage<br>says Maine's on road to recovery
• POLICE
• Two with Maine ties score Oscar nods
• Michaud Welcomes Mainer as Guest Chaplain in House
• Keliher confirmed as marine resources commissioner
• Occupiers to judge: Park 'is a symbol of our movement'
• Maine's December jobless rate unchanged at 7%
• State Sen. Dill: Taking PAC money to write blog legal
• Fowle earns committee approval
• GOP political novice to challenge Pingree for House
• State trooper suspended after pleading guilty to OUI
• Man gets 32 years in stabbing death, dismemberment
• Maine has role in Seabrook meltdown drill
• "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss" casting in Boston
• Detectives chasing leads in Sebago rape case
• Commission: Landlord didn't stop gay harassment
• One person killed in Jefferson car crash
• Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nominations
• UMaine football team suspends 2 over pellet guns
• Romney paid $3M in federal income tax in 2010
• JFK library to release last of his secret tapes
• Jobs, budget among LePage's speech topics tonight
• Report says more Mainers are biking to work
• 2 dead in 3-vehicle crash in Wilton
• Occupy Maine to make court arguments today
• Seven homeless after fire
• 2 killed in U.S. Route 2 accident
• Snowmobile fire shuts down store's gas pumps
• Gardiner minister suspended for two years
• 2 men charged in home invasion
• Alfond foundation donates $10.85M for KVCC, Good-Will Hinckley
• Partisan sniping surfaces before tonight's speech
• Health center chases funding
• Christian Leagues cleared
• Website for Ayla Reynolds generates some controversy
• A look back at State of State
• Police hope to find owner of stolen ring
• 3 spots to tidy at mill
• Bill aims to honor violence victims
• Silva on 3rd attorney
• Obama nominates Portland attorney to 1st Circuit
• Maine bishop assails Obama on birth control
• Court's GPS ruling is setback for law enforcement
• Romney looks to hit back tonight
• Accused killer gets his third attorney
• Brunswick credit union embezzler gets 33 months
• Judge: Federal law trumps state's medical pot law
• Harold Alfond Foundation Announces Gift to the Maine Community College System and Good Will-Hinckley
• $25B nationwide mortgage deal goes to states
• Statement from Governor LePage on Portland International Jetport and Southwest Airlines
• Hinck bill would ban corporate funding of candidates
• American Library Association Youth Media Awards Honor Two Maine Author/Illustrators
• Where Republican candidates stand on the issues
• Snowmobile erupts into fireball; gas station pumps damaged
• Stem cells may aid vision in blind people
• Woman sexually assaulted after car gets stuck
• Dems challenge LePage to give positive speech
• Portland jetport deploys new passenger scanners
• Sen. Rand Paul detained by airport security
• A win under belt, Gingrich lands in firing line
• Former York County jail reopens for different purpose
• 2 more bodies found, ship pumping to begin
• Bowdoinham man allegedly robbed at knifepoint inside his home
• Man dies in Lisbon mobile home fire
• Meth filling hospitals with burn patients
• Charges in high-speed pursuit include attempted murder
• Obama to 'hang out' in live video chat room
• Maine's avg. gas price rises to $3.51
• UMaine trustees meet to consider new initiatives
• Bill seeks better sportsmen's-landowner relations
• Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center receives $50,000 Grant for Green Downtowns
• Patriots escape to Super Bowl
• 12 worldwide ports,1 memorable trip
• Turning wood into a steam into savings
• Offshore wind projects touted as job creators
• Legislation would ban local smelt shack fees
• Paterno's sudden death follows swift downfall
• Poliquin might break silence
• Probe may hit casino PACs
• Chelsea pushes charter
• Mainers not unlike US in travel plans
• Officials: Increase radon awareness
• DISTRICT COURT
• Newport man injured in head-on crash
• Fans flock to mushers event
• U.S. Rep. Giffords says she'll resign this week
• Wood sales hot as homeowners give boot to oil
• New rules could boost region's renewable power
• Third snowmobiler death this weekend is in Dallas Plantation
• Obama reaffirms stance on Roe v. Wade
• N.H. trying out new tow-plow attachment
• Amid scandal, revered coach Joe Paterno dies
• Maine, Vt moving ahead on health care, NH lags
• Maine Scout leader placed on leave
• Romney to release his tax returns on Tuesday
• Possibility of unregistered passengers on cruise ship
• Scrambled GOP race heads to Florida
• Wisconsin takes Kestrel plant, jobs
• This Phantom was built to be seen
• Many await governor's address
• On the minds of Mainers
• Winter keeping road crews busy
• City reputation concerns council
• Twinkie tales dot memory lane
• Augusta shop inventory subject of lawsuit
• Town wants to be known
• BRIEFS
• Two UMaine football players charged in pellet gun fight
• Searchers find body of Maine snowmobiler
• Fire destroys Poland home, killing 2 dogs
• Teen finishes around-the-world solo voyage
• Obama: State of the Union an economic blueprint
• Judge to hear arguments on labor mural lawsuit
• Windham girl hurt by hit-and-run truck
• S.C. GOP primary races to dramatic close
• Acadia bus system gets $1.3M for upgrades
• Magazine lists 3 Maine pubs on best bars list
• Officials confirm fuel leakage from wrecked cruise ship
• Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Visits Loring Job Corps Center In Limestone
• Most doubt LePage can close schools
• Massachusetts man pleads not guilty
• Michaud praises KVCC project
• Teacher evaluation plan draws concern
• Selectmen hear concerns about employee wages
• More Democrats to challenge Snowe
• Plow truck up in flames
• Sidewalk project has town buzzing
• Fire rips through home on Wilderness Way
• Tempers surface during meeting of housing agency
• Website tells of 'instant panic'
• Early budget seeks 4.26 percent tax hike
• Maine accuser to drop suit against Syracuse coach
• AG settles claim with Berlin City car dealer
• Summers: Noncitizens voted in Maine
• Governor Meets with Legislative Leadership to Discuss Budget
• Blues singer Etta James dies at 73
• Sen. Dill, newcomer Pollard join race to unseat Snowe
• Mills touts tools available to businesses
• Augusta area police: plane slides off runway
• House GOP may tie payroll tax cut to pipeline
• Oil-laden cruise ship threatens marine paradise
• TV covering high-profile Ohio trial with puppets
• Oxford casino hires general manager
• Sheriffs group investigates Penobscot sheriff
• Tiny baby finally heading home
• LePage defends proposed DHHS cuts in Lewiston
• Occupy protesters to demonstrate at U.S. courthouses
• Needle exchange programs falling short of funds
• Feds give Maine $8.7M to preserve forestland
• SNAPSHOT: Smoldering snowmobile
• Banking, technology contracts for Gardiner finalized
• Panel issues recommendations for DHHS cuts
• Probe centering on lawmaker may soon come to end
• Not guilty plea anticipated in fatal Farmington stabbing case
• Violette plea likely means prison time
• LePage: I will close schools if talks do not move along
• Police: Man towed pickup, trailer with sports car
• Monmouth women work to boost town's heat aid
• Nuisance cat rules suggested for Farmingdale
• PARTY OF TWO: Making you ask 'what if?'
• Lawmakers weigh bills requiring missing children be reported
• Details emerge in Vassalboro shooting
• SNAPSHOT: In step with each other
• SNAPSHOT: Tear down
• Maine lawmakers mull 'Caylee's Law' bills
• Gingrich gets Perry endorsement, but faces ex-wife allegations
• Patriots legend Tippet coming to Maine Statehouse to support concussion guidelines
• UConn regents back ex-UMaine president
• Police report: Man was shot in Vassalboro out of self-defense
• Romney keeps part of his fortune in Cayman Islands
• Ex-Maine Turnpike director will plead guilty to theft
• Gingrich rising in SC, but in time to edge Romney?
• Ex-Maine Turnpike director charged with theft
• Regulators meet to assess Gulf of Maine shrimp
• US unemployment claims fall to lowest since 2008
• Kodak, former photography trailblazer, files for bankruptcy
• Missing toddler's mom unable to complete polygraph
• LePage visits Androscoggin County businesses
• Portland-bound flight lands at Albany to check gauge
• Tobacco use report card for Maine shows slide
• Special court modeled after Kennebec’s
• Fowle urges adding staff at DA's office
• Council to hear report on Statler Tissue site
• Police Log
• CMP contractor's work halted after death
• 2011 United Way campaign wraps tonight
• 2 men charged in gun theft case
• Nobody hurt on smokey bus
• Treasurer's business activity questioned
• Checkpoint beefs up State House security
• Back at the table together
• Maine delegation not sold on anti-piracy legislation
• Congresswoman Pingree opposes SOPA
• New Maine Shared Collections Strategy Website
• Michaud Opposes SOPA
• No injuries in smoke incident on Winthrop school bus
• Maine hospitals say they are owed $125M
• Search teams suspend operations at wrecked ship
• Murder charge awaits Rockefeller impostor
• Coalition touts renewable energy referendum
• LL Bean starts campaign to promote getting outdoors
• Dixfield family undergoing rabies treatment
• UMaine in line to get transportation research grant
• LePage, top Republicans form Prayer Caucus
• Shooting victim likely to survive
• Snowe touts Facebook for business
• Proposal urges more flexibility in education
• Vigil marks one month since disappearance
• Change for area TVs begins today
• Pipeline finance bill up for review
• Car crash injures teen
• Officials clear air regarding dispute
• Snowboarder who hit tree at Sugarloaf to make full recovery, father says
• Man dies in fall at work
• Occupy Maine files document in suit against Portland
• POLICE
• Maine state treasurer has some explaining to do
• Think tank calls agency expenditures into question
• Officials mull changes after loss of Kestrel
• City, Occupy Maine to face off in court next week
• US wants effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025
• Lewiston Regional Technical Center to Host Next Town Hall
• Ellsbury signs 1-year deal with Red Sox
• Transcript: Cruise captain and Italian coast guard
• UPDATE: Vassalboro shooting victim identified; 2 arrested
• LePage joins lawmakers in forming prayer caucus
• Maine State Library Organized Digital Inclusion Forum in Bangor
• Maine unveils plan for education improvements
• Homeless science whiz invited to State of Union
• Vigil marks 1 month since toddler's disappearance
• Teen hurt in Washington crash
• Worker dies in fall from Saco transmission tower
• Governor LePage Accepting Nominations for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors
• Rescuers chasing 'glimmer of hope' blast holes in ship
• Maine, N.H., Vt. open their snowmobile trails
• Girl survives fall off beach cliff in Perry
• Gambling board expected to OK college course
• Police arrest man in string of Caribou burglaries
• Wikipedia to be blacked out over anti-piracy bill
• Snowe to attend Facebook business event in Augusta
• Baxter State Park begins taking reservations
• Gray man accused of unlawful sex with a child
• Maine Downtown Institute 2012 Series Kicks Off January 20th, 2012
• Three attorneys leave firms, going into solo practice
• Applause, cheers as governor shares a drum beat dance
• LL Bean celebrates 100th with a boot on wheels
• Freeport debates freedom of speech
• Woman who survives abuse tells her story to task force
• Litchfield to hold meeting tonight
• Online police reports saving city money
• BRIEFS
• Hospital to review widow's allegations
• Skowhegan mulls over fireworks
• Chelsea joins cable consortium
• Amid an 'inescapable crisis,' calls for a 'more perfect union'
• Fire chief resigns
• Warm shelter, warm smile
• Man on Mont. most-wanted list nabbed in Lewiston
• Study: Babies lip-read before they talk
• Chancellor finalists to visit 3 Maine campuses
• Bark-peeling event to look for invasive insects
• Fire destroys historic Fla. tree; arson suspected
• LePage dances to African drumming at MLK breakfast
• Kestrel going to Wisconsin, Maine to get some jobs
• Huntsman quits presidential race
• Back to basic beauty
• GOP maps strategy in wake of payroll tax debacle
• Obamas mark King's birthday with volunteer outing
• Police: Man on bath salts sets car fire
• Lewiston woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
• CEO: Captain made unauthorized course change
• S.C. concerns about Romney's faith quieter this time
• UNE joins effort to improve service for veterans
• REPORT: Huntsman to quit, back Romney
• From Moses to flawed hero, an image evolves
• Church answers call for center
• Renovating with the ghosts
• RSU 12 to discuss cost-sharing plan
• New Hampshire man injured after skiing into tree at Sugarloaf
• Soccer complex opens old wounds in Freeport
• Palermo Selectmen to meet tonight
• DISTRICT COURT
• Whitefield horse trainer has remarkable year showing horses
• North Woods battle goes on
• Maine towns reach temps of 11-below
• Government error costs Winslow man $2,000
• Debate focuses on who should pay for FEMA map mistakes
• Ice falls from I-95 through windshield
• Photo team gets award for work about forest
• Guns drawn, police arrest 3
• Quilt shop to be in 'swimsuit issue'
• Huge greenhouse envisioned in Windham
• Winthrop couple sues for lot access
• In spite of legal fireworks law, IEDs remain illegal
• Few federal explosives violations found in state
• Big aquaculture operation under consideration
• State House rally targets Roe v. Wade
• January ugly without snow
• Portland march keeping King tradition alive
• Somerset 911 call center to stay open
• Three dead, 40 still missing after cruise ship crashes in Italy
• Captain of cruise detained on allegations of manslaughter
• Maine poet laureate to lead poetry workshops
• No reports yet of Americans injured on cruise ship
• LePage: Hope for Kestrel deal
• Man dies in Sugarloaf ski accident
• Maine inmate accused of threatening to kill president
• Plant closing to kill about 20 jobs
• LePage joins United Way in heat aid appeal
• Father's, police accounts about polygraph differ
• 45 years for mom who left dead son on Maine dirt road
• John Finnegan is Business Person of the Year
• Demolition of church nears
• Farm trust saving land
• Webber buys up Bangor company
• Ayla's father took polygraph exam
• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Friday's postponements (UPDATED 3:15 p.m.)
• Marines appoint general to investigate video of soldiers urinating on dead bodies
• Maine man lost in woods rescued with body temp of 83
• $208M jackpot, and another happy financial analyst
• McCrery sentenced to 45 years for killing son
• Mainer Mills may join Obama Cabinet
• Miss Maine wins royal award during pageant prelim
• Dead River buying division of Webber Energy
• Obama seeks authority to shrink the federal government
• Obama seeks power to merge agencies
• Man indicted in Farmington woman's death
• Jay man faces sex charges against minors
• Bed, Bath & Beyond pulls radioactive tissue holders
• Mob scene causes Apple to close Beijing store
• Lewiston mission for at-risk youth vandalized twice
• Colbert eyes presidential run, transfers PAC to Stewart
• Skier dies after hitting tree at Sugarloaf
• City recognizes 2 new police officers
• Vienna crash kills Jay woman, injures husband
• Tenants unable to promptly return to fire-damaged apartments
• Snow comes to central Maine
• Snowe hears concerns about heat
• 5th-grade question at issue
• Police: Complacency tied to car theft rise
• Brunswick may lose business
• Official touts Maine's helping hand for business
• LePage to attend MLK breakfast
• Thriving as a family
• Tax break with a condition
• Oakland council moves toward bird feeding ban
• No injuries after chimney fire
• McCrery may speak of killing son before sentencing
• Maine supreme court upholds Holland conviction
• Judge jails Amish men for refusing buggy sign
• HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Thursday games postponed
• Year End Windfall to Maine Libraries
• Thoughts on 2011, Best wishes for 2012
• 'It would be very unpleasant to have kids on the buses right now'
• Snow returns to central Maine
• Reader request: snow storm stories, photos
• Students cheer marriage proposal at school assembly
• Report: Cape Wind unlikely to make 2015 target
• Suspect in series of Route 1 burglaries in custody
• SNAPSHOT: Truck rollover in Augusta
• Smart meter foes file appeal with high court
• Karzai condemns video of Marines urinating on dead
• Heaviest snow of season arrives
• School district votes to allow controversial book
• Donation of land to Baxter park awaits approval
• Farmland trust hits preservation milestone
• Bonds may be back
• Area communities digging in to dig out
• KENNEBEC VALLEY CHAMBER AWARDS3 businesses to get president's awards
• Growers using differing forms to save money
• Collins urges adding more destroyers
• State board sets school construction funding priority list
• LePage comments bring instant caucus
• China planners might ease septic tank rules
• 143 acre addition to be given to park
• 3 murder cases set for trials in Somerset Co.
• Bankruptcy has no effect on Biddeford
• LePage to attend MLK event in Waterville
• DIVERS' SEARCH FRUITLESS
• Police seeking more tips in missing toddler case
• Maine snowpack at historically low levels
• Governor LePage Issues Statement on DHHS Supplemental Budget
• Watchdog says IRS overwhelmed by cheats
• Homicide drops off list of top 15 causes of death
• Man found in Ellsworth alley dies of hypothermia
• 6 Maine schools to get upgrade funds, 2 in Sanford
• Collins: More funding needed for combat ships
• Chamber pans postal plan to shut Hampden facility
• Ford recalls 450,426 minivans and SUVs
• Michelle Obama: 'Angry black woman' image isn't me
• State Dems sign on to brief backing 'Obamacare'
• Maine woman guilty of helping mom in arson
• Bomb kills another nuclear expert in Iran
• Database gives info on Maine inmates, probationers
• First lady tackling medical treatment for veterans
• Westbrook woman pleads guilty to defrauding ex-husband
• Ariz. officials: NH Couple, deputy killed by same man
• $40K reward offered in slaying of sawmill operator
• LePage, Summers put spotlight on youth driver safety
• State official warns of 'work at home' schemes
• Snow expected for Maine on Thursday
• Dive teams to search in Waterville area for Ayla
• Woman gets sentence for embezzling
• Dispensary revealed to public
• Measure would change rules for school expulsion, discipline
• Romney victorious in New Hampshire primary
• Economist: Maine job growth flat
• Lunch money stolen
• Gardiner councilors set to start
• Perry spends life staying busy
• 3 vetoes upheld
• Chelsea talks deal with Time Warner Cable
• Winslow delays changes to names of five streets
• Police Log
• Court hears appeal in decapitation conviction
• Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire primary
• Maine's highest court considers Moosehead plan
• Governor Attends Maine Agricultural Trades Show
• Marijuana doesn't harm lung function, study finds
• EPA: Navy base tenants not told of lead paint risk
• CMP clears municipal hurdle for grid upgrade
• Body found on island ID'd as Sullivan man
• CDC: Young adults down 9 drinks when they binge
• US Coast Guard rescues more Iranians at sea
• Three more LePage vetoes withstand override
• Ayla Reynolds' mom: Still not getting 'whole truth'
• Economist Colgan says Maine recovery far off
• Boston man visiting Dexter accidentally shoots himself
• In Dixville Notch, it's a Romney-Huntsman tie
• Jay man who calls cops arrested on pot charges
• For Romney, size of any NH victory may shape race
• High court weighs policy against curse words on TV
• Maine's early college program gets award
• 3-day Agricultural Trades Show opens in Augusta
• Avg. Maine heating oil jumps 11 cents a gallon
• Marijuana dispensary opens in Hallowell today
• Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces Winners of Native American Essay Contest
• Augusta woman, arts center to be lauded for service
• Fatal accident offers somber lessons
• Stricken family suffers another harsh setback
• LePage backs natural gas pipeline
• Advocates assail health care cuts proposed by LePage
• Interest lacking for private prison measure
• Pesticide board adds products to list of seeds
• State senator says run against Pingree 'unlikely'
• Car crash into pole kills Wilton woman
• Woman pleads guilty to conspiracy in Manchester home invasion case
• Winslow council rejects moratorium on fireworks sales
• Woman accused of assaulting officer, paramedic
• Group exceeds its goal for shelter fundraising
• DISTRICT COURT
• Agency: Phony loan company claims to be based in Belgrade
• Food bank moves into bigger home
• Police: Man hit officer
• Madison-owned pipeline going to another vote
• Iran sentences American to death in CIA case
• Romney's rivals make final NH appeals
• Obama names new chief of staff
• Legislature kills bill to allow privately run prisons
• America hits the brakes on health care spending
• Governor Paul LePage & Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Promote Young Driver Safety Awareness
• Governor Talks Energy, Jobs and Natural Resource Economy
• Governor Announces Expansion of Augusta Company; New Jobs in 2012
• Courtney says run against Pingree 'pretty unlikely'
• Driver swapping texts with partygoers at time of crash
• Drought threatens last whooping cranes
• MaineCare recipients decry proposed budget cuts
• Man accused of robbing NH store had kids in SUV
• Some bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin recalled
• Former bus driver sues Waterboro school district
• Even in Alaska, this is a lot of snow
• Maine Housing Authority revamps inspection process
• Wind forums this week in Freeport, Augusta
• Avg. Maine gas price shoots up nearly 9 cents
• 14-year-old boy charged with Lewiston mugging
• Purple Heart recipient honored at game
• Water Street revival
• Memories of slaughter in Tucson
• New Hampshire voters ‘kick the tires hard’
• Mainer dreams big with website
• Waterville center offers daily warmth
• Friends helping farmers
• Habitat for Humanity helps homeowners
• Stepping Stones' 10-year growth 'natural'
• Doubts heard about medical marijuana operation
• Thefts arrest made
• Veto not without question
• Lawmakers target synthetic pot
• POLICE
• Hundreds gather at church service to recall Tucson attack
• Fireworks legal in Maine, but no sales yet
• Baxter State Park announces camping reservations date
• Good year for LePage
• Billionaire gives $5 million to Gingrich's super PAC
• Grant lapse imperils consumer aid program
• Land trust to reaffirm vow to protect 100,000 farm acres
• Store is up, running; there's another fear
• Veteran in French Legion of Honor
• Occupy Maine protesters clean encampment
• Alcohol, texting lead to teens' deaths
• Maine Housing self-audit ammo for its critics
• Resident: Manchester intersection may be accident waiting to happen
• The new long goodbye
• Early fire displaces tenant
• Blaze forces 6 to flee apartments
• Area women: Latest Lego products send wrong message to girls
• Maine Republicans hope to make bigger impact this year on presidential nomination
• Former coffee-shop owner wonders if Bellavance is the arsonist
• Still standing by her governor
• Asian pest lands in Maine, worries berry farmers
• AP Source: McDaniels expected back with Patriots
• Augusta apartment building fire displaces six
• Obama to promote insourcing of jobs
• LePage opposes renewable energy initiative in Maine
• Secretary of State Charles Summers Announces Special Election For Maine Senate District 20
• Prison for Higgins
• School district secessions now allowed
• Ayla's father describes how she broke her arm
• Family without home during early investigation
• LePage seeks to make permanent Marine Resources choice
• Shelters see record numbers
• Buyer for Maine papers in place
• Portland responds to Occupy lawsuit, seeks court victory
• State employees get service awards
• Bank to open new branch during spring
• Selectmen address subdivision issues
• Speed tied to fatal accidents
• Opera House:Perfect tribute
• BRIEFS
• Surge in hiring trims unemployment rate
• MaineToday Media to get major capital investment
• Camden National Bank to open Augusta branch
• Occupy Maine to clean up Portland encampment
• LePage: Make acting DMR chief permanent
• Gardiner woman sentenced to 3 1/2 years for embezzlement
• US Navy rescues Iranian fishing boat from pirates
• Huntsman objects to ad featuring his adopted kids
• Portland responds to Occupy lawsuit
• Pope names 22 new cardinals, including 2 Americans
• Three Bills Vetoed
• Romney raps Obama in SC; GOP rivals pile on in NH
• Smoggy Beijing to cough up more pollution data
• Fire destroys truck in China
• Just in case: a winter survival app
• Economy adds 200K jobs, unemployment rate falls again
• Standish grandmother facing more arson charges
• Police: Man wanted welfare to pay electric bill
• IRS: Audit rates on rise for the wealthy
• Pats assistant coach reportedly to succeed Paterno
• CMP sets 1,000th pole in power grid project
• Maine cutter returns Haitians to island home
• LePage: Housing agency can help solve shortfall
• No-show snow this year
• Father challenges Nancy Grace to meet him
• No smoking on city property
• Firearms ordinance one of many up for review by board
• Speeding pickup truck slams head-on into car
• LePage vetoes three pieces of legislation
• Suspect in 31-year-old case again denied bail
• Keeping own fire services priority
• The need to know
• Gardiner hires investigator to look into possible policy violations
• Driver in fatal crash had suspended license
• Prosecutor urges jail for woman who stole from lawyers
• Key witness in arson trial tries to strangle himself
• State fire marshal plans to retire at end of month
• Jackson Lab facility at UConn gets go-ahead
• LePage gets early start on 2014 election
• Governor LePage Meets with New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor
• Police hunt woman after Corinth pharmacy robbery
• Missing toddler's father describes family's ordeal
• Bin Laden raid: Was Hollywood told too much?
• Maine's fire marshal retiring after 14 years
• LURC director steps down after 10 years
• Obama unveils strategy for slimmed-down military
• Report: Invest in early education to grow Maine economy
• Raye to challenge Michaud for congressional seat
• Maine vigils to mark Tucson shooting anniversary
• Romney, Santorum focus on Obama in NH
• Police sending Farmington explosion debris to ATF
• Election to fill state Senate seat set for Feb. 14
• Texas police kill 8th-grader carrying pellet gun
• LL Bean to offer paddles made from historic timber
• Five Mainers charged with welfare fraud
• DEP resurrects environmental awards
• York hunter charged with killing family's dog
• Key witness in arson trial arrested for theft
• Masked man robs store at gunpoint
• Special unit investigates Ayla Reynolds' disappearance
• Swan's attorney talking to feds about possible settlement
• Arrest in Walmart armed kidnap
• Labor battles brewing
• Collins criticizes president’s decision; Snowe stays mum
• Crash results in distracted driving ticket
• Restructuring plan rejected in RSU 38
• Legislators review prescription drug abuse report
• Cumberland County Civic Center project shapes up
• Public officials to take oaths tonight
• Drunken-driving trial unlikely for Scarborough councilor
• Vassalboro planners add conditions for project's approval
• Town prepares for revaluation
• Stolen generator leads to guilty plea
• Man sentenced for basement break-in at Augusta restaurant
• POLICE
• Police make arrest in Walmart kidnapping
• Obama bypasses Senate, installs new consumer chief
• Collins criticizes Obama on recess appointment
• Maine group fires reporter tied to racist comments
• Sad Shack
• Romney to challenge history of upsets in N.H.
• Bachmann bows out of presidential campaign
• UPDATE: Wilton shop robbed at gunpoint this morning
• Perry tweets: 'Here we come South Carolina'
• Attorney: ex-Chelsea selectwoman considers settlement with feds
• Republican state Sen. Trahan officially resigns
• Camden town official under investigation
• Truck on interstate tips over
• Teenager charged in Rite Aid robbery
• Editorial Distorts State Agencies' Plan to Address Heating Aid Crisis
• How Iowa caucus-goers looked at their choices
• Maine gets $980K for wetlands project in Addison
• Eaton Mountain will not be open for season
• At last, GOP racehits opening night
• Woman likely paralyzed as result of crash
• BRIEFS
• Authorities investigating explosion in remote area
• Fayette making slow progress in raising money to help establish public park
• Murder suspect appears in superior court briefly
• Republicans reject partof LePage budget cuts
• Decision by families to speakto media 'case-by-case thing'
• Man arrested on cocaine charge after striking pole
• CHINABoard postpones request for audits
• Leftover work, newissues await legislators
• Bridge connecting Maine-NH closing to foot, bike traffic
• Maine Labor Dept. urges online filing for unemployment
• Officials hope DNA solves mystery of Brunswick body
• 'Short' Maine legislative session opens today
• Romney ekes out 8-vote win over Santorum in Iowa
• Tough decisions ahead
• Leftover work, new issues await legislators
• Truck on interstate tips over on off-ramp
• Police keep quiet as search for Ayla Reynolds continues
• Teen charged in Gardiner Rite Aid robbery
• Murder suspect appears in superior court briefly
• Fayette making slow progress trying to establish public park
• Man arrested on cocaine charge after striking pole
• China board delays fire audit requests
• Authorities investigating explosion in remote area
• Woman likely paralyzed as result of crash
• BRIEFS: Augusta warming center reopens
• Iran warns U.S. carrier: Don't come back to Gulf
• US soldier: Didn't see explosives while packing
• Judge: Strip club's rights weren't violated
• Maine heating oil prices remain steady
• Key Republicans oppose LePage on funding cut
• Supreme Court asked to ponder drug dog's sniff
• Legislators to start 2012 session with full plate
• Private land offered to Baxter State Park
• Dump truck overturns in Augusta
• Westbrook police, drug agents seize pills, weapons
• Lighthouse to be featured on Maine quarter
• Pittsfield call center reopens under new owner
• Explosion reported in Farmington
• Murder suspected on queen's estate
• Hours from voting, Iowa still unpredictable
• Prescriptions drugs stolen from Gardiner pharmacy
• Online gambling fight now about when, who – not if
• Maine's version of 'Biggest Loser' kicks off
• Ayla's father: ‘It’s gone on long enough’
• Assisted-living homes funding still concern
• LePage plan puts elderly in crisis
• Gardiner pharmacy robbed
• 102-year-old: Get out and do it
• Public input wanted on Hallowell fire department
• Time ripe for new Waterville hard cider business
• Bikes for Books program continues to grow
• Church members reaffirm desire to rebuild after fire
• Towns asked to contribute to keep ambulance running
• State legislator mulls US senate run
• Gardiner pharmacy robbed
• In interview, father of missing girl speaks
• State Sen. Dill ponders run against Snowe
• Missing toddler's dad pleads for her return
• No major snow, but brace for some 'normal' arctic air
• US Cross Country Championships rescheduled
• Fire attack against Islamic center, 3 other NYC sites
• Rose Parade kicks off with pageantry and protest
• Bangor police investigating death of child
• Husband of victim questions hunter's judgment
• Shrimp fishing season begins in Gulf of Maine
• Maine court to hear arguments in woman's suicide
• Romney looks to fend off Santorum, Paul in Iowa
• Slain federal agent was getting dad's cancer meds
• Passers-by rescue children from icy Utah river
• Post 9/11 GI Bill provides boost
• Parachute rider left hanging
• Region's first baby of 2012 arrives Sunday morning
• No-trespassing sign replaces police tape
• State braces for next gambling controversy
• Flatiron's fate still uncertain due to stagnant economy
• Prospective store owner still is free
• Public works bitterness carries over
• Land protection in Maine brings state to 2nd nationally
• 322 do Lobster Dip in the Atlantic to benefit Special Olympics
• Family, friends optimistic on Portland mayor's cancer
• Victim identified in fatal crash near Old Town
• Patriots thrash Bills 49-21, clinch No. 1 seed
• Powerball tickets doubling in price to $2
• Maine 2011 road deaths lowest since 1959
• No easy answers to New England cod crisis
• 2011 fire deaths more than double from 2010
• Maine encouraging New Year's Day hikes at parks
• Fate of GOP hopefuls rests with undecided voters
• Jan. 1 babies react differently to holiday
• Search for Ayla: Behind the yellow tape
• 5 people die on slick roads
• Investigation wraps up at Ayla's house
• Fireworks in, smoking out: A guide to new 2012 laws
• J.P. DEVINE: Miscellaneous thoughts to end the year
• Polar Bear Plunge benefits Maine group
• BILL NEMITZ: Bless them all, but don't forget what happened
• LePage: This year can be one of promise, challenges
• LePage says 2012 can be year of promise
• Augusta area police
• Escapee back behind bars
• Two killed in Gardiner crash
• Verdict's in: Bellavance found guilty
• LePage sparks debate throughout 2011
• Ayla now a criminal case
• Police log offers insight into Ayla custody issues
• 'Psychics' lend visions to search for toddlers
• USDA gives no new info on Hannaford beef recall
• Carjacker said he needed cash for his son
• Trash fee hike in China will start Sunday
• Police look into website, Ayla poem
• Monmouth selectmen add 2 years to manager contract
• Bellavance found guilty of topless coffee shop arson
• Police: foul play involved in missing toddler case
• Due to overfishing, Maine closes some scallop grounds
• Sears closes 79 Kmart and Sears stores; Maine locations spared
• Gulf of Maine shrimp season to be a short one
• Once an afterthought, Romney eyes Iowa with hope
• Maine ocean lab to get $600K grant
• Secretary Of State Charlie Summers Announces 'Conversations With The Communities'
• Couple bringing Boynton's back
• Bellavance testifies, denies setting fire to topless coffee shop
• Search for missing girl scaled down
• Boot trend gives L.L. Bean boost in employment, sales
• Maine photographer dies
• 87-year-old hurt in car accident
• Cigarette starts Whitefield blaze
• Kmart, Sears survive in Maine
• Chilly temps deplete camp
• Family reeling after barn fire
• Police Log
• BILL NEMITZ: Blanket Project helping kids in jail stitch together lives
• UPDATED: Mother of missing toddler wants to talk to father
• Thanks to boot sales, LL Bean adding 125 full-time workers
• Fire damages Whitefield home; man escapes with minor burns
• Seven towns fight fire in Whitefield
• Poll: Americans optimistic about 2012
• Susan Collins extends voting streak to 4,825
• Maine Air Force land sold to investor
• Missing girl's father: 'Return her safely'
• TV show again to feature case
• Opening near for pot clinic
• As trial winds down, accused taking stand up in air
• Trooper: No colleagues should be angry with those who charged me
• Flood complaints prompt Randolph selectmen to work on policy
• Thorndike church destroyed by fire
• Realty company purchases 1,500-acre former radar site
• Police Log
• Kennebec County Superior Court
• Golfers get rare after-Christmas tee time
• Mainer finds joy in giant trucks, representing state
• Thorndike church destroyed by fire
• Maine Fisheries Dept hires new directors
• Former waitress testifies in topless coffee shop arson trial
• Can foreign tourists help US economy?
• Maine fishermen expect record prices for scallops in 2012
• Paul's surge prompting a new look from GOP voters
• Fowle nominated for judicial post
• Tips originate as far away as California
• Waitress: Arson suspect not jealous of other relationships
• 'Brotherhood' rallies for firefighter
• Grant for Brunswick facility is rejected
• Businesses report weekend burglaries
• City gets $100,000 grant for planning
• Richmond to discuss fireworks, library
• Man doing his time for role in phony inspection stickers
• LePage names 2 judicial nominees
• Obama nominates 2 to Federal Reserve Board
• Maine tries to rebuild urchin industry
• Governor LePage Announces Judicial Nominees
• Witness provides alibi for arson supect
• Governor LePage to Attend Workshop in Fort Kent to Listen to Concerns on Proposed Supplemental Budget
• Memo: Gingrich praised Romney health plan
• Sears to close 100 to 120 Kmart, Sears stores
• Maine offers Jan. 1 hikes at state parks
• Living with dementia
• $30,000 reward offered in toddler case
• Focus turns to tax breaks for businesses
• Nothing beats coming home
• Sometimes, it's just being able to stay in touch
• Selectmen to auction off lot
• Experts: Driving riskier than ski lifts
• Tragic death leads to CD
• Medical marijuana dispensary to have 'vapor lounge'
• Police: Ayla taken from father's Waterville home
• Civil War's 150th stirs a trove of memories
• Odd news keeps New Englanders laughing, thinking
• Experts: Riding in cars riskier than ski lifts
• Tough choice looms on 9/11 health lawsuits
• Obama spends Christmas with family, military
• Back in campaign mode, GOP presidential hopefuls focus
• A homecoming this rural Maine town may not soon forget
• Crash kills 4
• Fight continues over what's left of shut supplier
• Keeping the spirit of the day
• Chief wants to continue search 'outside the microscope'
• Science academy has first students
• Bringing her ideas to RSU 12
• Gun-in-vehicle bill again on table
• Company uses technology to aid elderly at home
• DISTRICT COURT
• Four men killed in crash in Palermo
• Knicks edge Celtics in season opener
• Little snow hampers snowmobile season
• Maine lawmakers ready for 2012 session
• NORAD Santa trackers have record holiday
• Northern travelers urged to prep for busy border
• Trump drops out of Republican Party
• EPA: Tips to prevent holiday septic woes
• Search for toddler continues on Christmas Eve
• LePage's first year as governor is Maine's top story, AP says
• Maine supports FDA in cigarette lawsuit
• Gingrich, Perry left off Virginia ballot
• Ron Paul's nonprofits push law's limit
• POLICE
• Police ponder civil action after 13-hour standoff
• Trucks crash on icy roads
• Ogunquit Playhouse receives award
• North Anson woman faces drug charges
• Ski resorts across state happy to finally see snow
• ON THE EDGE: Cherish those not coming home
• Clinton woman accused of food stamp fraud
• Augusta man flees home arrest
• Snow hampers search for Ayla Reynolds
• Ayla's disappearance strikes national chord
• Witness: I saw Bellavance light fire
• SNAPSHOT: Snowy days again
• SNAPSHOT: Airborne
• SNAPSHOT: Angels heard on high
• Witness changes story, says he watched suspect set coffee shop ablaze
• Belfast company temporarily lays off 70
• Two charged after raid at Waterboro pot house
• More retailers pull formula after infant death
• Police: Snowfall hampers search for toddler
• Boston student leaves $172,000 violin on bus
• GOP halts opposition to tax-cut bill
• SUV hits school boy
• LePage requests heat plan by Tuesday
• UMaine extends basketball coach's contract
• Trooper stopped for drunken driving
• 9 Maine ski areas giving away free lessons
• 28 Bangor students disciplined for drinking party
• Winslow Bash tonight
• CMP plans coal tar clean up
• BRIEFS
• Student expelled
• TROOPER ON PAID LEAVE
• Area merchantsaid toddler search
• Police tape cordons off house
• Area merchants helping toddler search
• CMP plans coal tar clean up
• Student expelled after bomb threat
• Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills 69
• Don't wish for my life
• Trooper charged with drunken driving
• Expert: Run away from armed robber
• Pingree has doubts about federal waivers
• Camps gone, but lawsuits about treatment linger
• Occupy Augusta to target State House
• POLICE
• Walmart pulls formula after baby dies
• Visitors leaving mementoes at home of missing toddler
• Michaud: No Budget, No Pay
• House to Consider Senate Payroll Tax Package
• Police crime scene tape surrounds toddler's home
• Governor Seeks Help from Maine State Housing Authority and Efficiency Maine Trust to Address LIHEAP Funding Shortage
• Claims lowest since '08 as job market improves
• Average 30-year mortgage rate hits record low 3.91 pct
• Journal retracts study linking virus, chronic fatigue
• Army transfers 8 US soldiers after suicide
• Police seek armed robber of Bangor hotel
• Ex-NFL players blame league for brain injuries
• McCain: Republican stance on payroll tax a mistake
• Americans frustrated by congressional stalemates
• Oakhurst Dairy celebrates 90th anniversary
• Maine home sales up for 5th straight month
• Pingree asks for answers about contaminated meat
• Jackman veteran to be honored in his hometown
• Vehicles slide on icy roads
• Area stores report 'layaway angels'
• Vigil keeps hope burning for missing toddler
• More Cutler Files documents to be made public
• Southern Maine hit with first test of winter
• Robber abducts woman from Walmart lot
• State agent describes talk with arson suspect
• Michigan group big donor to campaign
• Mount View teacher starts campaign to help heat homes of local families
• Police: Man enters home, falls asleep, will not leave
• POLICE
• Search widens for Waterville tot
• Angels paying off accounts with gifts for children
• Limington woman killed in car crash
• Vigil of hope for missing Waterville toddler
• Economy ending 2011 on surprising upswing
• Obama to Boehner: Two-month tax cut only option
• 2 women chosen for Navy's first-kiss tradition
• Augusta police investigate kidnapping, robbery
• Commander in chief visits pet store, orders pizza
• New election rules a win for labor unions
• Governor Recognizes State Employees for Their Dedication to Public Service
• Authorities expand search for toddler
• Huntsman blasts Romney for NH jobs record
• Information on Maine salmonella outbreak
• 8 US soldiers charged in fellow soldier's death
• Man found sleeping in Randolph ends up at homeowner's gunpoint
• Study: People still migrating to South, West
• Investigator: arson suspect was mad girlfriend worked as a topless waitress
• Maine among 3 states to lose population in 2011
• Police: man reportedly pushed woman, stole her purse
• Defense rests case in WikiLeaks military hearing
• Seth Wescott signs on as L.L. Bean 'ambassador'
• Car rolls hits pole, rolls over on icy road in Augusta
• Maine expected to see snow on Friday
• Owner of heating-oil biz sentenced for tax fraud
• Freezing rain causes crashes and delays
• Maine gambling board wants more staff
• MaineCare cut opponents send lawmakers postcards
• Mass. man dies in head-on collision in Maine
• Pilot was warned of icing before NJ crash that killed 5
• Maine job training program graduates 1st class
• Father breaks public silence
• Honored photo of war features husband of Mainer
• Witnesses: Arson suspect confessed
• Police station vote delayed
• UPDATE: Father of missing toddler speaks for first time
• Candlelight vigil set for today
• LePage 'confident' feds will OK cuts
• Authorities release photo from robbery
• Board again angers group by tabling controversial issue
• Blaze leaves two homeless
• Deadly leap off bridge
• POLICE
• Plan divides commission
• Part of stream drained in search for missing toddler
• Lewiston man pleads guilty to teen sex charges
• Police: 100 leads in missing toddler case
• Michaud Condemns Congressional Inaction
• Seal deaths linked to bird flu virus
• More salmonella cases linked to Hannaford ground beef
• Super Bowl to be streamed online, to mobile phones
• 2 Earth-size planets spotted around distant star
• Exec departs after saying mills, park can coexist
• House rejects 2-month payroll tax plan
• LePage drops in on State House budget talks
• Investment bankers die in plane crash on NJ highway
• Ex-girlfriend: arson suspect threatened me, my horse
• Winthrop home damaged by fire
• Kim Jong Il's body displayed; media glorify son
• Fugitive captured in Maine waives hearing in N.H.
• Pot-growing brothers sentenced to prison
• White Christmas odds grow in northern New England
• N.H. sexual assault suspect captured in Maine
• State's Medicaid claims system passes muster
• Toddler remains missing
• Man aiding crash victim critically injured
• Woman testifies she drove suspect
• Another robbery at motel
• Rabbi helps create kosher doughnuts
• Gardiner considers library fee increase
• 2 hurt in Route 27 crash
• City mum about firefighters' status
• Town House gathers support
• Fix to 'fluke' sought
• Hallowell ponders fire station options
• Family seeking help after fire
• Occupy Maine sues Portland over park
• Church keeps options open
• Father's vehicle seized; toddler still missing
• Police take 2 vehicles at toddler's house
• AT&T agrees to drop bid for T-Mobile
• Death of N. Korea's Kim gives region jitters
• Perry: Wall Street bailout biggest theft in history
• Immunity offered to witness in Vassalboro arson trial
• Hancock County Technical Center Welcomes Governor LePage
• Hancock County Technical Center Welcomes Governor LePage
• House, Senate on collision course over payroll tax
• Second robbery at Augusta motel
• Jeep plunges into stream after Belgrade crash
• Charity gift cards stolen from Lyman church
• Man on bail after manhunt in more trouble
• Maine avg. gas price falls more than 3 cents
• U.S. weighing N. Korea policy after Kim death
• Woman gets probation for role in arson
• Gambling board to address casino issues
• Marijuana dispensary operator changes name
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died
• Helping hungry students
• Waterville child remains missing
• Waiting difficult for family of missing toddler
• Katz legislation could aid gas pipeline deal
• Santas saddle up
• Rise in property crime blamed on drug addiction
• LePage wants 'fluke' to end
• Fire leaves family homeless
• Katahdin tale a big-screen dream
• DISTRICT COURT
• POLICE
• Tebow who? Patriots thrash Broncos, 41-23
• Search for missing toddler continues
• 'We are the 99 percent' chosen as year's top quote
• Somerville family homeless after morning fire
• Last US troops leave Iraq; war ends
• Local company adds more seafood websites
• Waterville toddler missing
• Boom or bust? No spark for fireworks
• Hospital crane hard to miss
• Politics, lawsuit divide Monmouth
• 'Super Saturday' draws Maine shoppers
• New lift opens at Sugarloaf
• Donations aid Belgrade library effort
• Occupy Augusta members still meet
• J.P. DEVINE: Seasonal dose of nostalgia
• Democrats call LePage welfare numbers misleading
• BILL NEMITZ: Morality plays part in budget process
• Randolph hires lawyer to handle dumping issues
• POLICE
• Hannaford urges customers to return ground beef for refund
• UPDATE: Waterville toddler still missing; abduction feared
• Six congressmen ask for new cod assessment
• Dems challenge LePage's taxpayer math
• Snowe, Collins approve payroll tax cut
• One year after accident, Sugarloaf opens ski lift
• US charges ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs with fraud
• Maine wreath company offer wreath-making tips
• Obama welcomes home troops from Iraq
• Hannaford ground beef recalled
• Students speak up on proposed budget cuts
• Maine misses out on education grant
• Police: Bank robber rode bike
• Mother defends son's innocence in Franklin County case
• Vegetable-based salt treatment gentle on environment, vehicles
• Fire razes empty Litchfield home
• Dispute turns ugly in China neighborhood
• Missing money back; Winthrop employee quits
• Forbes: LePage 'stretches truth' about magazine's business rankings
• Belgrade board has questions about former marina
• Palermo tax-acquired lot sold to only bidder
• Augusta man faces charges for explosives
• Local church plans two special services
• Dispute in China neighborhood turns into chaotic melee
• Police: Armed bank robber got away on a bike
• Forbes: 'Gov. LePage stretches truth'
• Student's welfare, Walmart column touches nerve
• Source unknown for Hannaford's contaminated beef
• Maine misses bid for federal education grant
• House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Avoid Shutdown
• Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists named
• Fire destroys Litchfield house
• U.S. solider faces life in prison for Wikileaks incident
• LL Bean employee adopts LL Bean the dog
• Stephen King's heating oil-help exceeds goals
• Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62
• Authority, Violette reach settlement
• Critics warn lives are at risk
• Head Start proposal concerns local mother
• Estranged wife says Bellavance threatened to burn down shop
• Wreaths placed to honor town veterans stolen
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) method being used at Cony
• Council to firm: Scale down plan
• Board approves busing contract
• Project appeal gains traction
• Portland gives protesters Monday deadline
• Transportation group highlights Maine projects
• Tenants go back to site of blaze
• Former coffee shop owner testifies in arson case
• Ex-turnpike director to pay $155K for misconduct
• New political party seeks ballot OK in Maine
• Optimism growing on deal to avoid federal shutdown
• Michaud Introduces Bill to Help Veterans Access Rehab Services
• LePage: Cuts are "not what I want to do"
• Job market brightens as unemployment claims sink
• Golden Globes: 'The Artist' leads with 6 noms
• Panetta formally ends Iraq War
• Report: Half of U.S. schools failing
• Paper mill, national park can co-exist
• Poll: Most Americans want payroll tax extension
• Guilty pleas in embezzlement
• Vulnerable Mainers describe their worst fears
• LePage defends budget gap plan
• Active court supervision ends for Riverview Psychiatric Center
• Manchester barber shop robbed again
• Augusta red kettles filling at record pace, and so are needs
• Ccouncilors' waiver clears the way for high-end women's shop
• Planners OK new school road plan
• BRIEFS
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• Black widow spiders surprise BIW workers
• Bird enthusiasts begim annual Audobon Christmas bird count
• Lawyer: Client unfairly targeted in arson case
• Hundreds of protestors, witnesses denounce LePage's budget
• Warm temps hurting local ski areas
• Maine State Workforce Investment Board to Focus on Job Training and Careers for Maine People
• Man arrested after allegedly threatening off-duty cop
• New protections for victims of military sexual assault
• Kerry asks Commerce Sec'y for new Maine cod assessment
• UMaine System names three finalists for chancellor
• Governor Applauds MPUC for Efforts to Reduce Electricity Rates
• Higgins pleads guilty to embezzling from law group
• Survey: Mainers pessimistic about economy
• Time names 'The Protester' as 'Person of Year'
• Report: Maine college grads earn 50 percent more
• Syracuse coach accuser jailed in Maine
• 2.5M young adults gain health coverage under new law
• Democrats cite 'budget errors'
• Trial of suspect in topless coffee shop arson starts today
• Tenative OK to pipeline deal
• LePage, Mayhew blame previous Democratic administrations for shortfall
• Panel: Ban texting, phones, emails while driving
• City may ban tobacco use on its property
• Supreme Court upholds life sentences for Fortune
• Winslow town council approves 180-day moratorium on sale of fireworks
• Chelsea selectmen to talk about revalution
• Mt. Blue bomb threats adding up for residents
• Facility rejection prompts survey
• BIW unpacks a load of black widow spiders
• Topless coffee shop arson trial set to begin
• Trump says he won't moderate GOP debate after all
• Next generation GPS starts tests
• NTSB urges ban on cellphone use, texting by drivers
• Authorities find more remains near NY beach
• Accuracy of DHHS Shortfall Analysis Confirmed By Independent Review
• New England govs say they can't fill heating aid gap
• 2 Maine hikers rescued from NH mountain trail
• Obama vows veto of House GOP's payroll tax cut bill
• New giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbit
• Winslow council approves moratorium on fireworks sales
• Facts and Frequently Asked Questions Posted on Office of the Governor Website to Better Inform Public about Medicaid Plan
• Supreme court upholds conviction in machete attack
• NH official: No aesthetic cables for Memorial Bridge
• Former Maine corrections chief Allen dies at 74
• Syracuse accuser expects to go to prison
• Biddeford man appeals double-murder conviction
• Sandusky waives hearing, vows to fight charges
• Libraries Provide Training for Job Seekers
• New data said to narrow hunt for 'God' particle
• Governor Continues Open Dialogue with Veterans
• Police remove Occupy Baltimore protesters
• State House meeting on Medicaid cuts under way
• Conn. man in custody after stabbing in Bangor
• Augusta area police activity
• Augusta police look into robbery report
• Chelsea man charged after crash
• $10.8M to help replace Richmond-Dresden bridge
• Brunswick woman sentenced for food stamp fraud
• Rights panel: Exotic dancer wrongfully fired
• Domestic assault suspect captured on I-95
• Average Maine heating oil price down slightly
• Augusta man held in pharmacy robbery
• Hundreds expected for hearings
• Voters to decide AOS 92 budget
• Durham man sentenced to 57 months for marijuana distribution charge
• Thousands to be hit by budget cuts
• Maine worst state for business? Depends on who you ask
• Wood shavings aid high-tech outfit
• Bridge replacement gets $10 million federal grant
• School board to consider five-year busing contract
• City of Gardiner bans sale, use of fireworks
• Boy, 3, injured in stroller crash back at home
• Funeral Friday for victim found in storage unit
• Romney, Gingrich trade accusations of greed
• LePage: Democrats in denial over MaineCare costs
• 4 minor earthquakes detected in Maine
• Another name change for former Blackwater firm
• Don McLean to play L/A film festival
• Portland police search for bomb at Occupy camp
• Obama: Troops leaving Iraq with heads held high
• Man arrested in Winthrop Rite Aid robbery
• 'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia
• Court postpones hearing on Dolloff conviction
• Maine foundation distributes $600K for health reforms
• High court to look at Arizona immigration laws
• Bad economy? Not for farmers
• Democrats Criticize Governor's Solution, Use Scare Tactics on Maine People and Ignore the Real Medicaid Problem
• Occupy protesters seek to shut West Coast ports
• Avg. Maine gas price unchanged at $3.38
• Community college to offer training for gambling jobs
• Lewiston man accused of stabbing of woman
• Society recalls names, places
• Dancers find it's hip to be square
• Doctor backs health care initiative
• Forbes still lists state last
• Half of building's fate on plan board's agenda
• Community rallies around woman with rare illness
• New insurance law spurs changes in Maine
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Ugly sweater contest lives up to its name
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Classroom work adjusts for concussions
• Brady throws 3 TDs; Patriots outlast Redskins, 34-27.
• Pats Gronkowski breaks mark for TDs by tight end
• Perry: Gingrich's infidelities an issue with voters
• Freeport distiller to donate spuds to the needy
• LePage: Medicaid plan tough to share
• Maine ski lodge eschews fossil fuels
• Bowdoin hockey teams lead food drive
• Northeast states cut heating aid to poor
• UMA's enrollment down in past 10 years
• UMaine system ramp sup ads, tries to reverse trend
• Wreaths, ribbons adorn veterans' headstones
• LePage pays tribute at Arlington cemetery
• State rep seeks law to protect horses
• Counselor offers business sense for local students
• J.P. DEVINE: The wait to retire shortens
• Farmingdale residents reject gas line plan
• Wescott program helps level field for athletes
• D.C. BEAT: Sen. Snowe explains her vote of 'present'
• POLICE: Shoplift suspect makes break for it
• Mainers prepare for less heating aid
• Wilton man alleges drive-by robbery
• State parks offer events for season
• BRIEFS: Hallowell planners have site visit today
• Football: Georgia Southern eliminates UMaine, 35-23
• Bangor police get bath-salts kits
• Maine drops workers' comp rate again
• Race to replace Snowe heats up
• Police investigating Wilton robbery
• Maine-NH bridge to close for good next month
• Va. Tech gunman's motives still a mystery
• LePage wants to shield 'working papers' from public
• Obama presses GOP on consumer-watchdog delay
• Maine gets $3.4M in rural grants
• Augusta seeks energy-saving options
• Budget cuts might hit elderly hardest
• Topless coffee shop jury picked
• Lag in finding appeals judge replacement may slow system
• State offers meetings on new trapping permit
• Hospitals could lose big if LePage cuts pass
• Hallowell council to discuss fireworks, pipeline
• PARTY OF TWO: Embracing the journey
• Kennebec County inmate garden program keeps on growing
• Carl's Quick Stop closer to removal in Vassalboro
• Manchester man wins bank's highest philanthropy prize
• Probation revoked for 3 criminals
• Snowe comes under fire for voting ‘present’
• Friday's high school scores
• Brunswick bridge closed for repairs
• Lewiston mayoral candidate dies
• Maine cod report being examined today
• As he campaigns, Gingrich also works for profit
• Suspect charged in baseball-bat beating, robbery
• Cut your own Christmas Tree from tree farms in Maine
• Gunfire returns to Virginia Tech campus
• LePage questions energy program
• Occupy Augusta leaving park
• A bridge too tall?
• Randolph man indicted in April bar shooting
• Police ask for help with Rite Aid robber
• Councilors closer to sewer rates plan
• Coast considered for floating wind farm
• Restructuring questions remain
• No charges for truck driver in Jackman death
• Public hearing planned on fireworks sale
• Planners approve catering kitchen
• More sex charges for former Gardiner man
• Special town meeting Saturday
• Business burglar given 33 months
• Canaan woman killed in Thursday morning crash
• Judge: Occupy Augusta needs permit
• Recall likely moot
• Occupy protester charged in arson
• Chance for MaineCare overhaul may not last
• Landmark foreclosure ruling upheld
• Officials: Escaped inmate was after ex-girlfriend
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• Board grilled about recreation director's dismissal
• Tragedy returns to family
• Couple who lost parental rights file lawsuit
• Police hunting Rite Aid robber
• POLICE
• Teen charged in Occupy Augusta arson
• Winthrop pharmacy robbed
• Wreaths Across America and Maine's First Lady Team up to Honor the Fallen
• Governor LePage Applauds U.S. Senators for Effort to Restore LIHEAP Funding
• Augusta man calls 911 for ride home
• Northport family sues DHHS
• Pearl Harbor vets return to ship after death
• Occupy movement turns to new tactic
• Occupiers vow arson won't run them off
• Escaped prisoner captured
• LePage targets MaineCare
• Thieves haul off 8 propane tanks, 6 recently filled
• No criminal charges for trucker in fatal crash
• Arrest of Benton selectwoman at Occupy protest prompts recall effort
• Officials take step toward ban on sale of fireworks
• City pays settlement to former employee
• Alternative energy for city buildings goes before council
• Paying taxes with card now an option
• Board goes off agenda to spend
• LePage calls for overhaul of Medicaid benefits
• Do presidents age faster than rest of us?
• LePage Administration Introduces Supplemental Budget Addressing Medicaid Shortfall
• Former Maine Dem chief tapped for State Dept. post
• Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class
• Waterville couple charged with stealing from emergency room
• Court upholds ruling in robo-signing foreclosure
• S&P downgrade threats put pressure on EU leaders
• Man trapped for hours after Monmouth crash
• Vt. again ranked healthiest state, NH 2nd, Maine 8th
• Augusta area police
• Occupy protesters dismantle campsites in Bangor
• Sentencing hearing today for ex-Gov. Blagojevich
• Bill would make drug price gouging a federal crime
• Grid operator says New England's set for winter power
• Feeling hardy? Winter campsites along Allagash available
• Nature Conservancy buys groundfish permit
• Ski area owner improves
• Comments sought in assessing students, educators
• Attorney: Occupation form of speech
• Law enforcement officials urge escaped convict to surrender
• Tent fire at Capitol Park called arson
• Fugitive has lengthy criminal record
• Airport taxi drivers suing city of Portland
• Black ice culprit in several accidents
• Women hurt in crash continue hospital stays
• Details about 31-year-old slaying case come to light
• Forums give RSU 4 parents chance to hear about initiative
• Recreation director's dismissal questioned
• Police urge fugitive to surrender
• Portland's Occupy protesters amend petition to city
• Maine Dems: LePage a 'bully' for profane remark
• Portland Occupy camper charged with threatening
• Obama keeps pressure on GOP over payroll tax cuts
• No decision yet from judge in Occupy Augusta case
• Late Red Sox clubhouse chief accused of '90s abuse
• City warns against new tent at Occupy Boston
• Average Maine gasoline price down 2.6 cents
• Hearing today on Occupy Augusta encampment
• Maine teen hoping to move from lobbyist to test patient
• Maine natives make film of Mekong kayak journey
• 'Fresh outlook on fitness'
• Spiritual show of support for Occupy Augusta
• Owner of Eaton Mountain Ski Area injured
• Health insurance to frame DHHS cuts
• City expects crowd for sewer rate proposal
• Robotics competition tests students' skills
• Crash sends three women to hospital
• Antique heaters still draw followers
• Residents asked to approve Maine Avenue house purchase
• DISTRICT COURT
• POLICE
• Search for prison escapee unnerves York County residents
• Gronkowski's 3 TDs lead Pats over Colts 31-24
• Connecticut Powerball winners donate $1M for veterans
• U.S. private college presidents' pay up modestly
• Bates College appoints new president
• 100,000 wreaths headed to Arlington Cemetery
• Cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail
• Obama defends his faith in America amid criticism
• GOP race minus Cain = Romney vs. Gingrich?
• Iran says it shot down unmanned U.S. spy plane
• Breast cancer motorcycle license plate in works
• 250 Santas to hit slopes today at Sunday River
• 19 Occupy protesters arrested at Portland, Ore., park
• Man dead at Occupy campsite on Texas campus
• Official: 13 hurt when fans storm Okla. St. field
• China woman looks back at Miss Maine USA pageant
• Protest earns meeting
• State housing director in eye of a storm
• Mainers fear end to jobless benefits
• Dale McCormick bio
• Hard choices for cities, towns
• Cain suspends campaign, maintains denials
• Revelers get inventive at winter celebration
• New route sought for park
• POLICE
• Stamps, wreaths to adorn cemetary
• A tree for all seasons
• Officials identify storage unit body
• State treasurer, Popham neighbors at odds
• 84-year-old says she was strip searched at JFK
• Escapee described as armed, dangerous, headed for Maine
• LePage meets with job seekers
• Maine readies for unemployment benefit cutoff
• Gingrich praises Cain for optimism, big ideas
• Governor LePage Listens to Job Seekers Saturday Morning
• Cain says he's 'suspending' campaign
• Saudi report: Women driving spurs premarital sex
• Engineering students tackle binge drinking
• Fishing industry feels loss in Frank's retirement
• Vt., Maine, RI senators push energy aid bill
• Occupy Bangor agrees to move from library site
• New approach sought in Maine national park debate
• 161-year-old headstone returned to rightful place
• Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit
• In China, rumblings of unrest as economy weakens
• Report: Sandusky talks about Paterno, case
• Snowe: Balanced budget amendment needed to restrain free spenders
• Brunswick woman convicted of stealing food stamps
• Report: Police went undercover to watch Occupy LA
• Shipyard to deliver toys in Maine, NH, Mass
• Collins visits Richmond-Dresden bridge in decay
• Paving plant ready to close today
• State proposes tougher bail laws
• Police shootings on rise across state
• Addiction drug limit draws sharp rebuke
• Clinton man admits to theft that ends in crash
• Augusta couple confesses to dozens of burglaries
• Palermo selectmen want friendlier cable TV policy
• Waterville chief wants ordinance governing dogs
• Suspect indicted in alleged Augusta burglary, extortion
• Police say Vassalboro man kidnapped by friends
• Drug deal gone bad turns into kidnapping
• Hallowell police investigate kidnapping claim
• Waterville man indicted of bank robbery
• Drug search at Oak Hill turns up nothing illegal
• POLICE: Benton man wanted on burglary charges
• Stock market closes out its best week since 2009
• Suspect in contractor's slaying pleads not guilty
• Study confirms many of us go online to kill time
• Police believe NH escapee may have stolen vehicle
• Shootings by Maine police on the rise
• DNA confirms ID of body in Lewiston storage unit
• Lobster tag lost in 'Perfect Storm' hops Atlantic
• Bangor library asks Occupy group to leave by Monday
• Cain to announce decision about future on Saturday
• Europe, facing abyss, embraces German might
• Tuna research center opens in Mass.
• Panel of scientists backs dismal cod assessment
• 35-year sentence for fatal street shooting in Bangor
• Investigators: Woman intentionally set Rockland fire
• N.H. man sentenced for killing wife who strangled son
• Dead River merges with Vt. fuel company
• Jobless rate drops sharply to 8.6%
• Camp Victory, icon of US military, now in Iraqi hands
• Brunswick pedestrian killed in Bowdoinham
• Sen. Snowe touts proposed biomass rule
• Police search Wales high school for drugs
• Waldo County town adopts strict wind power rules
• Washington County probate judge sanctioned
• Holden man pulls gun in Silly String dispute
• SNAPSHOT: Snoop dog, Maine style
• SNAPSHOT: Opening for Santa Claus
• SNAPSHOT: Blaine House decorated
• SNAPSHOT: A fine day for fishing
• Study may unearth battery section
• Man given 38 years in Portland shooting death
• Waterville open house will showcase holiday spirit
• Farmingdale man in tune with performing
• Maine Syracuse accuser wants molestation confession suppressed
• Valentine promises ‘culture of excellence’ for Red Sox
• Zone change likely to close paving plant
• Ground broken for South Berwick Roman Catholic Church
• Appeals likely to delay Portland fireboat accident account
• Monmouth residents make progress in school district withdrawal research
• Augusta touts traffic improvements
• US school vaccine exemptions trending upward
• Vaccine exemptions below average in Maine, but officials want it lower
• Waterville city councilor arrested
• Augusta police investigate fall from third-floor window
• Augusta area police
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• OUR OPINION: Sometimes speech includes where you sleep
• Commission rules on spat between representatives
• Police ban eight people from Portland park
• Westbrook man gets 10-year jail sentence for sex crimes
• Massage therapist opens practice in Waldoboro
• China board OKs new subdivision, discusses town votes
• Investigators continue to work out details of double-shooting incident
• Maine State Museum director looking to his 'next adventure'
• Panel revokes state trooper's certification
• Alleged assault leads to police search in Augusta
• Occupy protesters shift tactics nationwide after raids
• Arrested Occupiers: We'd do it all again
• Commission: York County lawmaker misused funds
• Garage owner indicted in contractor's slaying
• Investigators: Dover-Foxcroft slaying 'inexplicable'
• Maine delegation seeks fisheries disaster declaration
• Latest theory on N.Y. beach victims: 1 killer of 10
• Move by central banks exhilarates Wall Street
• Maine Delegation Urges Commerce Department to Declare Fisheries Disaster for the Northeast Groundfishery
• Falmouth woman charged with growing pot
• Bangor man gets 8 years for bank robbery
• Three suspected of siphoning oil from Belfast home
• LePage Administration Announces Reorganization of Maine Revenue Services
• Occupy LA's legacy: Stench, trash, property damage
• Flying squirrel invades N.J. emergency room
• Horses in U.S. could soon be slaughtered for meat
• 1st Penn State abuse suit comes from new accuser
• Maine Revenue Services undergoes reorganization
• L.A., Philly police clear Occupy camps, arrest hundreds
• Feisty Cain presses ahead with presidential bid
• Ethics panel rules against GOP lawmaker
• Treasury: Payroll tax cut saved Mainers $400M
• 12 named semifinalists for football's Fitzpatrick Trophy
• MPBN board names new CEO
• Wintle pleads not guilty
• 2 men shot dead in Dover-Foxcroft
• Grant will aid new health insurance marketplace
• Domestic violence report shows safety net weak spots
• Snowe, Collins in midst of payroll tax debate
• Attorney seeks records to aid Swan's defense
• Ex-Monmouth teacher denies child porn charge
• Hunter injured after tumble from tree stand
• Thursday's council vote could close paving plant
• Sidney sets date for pipeline meeting
• MaineToday Media requesting access in Cutler case
• Dover-Foxcroft shooting suspect killed by trooper
• State budget-cutting panel completes work
• Perry confuses voting age in N.H. appearance
• Egypt's military takes credit for election turnout
• Maine glass conservator featured in design magazine
• Governor LePage Seeks Federal Fisheries Disaster Declaration to Provide Aid to Maine's Groundfishing Industry
• Jackson doc gets 4 years in prison
• Moonshine still discovered in Mass. water plant
• Feds give $1.8M to improve weather buoy data
• Cain reassessing campaign amid new allegations
• Ohio officials defend taking 200-pound boy from mother
• Maine to add more job search workshops
• Belgrade man injured in hunting accident
• Maine gets $6M for health insurance reform
• Budget Task Force Reaches its $25 Million Goal
• Former teacher denies child porn charge
• Ex-legislator denies threatening man at gunpoint
• Woman's body found in river in Dover-Foxcroft
• Westbrook man gets 10 years in molestation case
• Brewer men get probation for stealing from luggage
• Occupy for another week
• Tire dump will cost taxpayers
• Legionnaires' disease cases rapidly climb
• Stocks soar with big shopping weekend
• More homes adding carbon monoxide detectors
• RSU 38 holding second forum on restructuring
• Business owners sue Winthrop over culvert collapse
• Time Warner digital switch hits communities today
• State head of medical marijuana resigns
• Insurance website claims Maine drivers among best
• Augusta man accused of stabbing roommate
• More logging on for Cyber Monday
• Woman in Fayette standoff sentenced for harassment
• POLICE: Cigarette sparks fire in trash can
• Update: Turnpike in New Gloucester reopens after crash
• Woman alleges long affair with Cain
• Kansas gov. says staff overreacted to teen's tweet
• DHHS official who led medical pot program resigns
• Stocks soar on big shopping weekend, Europe
• State issues Legionnaires' disease alert
• Obama unveils new rules for tribal lands
• Top Marine says service embracing gay ban repeal
• Maritime academy to celebrate its training ship
• Philly calm but 4 arrested in L.A. after Occupy deadlines
• Rep. Barney Frank to retire after 3-decade career
• Woman in standoff sentenced for phone harassment
• Long lines at polls as Egypt holds landmark vote
• Alfred lawmaker's spending raises more questions
• Blaine House protesters released on bail
• Fed gave banks billions in secret
• Avg. Maine gas price down a nickel
• State official issues credit card alert for holidays
• Portland woman faces OUI charge in Brunswick crash
• 'Bath salts' grow
• Younity more than winery to owners
• Next to exit
• Blaine House unoccupied
• Book aims to help children cope with loss of pet
• Massachusetts entry will increase casino competition
• DISTRICT COURT
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• Concierge medicine debuts in state
• Pipeline proposal breakdown by location
• Office space creates debate
• Stress still gnaws at veterans
• Kennebec County turns to video help
• Protesters arrested at Blaine House
• Hard times, oil prices endanger lives
• POLICE
• Portland singer needs your votes
• Hiring of consultant challenged
• Rules may slow charter schools
• Cony claims new schedule is working
• Occupy Augusta's camp in doubt
• DC delegation: Extend jobless benefits
• Tomato is a fruit? You bet
• Former Gardiner mayor dies
• Oil dealers feeling squeezed
• Variety of factors influence oil's cost
• Many ways to chip away at that heating bill
• Occupy Augusta warned: Get permit or leave
• Ready, set, shop
• Occupy campers continue their stay
• Trio of area women aiding African children
• Fighting the sock battle
• Probe into campaign spending urged
• Blitz of shoppers hits Maine Mall at midnight
• Arrests made at Portland encampment
• Winthrop Chamber to welcome Smith as speaker
• CMP sees transmission line as precursor to wind power
• Man injured in fall taken to hospital
• Story of man's dangerous trip featured on TV
• 3 arrested U.S. students heading home from Cairo
• At Maine Mall, a 'good vibe' among Black Friday shoppers
• Boxer portrayed in 'The Fighter' coming to Portland
• 5 arrested after 4 incidents at Portland's Occupy camp
• Stocks slip to end roughest week since Sept.
• Maine casinos get ready for table games
• Egypt's new PM claims expanded powers
• New cod data shaking New England fishing industry
• Quarry blast in Tremont damages homes
• Resolution honors Maine's Wreaths Across America
• Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers
• War trail walk to benefit museums in Maine, NY, Mass.
• Bangor man charged with selling bath salts
• Small business owners' plea: Don't forget us
• Stolen school laptops have been recovered
• Many thanks for their giving
• Annual football game turns 100
• Selectmen deny plea to provide health insurance
• Maine land trust effort still strong
• USM program aimed at potential suicides
• AT&T, T-Mobile back off merger
• Manufacturing job losses significant
• Farmers asked to take care with manure
• ‘Take Me Downtown For The Holidays’ Kicks Off With Small Business Saturday
• Director says his 'work is finished'
• Snow cuts power, causes accidents across state
• Contractor sues Chelsea over plow deal
• 'Nutcracker' to take stage in Skowhegan
• Big stakes on Black Friday
• Slick roads cause fender-benders
• AniMeals to benefit from grant
• Occupy campers in Augusta plan holiday dinner
• 2 men draw federal charges for Skowhegan robbery
• Police continue to investigate Augusta holdup
• Donations aid family affected by fire
• Chief on shooting: Deadly force was needed
• BRIEFS: Augusta tree lighting caps day of events
• POLICE
• Statement from Governor Lepage on the Passing of Hon. Joseph Sewall
• 50 stolen laptops recovered in Waterboro
• Moody's warns U.S. not to back off deficit cuts
• Joseph Sewall, former Maine Senate president, dies
• OccupyMaine protesters say they'll be eating turkey
• Renegade Amish group arrested for haircut attacks
• Brown resigns at State Planning
• Blue Angels fly into era of budget questions
• Group contests permit for W. Maine wind project
• Thousands without power as storm winds down; crews brace for evening freeze
• LePage swears in new Maine House member
• N.H. man wins more than $1M in Tri-State lottery
• Political website court case becomes legal brawl
• Cheverus abuse victims protest
• More prison time coming for Gagnon
• Storm provides season's first test
• Seventh-grader charged with setting fire in school bathroom
• Girlfriend of slain former soldier: ‘He just couldn’t take it anymore’
• China selectmen authorize school road redesign
• Proposed ordinances prompt Farmingdale residents to air safety concerns
• Winter storm, increased numbers will make up Thanksgiving travel
• Waterville church gets closer to transformation
• Fire causes minimal damage at Huhtamaki
• Police Log
• Congress' next fights over jobless aid, tax breaks
• Teen charged in school fire
• Law allows oversized lobsters to be processed
• Avg. Maine heating oil price holds steady
• In NH, Obama pushes payroll tax cut extension
• N.Y. fugitive arrested at Occupy Maine encampment
• Occupy Maine postpones decision on permit
• Maine jobless rate dips to 7.3% in October
• Bush tax cut debate doomed deal to cut deficit
• Pharmacy robber admits Augusta hammer attack
• Police find drugs, 3-month-old baby in SUV
• 50 school laptops stolen in Waterboro burglary
• Hebron Academy suit seeks return of tax-exempt status
• Search for invasive bugs comes up empty
• Maine homes sales up 7% in October
• Big dud for Congressional supercommittee
• Toilet-roll fire forces evacuation of 500 students
• State agencies to lease new building
• Police: Car chase ended in crash, arrest
• Order prohibits dying prisoner from last goodbye
• Girl back in Maine for more surgery to repair damage done by bullet
• Arrest fails to ease family's pain
• Fire station proposal up for review again
• Panel's debt-deal failure could hurt Maine in later years
• Police find 'bath salts' in vehicle
• Boy, 9, saves father after ATV crashes
• Roadwork finish likely two years away
• Know the rules before sending trees, wreaths out of state, officials warn
• Expert: Post-traumatic stress misunderstood
• Lawmakers look to undo deficit-cutting backup plan
• Legislators told impact of U.S. deficit cuts unknown
• Bangor seeks permits from Occupy protesters
• No injuries in fire at Vassalboro school
• Bail set for Occupy protester charged with assault
• Inmates harass victims via Facebook
• Mother of bomb plot suspect apologizes
• Egypt's Cabinet resigns amid widening protests
• Maine's Jones cut by Red Claws
• Portland officials to meet with Occupy Maine on safety
• Penn State taps ex-FBI director Freeh for investigation
• After outbreak, DeCoster leaving egg industry
• Chief justice praises court employees, volunteer
• Alfred lawmaker accused of misusing election funds
• USM grad crowned Miss Maine USA
• Source: U.S. to hit Iran with new sanctions
• Bill would create special court for veterans
• Avg. Maine gas price down 4 cents
• Maine workers comp rates to drop 3.2%
• Boss goes extra step for mother of three
• Law requires chance to pledge
• 5-year program in architecture coming in 2013
• Schools hit by federal budget cuts
• Parents of dead veteran talk of scars
• Civic League expands focus
• Play inside Hobbit Hole
• Manure wagon poses problem on roads
• Paper cranes help raise aid for Japan
• Patience vital to those with holiday travel plans
• POLICE
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• Hunters from away decrease
• Time could be right for entrepreneurs
• Southern Maine to see fewest new homes in 20 years
• Gadhafi's son captured alive
• Center improves missing children response
• MaineGeneral in a race against winter
• Wash, rinse, repeat
• Program teaches girls to look past stereotypical roles
• Council unanimous on sign rules
• Old electronic donations bring the heat
• ATV crash hospitalizes Winslow father and son
• Loans aimed at rural growth
• Officer kills man with knife
• POLICE
• Farmington police officer shoots, kills 28-year-old
• Two hurt in Farmington ATV crash
• Violent incidentsmar Occupy Maine
• Legislation aims to ease computer crime backlog
• Victim's friend hopes arrest brings closure
• Heating assistance likely to be less this winter
• Storm-destroyed bridges open
• State: Police shooting OK
• Immigration raid included home search
• Report creates divide
• Board seeks input
• Arrest made in woman's death
• Heart and soul
• Mass. man arrested in stabbing death of Grace Burton
• BRIEFS
• Healthcare Heroes honored
• Few able to squeeze bills in
• Petitions reject wind power development
• City outlaws fireworks' use, sale
• BIW marks milestone for USS Zumwalt
• Spending bill:Spuds, trains,automobiles
• Police: Man had $2K worth of pot
• School assesses air system
• Benton continues cleanup
• Old firetruck donated to Tech Center
• Restaurant owner under scrutiny
• 2 honored for work in courts
• Bomb threat at Mt. Blue forces students elsewhere
• COURTS
• Governor LePage Honored by National Organization for Employment Efforts
• Mount Vernon selectmen to meet Friday morning
• The Maine Women’s Lobby and the Maine Women’s Policy Center Welcome New Leadership
• LePage efficiency plan moves ahead
• Company partner pitches gas pipeline
• Farmerin midst of local-state permit conflict
• Women more likely to have ‘broken heart syndrome’
• Blaze on porch damages family's home in Phillips
• Immigration agents pay visit to restaurant
• China approves access road to primary school
• Oakland council delays pipeline decision
• Farmingdale to focus on fireworks, signs, utility work
• Colby student drowns in Chile
• Man arrested for firing shotgun while drunk
• GrowSmart speaker talks sprawl
• Michaud has mixed feelings on budget amendment
• Woman sentenced for role in crash that killed boyfriend
• Mitchell: Partisanship has become worse in Washington
• POLICE: Couple, adult children busted on pot charges
• A house divided
• Gardiner man pleads guilty to burning down shed
• Fireworks ban again up for vote by Augusta council
• New head of Maine Women's Lobby, Women's Policy Center starts work
• Occupy Augusta still has its home
• KVCC laboratory to benefit from system donations
• Mortgage bonuses rankle Maine delegation
• Winthrop to outlaw selling of fireworks
• Farmingdale residents raise questions about proposed natural gas line
• 'He changed the lives of so many young people'
• Postal Service collection boxes in Augusta dwindling
• Jobs safe at New Vineyard sawmill after blaze
• Occupy Maine meets deadline for written winter plan
• Hallowell man injured in Augusta crash
• Boy struck by pickup in critical condition
• MTA, unions working on new contract
• BRIEFS
• Downeaster rail service funding back on track
• Private sector boosts community colleges with $11.3M
• Maine AG happy with supreme court decision
• Details unclear, but prison prank lawsuit settled out of court
• Residents asked about tax break for gas pipeline
• Bingham man killed in Sunday Rt. 16 crash
• Man charged with unlawful sexual contact
• Private sector boosts community colleges with $11 million in donations
• Restructuring proposal widely condemned
• Downeaster funding back on track
• Wilderness tale turns graphic
• Supreme Court sets up health-care showdown
• Poliquin attacks public housing costs
• Two Belgrade children seriously injured in accident
• Police: No sign of foul play in pastor's death
• Services set for Winslow man killed in car crash
• UMaine oks renovations to Field House, gym
• NBA: Players reject deal; season in jeopardy
• Poliquin disputing housing costs
• Maine AG happy high court to review health care
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: State championship times set
• Seth Wescott heads to Antarctica
• Election results: A win or spin?
• Cold unlikely to end Occupy Augusta movement
• LePage seeks to slash oil dependence
• Occupy Wall Street rejects partisan labels
• I-295 construction done for now
• Tribes expand from casinos
• Robbery suspect sought
• States weigh smart meters
• 93-year-old author honored
• Comicon a success
• State police investigating death of construction company owner
• Police log for area
• 93-year-old honored today for her biography
• Augusta police search for attacker
• Students can save, learn at branch
• All fun and games
• Frugal shopping
• ‘Getting food is becoming a problem’
• Growing your way out
• Obama, Romney already fighting
• UMF promotes liberal arts
• New effort to tighten election law
• Stats: Maine hunter safety about average
• Hawks create problems at jetport
• Colby reopens art museum
• 3 towns might share costs
• Broken relics remain keepers
• Mainers using less heating oil recently
• Portable potties: New fuel source?
• York lobsterman honored for fisheries work
• Rumford officer remembered after fatal shooting
• Sugarloaf turns on snow guns; opening set for Friday
• State Senate Dem leader opposes photo ID proposal
• Grocers, food banks struggle to help feed hungry families
• More and more teachers forced to moonlight
• Searching for truth, Penn State<br>moves past Paterno
• March calls attention to plight of returning soldiers
• Debt to vets 'immeasurable'
• Democrats compete to face Snowe
• Soldier-turned-philosopher reflects on his service
• Rock algae fear sends salmon to native tribes
• Gardiner considers sewer billing practice change
• Night highway project finishes
• Hart ready to work
• Walsh returns with new book
• Health coverage creates debate
• Convicted Maine sex offender sent to hospital
• Maine couple comes forward to claim $2.6 million lottery prize
• Remains from Maine storage unit to be analyzed out of state
• Truckers say weight-limit change would improve safety in Maine, Vt.
• Veterans Day Memorial Road March today
• Chelsea audit: Road fund $140K overdrawn
• Uncertainty constant for RSU 12
• Readers respond, help homeless veteran
• Augusta councilors agree with ideas to revamp riverfront
• Police think same robber hit 2 sites
• PARTY OF TWO: Brood complete at just 1
• LePage: Drug testing justified
• Student helps vets counter effect of war stress
• RSU 12 chief: No tax increase likely
• Lantern sale to fund Project Graduation
• Farmingdale electmen to hold hearing on gas pipeline
• Board declines to seize dam for taxes
• For 2 Maine boys, everything comes up 11s today
• Big trucks allowed back on Maine highways
• Pingree introduces Local Farms, Food, Jobs Act in House
• Rumford officer killed in confrontation with warden
• Senate rejects GOP bid to block new clean air rules
• Maine lawmakers to weigh anti-gang bill
• Michaud Supports “Hiring Our Veterans Act”
• U.S. delays massive oil pipeline from Canada
• Michaud Shares Maine LIHEAP Stories with Congressional Leaders
• Nixon's long-secret Watergate testimony is out
• Lewiston man pleads not guilty to murder charge
• Unitil natural gas rate increase approved
• Senate panel OKs repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
• Bradley replaces Paterno as Penn State coach
• Heartless thieves rob Lewiston fire victims
• Passamaquoddy tribe contributes to state highway projects
• Searsport man gets 7 years for scalding toddler
• Congress considers repeal of Defense of Marriage Act
• Augusta ponders riverfront vision
• Inmate's death: Drug overdose
• Mayor: Lewiston betrayed by LePage
• Madison voters reject pipeline
• National emergency alert system runs test
• BRIEFS: Passamaquoddies give state $1.9 million
• Pittston woman faces cocaine sale charge
• Court rules for mobile home park's tenants
• The Power of a Single Vote - Augusta Election Information and Polling Places
• Visit the State Library on Your Computer
• BRIEFS
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• Rights panel finds grounds for discrimination in cases
• Candidates cite their problem-solving skills
• Pair competing to fill slot vacated by mayor
• Lopsided spending on ballot questions
• State finalizes purchase of counseling center
• Panel mulls cutting drug addict treatment
• Legislature to address reporting of missing children
• Federal lawsuit against jail will go to jury trial
• Same-day voting supporters outspend opposition
• Heating oil prices in Maine up 5 cents per gallon
• New Occupy Maine site pops up in Bangor
• Man pleads not guilty to murder, escape charges
• Average gas price in Maine drops again
• High school janitor faces drug charges
• Man shot in downtown Lewiston
• CMP says outages down to 20,000
• Annual Kibbles 'N Bids Auction provides boost
• Bill stiffens penalties for syrup fraud
• Program helps troubled offenders turn lives around
• Early snowstorm sends drivers sliding
• Raising funds and eyebrows
• DISTRICT COURT
• Proposal for grant less costly
• Workshop sessions for small business owners to be offered
• Group bringing back historical property's lost privy
• Halloween treats hazard for dogs
• Converted climate change skeptic may feel some heat
• Maine college costs keep rising
• Homeless addicts forced out of Portland shelter
• Hundreds of bills readied for 2012 session
• Occupy campers tough out storm
• Northern Maine man ejected from car, dies
• Acadia closes visitor center
• Storm knocks out power for 113,524 CMP customers
• Homeless veterans receive some help
• Lottery weighs online options
• 'Hobby farm' couple do part, feed hungry
• 17 dead in attack on NATO convoy
• Kids, adults enjoy early Halloween
• J.P. DEVINE: Fighting the beast that is cancer
• Coast Guard waits for next historic storm
• Gambling, voting, politics on the ballot
• Prescription Drug Take Back Day held in Portland
• Early storm pelts East Coast with wet, heavy snow
• 'Perfect Storm' simply history
• D.C. BEAT: Snowe says LIHEAP funding insufficient
• Paraplegic boater’s dream dies
• Field hockey: NYA repeats as Class C champ
• Volleyball: Yarmouth captures Class B state title
• Football: Thornton Academy advances to semis
• Animal group protests against harness racing, racinos at Scarborough Downs
• BOYS SOCCER: Richmond holds off Vinalhaven
• Paraplegic boater's dreams shattered
• Drugs discarded at Portland pharmacies as part of national effort
• Ex-postal worker sentenced to 2 weeks
• Sunday River resort opens to skiers
• 6,000 jack-o'-lanterns on display in Freeport
• Deer hunting season begins
• Jury: Winthrop man not guilty of OUI
• It’s early, but snow’s on the way
• MaineToday Media executives resign
• Neighbor occupied in Augusta
• Medical marijuana sticky issue for jails
• Farmingdale selectmen propose ordinance changes
• Livermore teen evades conviction
• Firefighters save man from blaze
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Rams hold on in finale
• Grant to aid special education training
• Program offers Augusta children chance to learn French
• State-run prison to remain open
• BRIEFS: Benton man guilty on drug charges
• Mitchell visits hometown, schools
• Medicare premiums to increase less than anticipated in 2012
• 6 groups come together to oppose more racinos
• Council near decision on paving plant
• MONMOUTH COMPANY FINED
• Waterville Council to pick firm for station
• Occupy Mainers hunker down against rain, cold
• Veiovis linked to deaths involving close-range gunshots
• BRIEFS
• Gas pump questions linger
• Mainers share ideas for savings on website
• Daddy's calls become sporadic
• Poll numbers show LePage may begrowing into job
• LePage rating seessurge
• Final retooling of LURC a concern to all sides
• Protester in Occupy Augusta arrested in knife threat
• Representing 'the 99 percent'
• Balloon experiment to 100,000 feetProjects aim to elevate interest in science early in school
• Southern Maine may get 6 inches of snow
• One person rescued from Augusta fire
• Winning Megabucks ticket sold in Maine
• Group wants to open north woods
• Teen on bath salts causes Rockport hospital damage
• Waterville council to pick firm for station
• LePage rating sees surge in survey
• Occupy Augusta touts strength in numbers
• Monmouth contractor fined following 2 deaths
• Madison defends gas plan
• Balloon experiment to 100,000 feet in Winthrop
• Augusta council near decision on paving plant
• Veiovis linked to deaths involving close-range gunshots
• PARTY OF TWO: Daddy’s calls become sporadic
• 14th Annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down This Saturday
• Occupy Maine camp braces for cold weather
• Protester in Occupy Augusta arrested in knife threat
• Sex parties cause banquet hall patrons to flee
• Free Online Learning Service Available to Maine Citizens at Public Libraries
• Ohio man's widow not getting surviving exotic pets
• Michaud Pushes for Vote on Bill Banning Bath Salts
• Michaud Writes New Commerce Secretary
• Nurses group visits 'Occupy' protesters in Portland
• House Bill Repealing IRS Withholding Rule Passes
• Mainers log in to make money saving suggestions
• Maine campaign seeks to reduce energy costs
• FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fund
• Former Mass. trooper gets 10 years in Maine rape
• Vet Injured in 'Occupy' clash upgraded to fair
• Company objects to fines for sewer gas deaths
• Season's first snow won't amount to much
• Medicare premiums going up less than expected
• 'Occupy' protesters cope with sanitation
• LePage travels to Quebec to talk business
• 'Cheers' actor touts benefits of skilled work force
• Augusta area police
• Local business boasts in-demand job
• Occupy Augusta Maine protester charged with threatening
• Review: State trooper could have prevented August crash
• Iraq war vet hurt in protest
• Accused murderer speaks up in letter
• Sea Dogs owner dead at 82
• Fire destroys Athens home
• Five sentenced in Kennebec court
• Baldwin company plans pellet plant
• Fireboats used for non-emergengy runs
• More than coffee, donuts: Meet Dunkin test chefs
• BRIEFS: CMP soon to begin trimming trees
• Two suspects flee Augusta burglary
• Fireworks stir board debate
• Push-poll calls about pipeline flood Madison
• Caterer promises end to sex parties at hall
• Ghosts at the Gardiner library? Maybe ...
• VIDEO: Local food bill
• China officials close to school-road deal
• Coroner: Amy Winehouse died<br>from too much alcohol
• Route 27 traffic stalled by Belgrade crash
• Portland Sea Dogs owner<br>Dan Burke dies at 82
• Study: Rich get a lot richer, outpace middle class
• Game 6 of World Series postponed
• Program aims to promote free legal services
• Lewiston man who hid body refused lie detector
• Riot squads clear Wall St. protests in 2 cities
• Nurses group to support 'Occupy' protesters
• Augusta area police
• Augusta police investigate Green Street burglary
• Researchers devise new biofuel process at UMaine
• Outage disrupts Time Warner Internet, phone service
• Bethel boy injured in August crash dies
• Farmer catches farmstand thief with video surveillance
• 2 Maine programs cited in outdoors report
• Maine chief justice to propose free legal services program
• Conn. lawmakers to vote on Jackson lab proposal
• Cougars to stay close
• Waterville needs jobs, say mayoral candidates
• Maine locales looking for foreign investment
• BRIEFS: Maine official issues license warning
• Task force created to tackle prescription drug abuse
• Credit union open to student jobs
• Former Augusta Orthodontics bookkeeper pleads guilty
• Library image causes a stir before election
• Maine cops seek clues after body found in storage
• Sanford orders caterer to stop sex parties at banquet hall
• Legislative influence a focus of Aging Advocacy Summit
• Sidney voters to decide Sunday liquor sales
• Randolph man found guilty of domestic violence assault
• HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Maranacook tops Leavitt in OT
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Winthrop defeats Dexter, 1-0 for Eastern C title
• Painkiller abuse summit ends with plan for task force
• Police clear out 'Occupy' camp in Calif., arrest 75
• Suspect in Freeport arson was catching bus to S.C.
• Gasoline could slide 20 cents more by year-end
• Sox introduce Cherington as new GM
• New investment program announced in Franklin County
• State police seek clues in 1983 cold case
• Gifford's of Maine buys Gifford's of Maryland
• Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble
• Man charged with disrupting Occupy Maine camp
• Moammar Gadhafi buried in unmarked grave
• Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says
• New plant would ship<br>wood pellets to Europe
• Readfield seeks reconciliation at meeting
• Bangor teens charged in BB gun assaults
• Augusta area police: Pittston crash knocks out power
• Administration revises program to boost mortgage refinancing
• Body found stashed in self-storage unit rented for 19 years
• Study hints of BPA, girls' behavior link
• Forum to discuss Occupy Augusta
• 'Rather large gap' feared in state budget
• Official involved in land sale retires
• BRIEFS
• Winthrop drive brings a ton of food
• Copper thief says drugs made him do it
• MSEA claims contract talks foul
• Litchfield board to hear phone system proposal
• Madison gas line plans unaffected by Augusta tax break
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree will introduce major agriculture legislation
• LePage spokeswoman responds to MSEA complaint
• Netflix loses 800,000<br>US subscribers in tough 3Q
• Yarmouth teacher wins<br>$25,000 Milken award
• Islamist party prevails in Tunisia election
• Government job losses a growing drag on recovery
• Guinness won't certify centenarian's marathon
• Occupy Maine: Bomb thrower drove silver car
• 56 law enforcement officers slain last year
• Early signs in Tunisia of strong Islamist vote
• NASA sting recovers moon speck, terrifies woman, 74
• State revenues come in $6M higher than expected
• Police identify man killed in Bridgton crash
• KATHERINE "KAY" CUSICK LAVALLEE 1918-2011
• 1990 Honda Accordreaches million mile mark
• Sharing their love of couponing
• Burials change needs word fix
• MONMOUTHRecall policy, Grange granton next month's town ballot
• Busy week for State House
• Voter registration likely debate topic
• Many find riding horses therapeutic
• Sharing their love of couponing
• 1990 Honda Accord hits million-mile mark
• Recall policy, Grange grant on next month’s town ballot
• Burials change needs word fix
• Busy week for State House
• Voter registration likely debate topic
• Fire rips through Steak 'n' Rib Restaurant
• Wiscasset man faces domestic assault charge
• Officials: Soldier kills deputy, then self in Georgia
• Tunisians turn out in force for first free vote
• Will Ferrell wins nation's top humor prize
• Quake toll rises in Turkey
• Libya's transitional leader declares liberation
• 130 arrested in Occupy Chicago park protest
• Longtime CBS correspondent Robert Pierpoint dies
• Veterans Bridge to be closed five nights
• Maine CDC offers free home lead dust kits
• Maine cruise ship season draws to a close
• City, energy firm to eye new sources
• From combat to a parking lot
• State jobs forecast not as optimistic
• Medical pot dispensary opening nears
• J.P. DEVINE: A new eye for detail
• Mt. Blue hoops homeless
• Maine reflects solar industry's rapid growth
• Skills gap hurting Maine's employment picture
• Ellsworth becoming a place where people stop and stay
• Remains may be those of missing Maine woman
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Skowhegan, Messalonskee to play for Eastern A title
• Pete Seeger and pals attend NYC protest action
• Kennebunk senior wins A West XC title in record time
• Gov. LePage says business costs must come down
• Libya's new leaders to declare liberation Sunday
• Saudi heir to throne dies at N.Y. hospital
• State denies request for water grant
• Arsenal owner commits to upkeep
• Augusta first to grant tax break for proposed natural gas line
• Maine child among victims of new flu
• REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Readfield hiring foreman
• Activists working to save old marina
• Charter study group on Chelsea ballot
• Police Log
• Kennebunk chef wins Maine Lobster Chef of the Year
• Two fire officials suspended<br>after fireboat accident
• Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions
• Long after NAFTA, 1st Mexican truck enters U.S. interior
• Largest study on cellphones,<br>cancer finds no link
• 3 from NY charged in Lewiston drug bust
• Obama: All troops out of Iraq by Jan. 1
• Man fatally shot in Lebanon
• U.S. saya drone fired on Gadhafi convoy
• Occupy Maine protests outside Bank of America
• Gadhafi body stashed in shopping center freezer
• Owner of NYC 'Occupy' park navigates a dilemma
• Fed threat gets results as Calif. pot shops close
• By the way, the world is supposed to end today
• Lebanon man arrested after 4-hour standoff
• LePage family to hold food drive at Blaine House
• Dead River to sell Maine stores to Circle K
• Child porn charges again for former teacher
• Safeguards with teeth
• Gas pipeline plan pitched to Augusta council
• Judge upholds lottery ticket contract ruling
• PAINKILLER ABUSE: Coordination lack hurting state efforts
• Gas line subject of Farmingdale hearing
• Town hall audience tough on LePage
• Senate may OK trucks using all Maine interstates
• Gardiner officer recognized Sidney man, begins pursuit
• Church opens drop-in center for gays, others
• Police Log
• Union leaders ready for battle
• Senate nearing OK of heavier trucks on all interstates
• Tactical team surrounds home in Lebanon
• 64 Navy sailors to be kicked out for drug use
• Ohio owner of exotic animals was deep in debt
• Kestrel Aviation considering plant in N.H.
• Police seize guns and drugs in Portland raid
• Bowers wind plan appears headed for denial
• Bangor man charged after destroying bathrooms
• With warped vision, Gadhafi maddened Libya, West
• Law enforcement officials get briefing on bath salts
• Maine CDC investigating new swine-origin flu
• Police seek man who robbed Pittsfield pharmacy
• Accident damages Portland fireboat
• Maine father, son plead guilty to Pa. hunting violations
• Libyan officials now confirm Gadhafi's capture
• Maine seeks early education grant
• Teen killed, passengers injured in Greenwood accident
• Maine AFL-CIO holds biennial convention
• LURC reform panel to meets
• Thomaston man to receive medals for WWII service
• State to examine housing group
• Project brings change to apartment complex
• Addicts seeking helpfor drug abuse on rise
• Treatment centers scramble to keep funds
• Waterville council considers natural gas line
• BRIEFS: LURC commission meets in Ashland
• Selectmen cry foul on meter installs
• LePage reaffirms business support
• Heavy rains mean plenty of mushrooms
• Drug use impacts every level, even doctors
• Newest tool now newest drug choice
• KVCC turbine begins turning
• Law professor, mediator win awards for work
• Land use attorney named DEP enforcement chief
• Apple stores closed today for Jobs memorial
• U.S. may one day lead world in robotic boats to track carp
• Maine potato growers happy about Senate vote
• 3 teens charged with breaking dozens of windows
• Maine's channel swimmer sets new record
• Police dog helps track 2 suspects in Baldwin burglary
• Social Security benefits to go up 3.6%
• 1 in 25 adolescents taking antidepressants
• Only wolf, monkey still elude authorites in Ohio
• Four Maine artists win $13,000 fellowships
• More wild mushrooms = bounty, danger
• Augusta considers going solar
• Pain killer junkies fuel rise in violent robberies
• Jails learning how to deal with prescription drug abuse
• Pumpkin Patch Farms and Pumpkin Picking Guide for Maine ME
• State worker says she was demoted for testimony against killing child-protection legislation
• Best buddies, indeed
• Crossing to receive repairs
• Change saves school potatoes
• Report: State lacks guidelines in property sales
• Selectmen hear consultants' pitch
• LePage excludes nonprofit
• BRIEFS
• Bridge project begins
• Occupy Augusta enters Day Three
• TechMaine to shut down
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Winthrop advances
• Collins touts key victory in 'potato wars'
• Maine cooks to compete for $10,000 prize
• DEP staffer's lawsuit claims job retaliation
• Michaud Organizes Meeting with Federal Agencies on Bath Salts
• Truck with equipment for Obama tour stolen in Va.
• Kittery businessman pleads guilty to health care fraud
• Snowe, Geithner clash again on economy
• ICE deports record number of immigrants
• Social Security to hand out first raises since '09
• Summers accused of violating students' voting rights
• Japanese foresters study Maine's sustainability model
• Lowe’s fate stuns some,<br>but analysts do the math
• Police identify Portland man killed in Calif. crash
• Israeli soldier freed in swap for 1,000 prisoners
• Thousands celebrate freed Palestinian prisoners
• Pain pill addiction torments even the most innocent
• Cellphone users may face more radiation risks
• Elementary schools remix back on agenda
• Vote possible this week on potato bill
• Christian group's goals questioned by some
• Town adds 4 new employees
• Drug-affected babies present problems
• Tea Party challenger to Snowe raises $223k
• Town prefers an improved swap shed
• Arson case might involve more suspects
• LePage excludes nonprofits from jobs workshops
• Canadian cited for smoke bomb at Maine border
• It's showdown time in school lunch potato war
• Lowe's shuts stores<br>in Biddeford, Ellsworth
• 'Occupy' protesters set up camp in Augusta
• High school sets bathroom visit limit for students
• Obama seeks votes on jobs, piece by piece
• Occupy Wall Street reaches 1-month mark
• Snowe challenger raises $223K in third quarter
• Saco underage drinking probe leads to pot arrests
• Bath man charged with having a pound of pot
• Painkillers, prescription drugs remain easy to get
• Public to talk exit 113
• Occupy Augusta camp begins
• Braids on the to-do list
• Schools steer students to home on the free-range
• Painkiller addiction stalks teens
• Exchange rates don't favor public schools
• Hobbyists not under radar
• NPR correspondent honored with Lovejoy Award
• Proposal bolsters district changes
• A fresh approach
• Resale shops consigned to success
• $400,000 for grange renovation
• Thousands emerge for Martin Luther King memorial dedication
• Anti-Wall St. movement grows to dozens of cities
• Gifford's Ice Cream takes top award
• Portland walk to fight breast cancer
• Crews battle garage fire in Windham
• Clark claims sixth PASS North title
• It's time for flu vaccines
• Carrabassett Valley Academy launches fundraiser
• Motorcycle rider killed in Durham
• Prescription drug abuse rampant across Maine
• Demand on Augusta food bank soaring
• Aho tries to balance business, environment interests in state
• Maine No. 1 in painkiller addiction? Maybe
• Friends, Episcopal congregations to share place of worship
• Political potatoes: Food for thought
• Paper wins 18 awards
• Suspect in St. Peter slaying has long court history
• Variety of issues spur Saturday protesters
• Rail trail looks to future
• Washington County named ground zero for prescription drug abuse
• Toss another heat alternative onto the fire
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Lawrence holds off Cony
• Madison golfer repeats as Class C state champ
• UMaine wins again in football
• CROSS COUNTRY: Lots of local winners at KVACs
• Hunters can help the hungry
• CROSS COUNTRY: McClintock, Monmouth girls win MVC titles
• Seals washing up dead around New England coasts
• Company's wreath-laying ceremony expands
• Maine ski lodge to be burned for training exercise
• Maine conference aimed at financial exploitation
• Scarborough elm tree coming down today
• Murder charge in missing woman's death
• Medicare Part D enrollment begins early
• Ban on texting while driving has surprise impact
• Union website targets T-Mobile call center
• Village home to fairies, gnomes, toads
• Access road discussions begin anew
• Snowe calls for tax structure overhaul
• POLICE
• Sand contract, stricter building code debated
• Sewage odors solution accepted
• Maine fights overmedication of elderly
• 'It's just devastating'
• Sewage odors solution accepted
• Sand contract, stricter building code debated
• New village home to fairies, gnomes, toads
• Machete attacker appeals conviction, sentence
• Medicare open enrollment earlier than usual this year
• Snowe calls for tax overhaul
• Snowe, Michaud praise EPA for new biomass ruling
• KC bishop arrested for not telling<br>police about priest's child porn
• Mom seeks answers to son's 2006 killing spree
• Dead seal count approaches 100
• State supreme court hears appeal in machete case
• Appeals court halts immigration checks at Ala. schools
• Sen. Collins seeks assessment of Libyan missiles
• I-295 crash injuring 2 caused by fight over cell phone
• Murder suspect arrested in New Gloucester
• Ramirez pleads not guilty to domestic battery
• NYC protesters 'emboldened' by park cleanup delay
• Ancestry.com Comes to MARVEL!
• Gay military personnel ready for 1st convention
• No resolution on who will run Augusta airport next year
• MADISONPipelinecritics, backers turn out
• Portland Press Herald announces 38 layoffs
• Former superintendent of RSU 18 plans to retire
• Graffiti postcard mural appears on Portland wall
• Augusta wants to have say on utility rates
• Symposium focuses on higher education in Maine
• Augusta wants to have say on sewer rates
• Vet's treehouse gift to sons runs afoul of zoning laws
• Wall Street protest in Augusta
• Christy's Country Store gas pumps on again
• Kennebec County Superior Court sentences 7
• Man robs store, flees with cash
• Fundraiser takes on personal meaning for radio host
• Road project draws interest of many firms
• Possible Senate candidate critical of vote by Snowe
• POLICE
• Home invasion leaves woman rattled
• BRIEFS
• Inmate pleads not guilty to murdering another prisoner
• MaineToday Media laying off 38 newspaper employees
• LePage speaks at education symposium
• Elderly Freeport man victim of tree-cutting scam
• Man accused of mailing threats indicted on new charges
• Obama: U.S. to hold Iran accountable in plot
• Senate Republicans offer their own jobs bill
• Downeast prison targeted for possible closing
• Protesters at State House want action on jobs
• Jobs painted as romantic teen in Rolling Stone
• Portland superintendent<br>to retire in June
• Sen. Brown's online message lifted from ex-senator
• Analysis: Obama seeking to run as underdog?
• Protesters suspicious of plan to clean NYC park
• Maine guardsmen head to Middle East
• Billionaire trader gets 11 years in insider probe
• BlackBerry maker says service fully restored
• Airline back flying after crash on Matinicus
• Buffett brings tax fight to supercommittee
• Find Maine Corn Mazes - Get lost in a Maine haunted Halloween corn maze this season!
• Tax panel: No major changes on horizon
• Former Augusta man pleads not guilty in triple slaying
• Comprehensive plan draft reflects residents' hopes for future
• 250 years later, justices still gather in Dresden
• Reports: Epstein, Cubs a done deal
• Airport upkeep part of agenda
• Low water in pond sparks discussion of dam
• Move by mental health care provider approved
• CORRECTION
• Food bank to celebrate its 30th year of service
• Legislative leaders talk successes, civility at Chamber breakfast
• BRIEFS
• Man indicted on charges related to home invasion
• Town weighs adding town manager position
• POLICE
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Skowhegan, Nokomis KVAC champions
• Michaud Statement on Passage of Free Trade Agreements
• Naming of Bulger tipster worries FBI observers
• Man admits helping suspect in Amity slayings
• Herman Cain's sudden surge powered by 9-9-9
• Defense drops claim Jackson swallowed fatal dose
• Boat builder shipping 20 fishing boats to Japan
• Runner disqualified for taking bus during marathon
• Casino supporters turn into foes of new ones
• Hinck blasts Snowe on jobs vote
• Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam<br>can rest easy
• Abandoned puppies baffle Buxton police
• Nigerian pleads guilty to underwear bomb attack
• Stricken man dies at public hearing in Augusta
• Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs
• Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on Southwest border
• Analysis: Clash on economy sets tone for election
• Think tank: UMaine system's payroll up 29%
• Study: Websites fail to protect your data
• Tents up; Wall Street protests alive in Portland
• Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Appoints Maine's First Small Business Advocate
• Exit 113 meeting halted
• No arson charge againstman after Randolph fire
• New boiler praised at groundbreaking ceremony
• Campaign for people's veto ramps up efforts
• Whitefield to honor fireman's life, work
• Madison hoping pipeline can pump in big profits
• Big losses lead to even bigger gains
• Bill may plug vets homes’ shortfall
• Board of Education mulls goals for school year
• Winslow man hospitalized after crash on I-95
• Business claiming city owes it $40,000
• Augusta man sentenced to nine months for theft
• BRIEFS: Vassalboro selectmen to discuss recreation
• Oxford PAC opposes more gaming sites
• BIW worker injured when forklift tire explodes
• Hammond Lumber expands to coastal Maine
• Verso to shut down<br>paper machine at Bucksport
• House OKs funding boost for disabled veterans
• Obama: Jobs bill 'moment of truth' for Senate
• US accuses Iranians of plot to assassinate diplomat
• I-95 snarled by cycle crash in Augusta
• Maine State Prison inmate dies in nursing home
• Wall Street protesters target NYC millionaires
• White House to honor head of Maine legal aid group
• Romney camp claims Christie endorsement
• Haircut assaults expose Amish friction
• Glitch stopped Maine jobless claims
• College of the Atlantic installs new president
• Maine small business advocate announced
• 700 people drop 2 tons in Richmond health program
• Fryeburg Fair attendance down slightly overall
• Group launches 'cut spending' tour in Portland
• Oxford County again ranks as state's unhealthiest
• 230-year-old Bucksport inn up for sale
• Pittsfield call center closes, costing 65 jobs
• 3 indicted in Augusta home invasion
• Hammonds making rounds in RSU 2
• The Red Barn expands into Winslow
• Lawmakers confronting cold reality for pricey icebreakers
• New Gardiner cafe fits business plan
• Early morning fire quickly extinguished
• Crime caper setting may seem familiar
• Waldoboro mom the true star of Saturday Bash
• Drab fall foliage falling flat, late
• For Snowe, fundraising no contest thus far
• Workshop offers different look at obesity
• Winthrop library to get new roof
• Mitt Romney's wife to host Maine fundraiser
• Lewiston casino backers make their pitch
• Congress takes up China, free trade, jobs bills
• Coast Guard rescues sailors in Canadian waters
• 1 million order iPhone 4S in first day
• Police seek witnesses to Shriner go-cart crash
• Few in N.H. paying attention to GOP race
• Cannabis-shaped candy<br>alarms parents, officials
• Snowe's campaign war chest grows to $3.2M
• After 9/11, foreign insects,<br>diseases slipped into U.S.
• Christian mission schooner nears completion
• Maine avg. gas price continues to fall
• Waterville woman facing charges after I-95 chase
• Ellsworth officer saves man from burning car
• Priest resigns after sex abuse suspect leads trip
• Hot Meals Kitchen feeding hungry from B&B, not church
• A bold, new look in downtown Augusta
• Winthrop students to start catching bus earlier
• Unemployed seek protection against job bias
• Cancer-fighting Dempsey Challenge excites with star power
• ON MAINE POLITICS: Numbers don't lie, do they?
• 'The Pink Album' to be unveiled at concert
• Temperance Union is couple's focus
• Temporary handicapped placards now available
• Mushroom foraging: Expert says do it by the book
• 9-year-old girl grows truly great pumpkin
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• UMaine gets its first hockey win
• Germany, France reach agreement on bank sector
• Deadline set for absentee ballots
• Thousands turn out to pedal in the Dempsey Challenge
• McCartney married in London
• 47 couples vie in wife-carrying contest
• Colleges-employers conference slated for Portland
• Cheese makers open their doors to public
• His pain never ends
• State loan guarantees key to natural gas expansion, cheaper electricity
• Area cities struggle with finances
• Lewiston might gamble on casino
• What's with the waving?
• Traffic back to usual on I-95 after crash
• Casinos, harness racing set to go head-to-head in election
• Maine flunks test when it comes to casinos
• BRIEFS
• No AC? No way! His boss has to cool it
• Town may receive waterfront donation
• 'Bath salts' use still growing
• Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dead at 82
• Traffic back to normal on I-95
• Woman arrested after high-speed chase
• Foreign cars, antique planes in Owls Head
• Blackstone draws praise for economic development program
• Maine Antique Bottle and Glass Museum opens eyes
• SNAPSHOT: Truckin’ to funeral
• AT&T: Broadband coverage to expand
• Maine law aiming to eliminate wolf-dog hybrids
• Ex-Augusta man indicted in slaying case
• Dead Poets Society founder visits bards' graves
• KVCC leads way in enrollment boom
• Wilton seeking control of new CMP smart meters
• Hallowell mulls fireworks sales
• Grand jury indicts former state rep in gun incident
• Western Avenue roadwork draws debate
• Farmingdale gas main project may not mean lines for residents
• Maine officials keeping eye on federal crackdown of Calif. pot shops
• Sewage leak closes Gardiner Dunkin' Donuts
• Tanker crash snarls I-95
• Massive ID theft enterprise dismantled in NYC
• Army aviators in high demand on the battlefront
• Blackstone pledges $3M<br>to spur Maine entrepreneurship
• Governor LePage Helps Dedicate Trail to Fallen Presque Isle Marine
• Maine law aims to eliminate wolf hybrids
• Dead poet bus tour on the road today
• I-95 delays persist in Augusta tanker crash
• Officials: Tanker crash taints city water
• School bus driver arrested for child porn indicted
• Murderer charged with killing another murderer
• Tape of Jackson doctor's police interview played
• Portland man killed in Windham crash
• Chemical makers say BPA no longer in sippy cups
• Biddeford woman sentenced to 7 years for arson
• DEP restores director to southern office
• Economy added 103,000 jobs in Sept.
• Terror suspect tried to buy model plane from Maine man
• Panel: Routine prostate test does more harm than good
• Nobel Peace Prize goes to women's rights activists
• Penobscot Island Air suspends flights after fatal crash
• Panel told LURC needs revision, not dismantle
• Industry man pleads not guilty to St. Peter murder
• BRIEFS
• Money is short for replacement of Richmond Library
• West Gardiner man arrested in alleged Richmond tool theft
• FEMA budget means losses to Maine food pantries
• NYC roommates bring style to fighting cancer
• RSU 12 to review building use
• Topless coffee shop site might be covered
• SNAPSHOT: The greatest generation
• Jobs' vision became reality in Maine
• Head Start cuts tabled for now
• School Street Band to finish Belgrade Lakes Oktoberfest
• Outdoor speakers in Augusta stay on, for now
• SNAPSHOT: Taking it to the streets
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Messalonskee defeats Cony, 10-4
• Turnpike predicts holiday traffic about like 2010's
• Maine housing authority releases salary information
• Feds target 16 California pot dispensaries
• Man charged in 1980 slaying appears in court
• 3 appointed to charter school oversight panel
• Hank yanks ESPN football song for good
• Michaud to Lead Debate on Free Trade Agreements Next Week
• Obama cites Westbrook bridge in jobs bill pitch
• Maine food pantries, soup kitchens lose funding
• Prince Harry due in U.S. for combat training
• 30-year mortgage below 4%<br>for first time ever
• Brunswick toddler found drinking near passed-out dad
• Combative Obama jabs at GOP on jobs bill
• Candidates Sought for District Court Vacancies
• White House to host Maine school nutrition directors
• Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign
• Senate moves toward final vote on China currency
• Kids' ER concussion visits up 60 pct over decade
• Former Gov. King: Jobs' death an 'incredible loss'
• DHHS proposes cuts to youth, education, hospitals
• Maine credit unions report growth
• Man drowns in Kennebec River in Bath
• Developer loans racino ballot campaign $780K
• Wozniak on Jobs: "He had the better instincts"
• Jobs and his celebrity: A love-hate relationship
• Apple's Steve Jobs dies, tributes pour in
• Same-day voter registration group raises over $278K
• Former cop pleads guilty to sexual molestation charge
• Nobel Prize in literature goes to Swedish poet
• Richmond Middle/High School sees third bomb threat
• State's top cop: Maine needs only two emergency call centers
• Dems: Tax rich to fund proposal for employment
• Investigators determine Biddeford fire was suicide
• Popular program now based at Buker Community Center
• Friendly's bankruptcy won't close area diners
• Conservative group: Maine elections lack proper safeguards
• College wants lawsuit dismissed
• In the community's own words: What the York River means
• How to voice your opinion on post office closings
• Saco stove seller accused of bilking customers
• Public hearing Friday on pesticides
• Fight continues to keep spuds in schools
• Public invited to Oak Hill High to learn about Rachel's Challenge
• Big votes on city's agenda
• Augusta man who threatened officers sentenced
• Ferrariolo Construction awarded paving contracts
• McKernan company seeks dismissal of federal lawsuit
• Fatal Biddeford fire was suicide
• D.C. event intensifies pro-potato pressure
• Police search for man who scammed 99-year-old
• Westbrook woman pleads guilty to immigration fraud
• India introduces $35 tablet computer for rural poor
• Maine community college enrollment up 4.3%
• Senate Democrats rewrite Obama's jobs bill
• Friendly's files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy
• Think tank faults Maine voter registration system
• Board approves eastern Maine wind project
• Poll: 1 in 3 vets sees Iraq, Afghan wars as wastes
• Knox dad: She's strong, 'but it's been tough time'
• Unions give Wall Street protesters some oomph
• General: Army has a discipline problem
• Pharmacist pleads not guilty to taking kickbacks
• Obama signs bill to keep government running
• Cache of heroin found in Maine State Prison store
• Little Lads popcorn maker expands production
• Deaths of young harbor seals investigated
• Nutting wants to hold line on emergency bills
• Michaud, Snowe delve into trade complications
• City rejects request for information on closed file
• Official: Overcharge on gas not on purpose
• Friends: Slain man begged for police protection
• Big expansion planned for New England Music Camp
• Richmond police get grant for new officer
• Mt. Blue readers get a gift
• Arson result: jail time
• Burglar gets jail; caught by owner
• Group to campaign against gaming questions
• 2 Maine projects get border commission grants
• Bernanke: Recovery close to faltering
• Obama knocks Cantor, prods GOP on jobs bill
• A faster, more powerful iPhone
• NYC East River chopper crash kills 1; 4 rescued
• St. Joseph's College names interim president
• Student voters urged to get driver's license
• Amanda Knox, family head home to Seattle
• 4 airports try lower-hassle screening
• Portland protesters continue to 'occupy'
• 3 win Nobel for showing universe is speeding up
• Down East school employee charged with child porn
• Gas pumps found to be overcharging motorists
• Anti-casino group sets up PAC, targets ballot questions
• Heating oil starts season 84 cents higher than year ago
• Maine board to decide on Down East wind farm
• Christie: 'Now is not my time' for White House bid
• Underwear bomb suspect starts trial with outburst
• Teen killed in crash following football game
• Judge upholds $100K bail for accused arsonist
• Augusta area police: Richmond burn victim stable
• St. Andrew's and St. Leo's up for sale
• Holden Woman Receives Jail Sentence for Stealing More than $400,000
• Norridgewock man awarded Purple Heart
• 65-year-old Standish woman charged in string of fires
• Unified school day for elementaries explored
• Maine schools sliding off ever-steeper curve
• Report: GOP focus on election laws could 'tilt political terrain'
• Minivan driver pleads guilty to being drunk
• Gardiner traffic stop helps solve Cape Elizabeth burglaries
• Paid lunch? No paid lunch? Issue still on Vassalboro table
• Wall Street protest reaches Portland
• Council, school board races set
• New judge chosen by 'unanimous consent'
• Paraplegic skipper lauded for actions
• Newport man charged with growing marijuana
• BRIEFS
• Wall Street protesters dress as zombies
• Conviction overturned, Knox to go free
• Michaud Slams Move to Advance Free Trade Agreements
• Governor's Workshops to Focus on Ways to Improve Business Climate and Assist with Job Creation
• ER doc: Jackson physician never mentioned propofol
• Michaud Advocates for Maine Workers in Wake of BOA Layoff Announcement
• Paraplegic skipper credited in boat tragedy
• Gotten any personal letters lately? Didn't think so
• Navy contracts mean revenue stability for Bath
• Richmond boy in critical condition
• Coalition: Studies support same-day voter registration
• Avg. Maine gasoline price drops 6.2 cents
• Slain soldier's family meets Pentagon officials
• Richmond fire injures boy, 9
• Mitchell says Palestinian UN bid hurts peace
• State officials report some gas stations shorting customers
• Clerks expect few problems with district line moving
• Despite new state law, city may ban fireworks
• DISTRICT COURT
• Portland group helps immigrants gain asylum
• Lawyer will spend 10 days in jail
• District switch creates worries
• POLICE
• Seniors urged to share their wisdom with youth
• Undoing an underwater threat
• Education cuts get review
• Justice returns to historic court
• Homeless veterans find community in 'Huot House'
• BRIEFS
• Greek deficit projected at 8.5 percent of GDP
• Pirates win exhibition finale, 2-0
• Woman hurt in ATV accident in Dover-Foxcroft
• True clinches road racing crown with runner-up finish
• Child injured in Richmond house fire
• Caribou man wins Maine Marathon
• Coastal flooding expected south of Portland today
• Expanded jetport opens to passengers today
• Fryeburg Fair kicks off for 161st year
• Bid for placement with relatives too late
• Maine Marathon runners brave rainy conditions
• MaineGeneral: Care to stay near patients
• 'Prohibition' in Maine set stage for national effort
• A match fated to occur
• Gardiner celebrates the season downtown
• Maine hopes to compost unused drugs
• State budget cutters turn toward the small stuff
• New hospital to bring road changes
• City school board to discuss adding buses
• BRIEFS
• "Absurd' delay in Senate on judicial nominations
• MaineToday tops Web visits
• Jay scholar earns Fulbright; headed for Bhutan
• Farmingdale board to hear gas company proposal
• Auburn to host New England Ghost Conference
• Coast Guard rescues fisherman off Maine coast
• Pirates get five players from Coyotes
• Woman sentenced in mobile home sales thefts
• LePage: Maine targets unemployment fraud
• US general sees end to Libya mission
• Standish woman arrested for arson
• UPDATE: Oxford Plains races postponed until Oct. 15
• Kennedys to mark charity anniversary in Maine
• LePage to attend Big E fair in Massachusetts
• Street fair marks end of NH-Maine bridge
• Funds secured for Biddeford land purchase
• Deaf Culture Festival today on Mackworth Island
• Day in court comes after 31-year wait
• Becoming confident job seekers
• First lady makes stop in Maine, touts president's initiatives
• Couple's legal troubles led to state taking son
• State, union still debating contract
• New billing system passes
• Hallowell sewer rates on rise
• Arsenal neglected
• Arson suspect returned
• Police Log
• After 31 years, victim's family seeks closure
• It's official: Francona's out
• First lady: Election will decide<br>'who we are as a country'
• Jackson Lab planning<br>$1.1B facility at UConn
• 8 employees of Mexican restaurants facing charges
• Medic: Info from Jackson's doctor didn't add up
• Canadian Arctic ice shelves shrink dramatically
• Study: New England beef markets not yet feasible
• Incomes fall for first time<br>in nearly two years
• Obama praises killing of al-Awlaki
• Deaths in recent races prompt triathlon review
• Francona on radar for White Sox?
• Update: Hiker dies after trail rescue
• Calif. man survives for days after car plunges off cliff
• Prominent al-Qaida cleric believed killed in Yemen
• Augusta car dealers dial down noise
• Local pastor placed on leave
• Officials: Merger of departments worthwhile idea
• After Readfield vote, plowing outfit chosen
• Couple fights to regain custody of adopted son
• New terminal, modern look
• State hears 2 options to fix funding system
• Maine: Murky economic outlook
• First lady to visit today
• Schooners paid tribute
• Nonprofit group to expand in China
• Police Log
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Mt. View, Gardiner play to 1-1 tie
• U.S. Capitol police react to Onion hostage satire
• Epstein: Not Francona's fault
• Maine panel gets less-than-rosy economic report
• Popular Gardiner pastor under investigation
• First lady a not-so-secret campaign weapon
• LePage pitches plan to merge departments
• Readfield again votes down works department
• U.S. fugitive killer lived openly in Africa
• Windham councilor dies of apparent suicide
• Governor LePage Announces Plan to Combine Agriculture & Conservation Agencies
• Vt. thanking homebound National Guard units
• New England air quality improved in 2011
• Kennebunkport dedicates Barbara Bush garden
• Teen trying to avoid deer is killed in crash
• CEOs of big companies foresee less hiring
• Medical pot dispensary to open in Hallowell
• Former clerk sues town
• MLB: Red Sox collapse in 9th, season over
• Breakthrough in forensic evidence leads to arrest in unsolved Anson slayiing
• Texas mom to plead guilty in son's NH death
• It's official: Bank to anchor project
• Torresen to be confirmed as new District Court judge
• Selectmen plan two hearings on ordinance
• Speed limit to be 75 mph on 110-mile stretch of I 95
• Autopsy: Sewer gases killed 2 men
• Planning board puts consumer fireworks store request on fast track
• Summer overhaul a breath of fresh air
• BRIEFS
• Statement on Mural
• Next week: 75 mph north of Bangor on I-95
• Autopsies show sewer gas killed<br>workers in Kennebunkport
• Chelsea sued over clerk's deal
• Marijuana dispensary heading to Hallowell
• Cantaloupe illnesses, deaths expected to rise
• LePage: Investor group finalizes purchase of 2 mills
• LePage Administration Completes Sale of Millinocket Mills
• Report: EPA cut corners on climate finding
• 26 states appeal health care law to Supreme Court
• Anson homicide victim's family was <br>still suffering from mystery of unsolved killing
• Man arrested in 31-year-old unsolved Anson homicide
• Quimby buys 11,291 more acres near Baxter
• ICE announces criminal immigrant roundup
• Shutdown averted, but deep differences linger
• Former Searsport teacher sentenced in sex case
• Texas mother to plead guilty in son's death
• Autopsies under way for men found in sewage tank
• Turner man sentenced for cocaine distribution
• Lawmakers approve compromise district map
• Area pair found dead in sewage tank
• Bank, Goodwill planned for former Kennebec Journal site
• Group: GOP leaders used same-day voting
• LePage now says mural content had nothing to do with removal decision
• Legislature increases penalties for 'bath salts' involvement
• Board to hear pipeline officials
• Details sparse on detained immigrants
• Hallowell tax break small step
• Marijuana dispensary picks site in downtown Portland
• 40-year sentence for killings of Maine couple
• 2 men killed in Kennebunkport sewer accident
• Doc's defense: Jackson gave himself fatal dose
• Longtime fugitive U.S. hijacker caught in Portugal
• Senate confirms all of LePage's nominees
• Fla. couple sentenced for mailing oxycodone to Maine
• Michaud Reacts to Passage of Redistricting Plan
• Coalition releases list of Republicans using same-day registration
• Legislature passes re-districting compromise
• More Americans skipping medical care to save money
• Survey: Health insurance costs surge in 2011
• Inspectors dangle from Washington Monument
• Hallowell grants tax break for ice arena
• Racino backers launch ad campaign
• Dog put in quarantine after biting 6-year-old
• Senate poised to confirm LePage nominees
• Legislature set to vote on 'bath salts' bill
• Senate nears vote on U.S. District Court nominee
• Gulp ... Sox lose, tied for wild card
• Report: Truck driver was on phone, speeding before crash
• Director calls this year's Common Ground Country Fair 'one of best ever'
• Collins: Keep potatoes on school menus
• Time Warner Cable urging customers to pick up converter box
• Dead man's sister: He was off medication
• Augusta District Court
• Redistricting deal remains elusive
• Wrong magazine cited
• POLICE
• Man charged in purse-snatching incident
• BRIEFS
• Guide focusing on local farms now available
• Panel takes up borrowing bills
• 2 nominees get endorsement
• Turnpike officials present budget
• Auditors assess DHHS computer system
• $20 million investment comes for Downeaster rail
• VIDEO: Standing up against repeal of clean air protections
• One million additional young adults have coverage because of health care reform
• Maine to get $30 million from health care reform law to provide services for at-risk families
• Maine to receive nearly $1 million to help victims of domestic violence
• Maine panel details health care exchange
• Police: Trucker distracted, speeding before train collision
• Dead Sea Scrolls go online
• Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich
• Living people to appear on US stamps
• On spending, Congress can't agree on easy stuff
• DEP nominee sails through confirmation hearing
• Police probe stabbing in Livermore Falls
• Augusta area police: barbecue goes up in smoke
• Trooper kills Farmingdale man
• Suspect's comments focus of hearing
• Winthrop to welcome two well-known singers
• Portland singer relishes time on TV show
• Towns work to keep up appearances online
• Two vie for council seat
• Legislature returns Tuesday to full plate
• UMA deemed 'military friendly'
• Son of Augusta comes back to lead Kents Hill School
• Sox crumble again, wild-card lead down to 1/2 game
• UPDATE: Police ID Farmingdale shooting suspect
• Bills come back, stun Patriots
• Woman dies after car rolls over in Littleton
• Governor LePage Honors Murder Victims
• Cumberland County Fair's 140th year begins
• Four hurt in two accidents
• Challenge to Maine GOP vote strategy threatened
• Texting while driving ban to start this week
• 2 hikers released from Iranian prison back in the US
• Man from Union electrocuted
• LePage proclaims day of remembrance for murder victims
• Oysters take center stage at today's festival
• Panel: Climate change is real
• Concussions pose serious threats to athletes
• 13 Health care workers recognized
• Herring vote comes Thursday
• Gervais quickly rises through ranks in Augusta
• Benedict Arnold revisited
• Modern look at Colby
• BIW might diversify
• In Maine, gambling is all local
• Sky is literally falling
• Satellite likely in ocean, but may have hit US
• Bangor Daily News to cut jobs
• Police continue to search for clues in Elena Lozada's death
• Lincoln County eligible for post-Irene aid
• Biddeford's annual chalk festival postponed
• Portland police investigate pharmacy robbery
• Benedict Arnold's march events reenacted in Pittston
• Thousands of Mainers walk to end Alzheimer's
• Maine Maritime homecoming this weekend
• Common Ground fair starts today in Unity
• Breast cancer bracelets put kids in hot water
• Collins: A "timeout" on federal regulations would help economy
• 2 MaineGeneral unitspart of nation program
• LePage theme in Calais is familiar
• Woman shot in confrontation was mentally ill
• Fair-going enterpreneurs get younger
• Lost bracelets find MIA soldier's family
• Breaking ground on new hospital
• GOP might push district plan
• Black bear killed in Portland
• BRIEFS: China board to set hearings
• Dealers belatedly protest loudspeaker rule
• Maine can alter No Child Left Behind rules
• Networking event informs about marijuana, health
• Another bomb threat in at Richmond schools
• Credit union robbery yields few new details
• Farmingdale to hold road work meeting
• Industry man pleads innocent to drug trafficking charges
• Police warn of possibly tainted street drugs
• Stocks end on uptick<br>after brutal week of selling
• Police search for clues for missing Lewiston woman
• Palestinians submit UN statehood bid
• Ex-pharmacist for tribe indicted for kickbacks
• Satellite mysteriously slows, Earth strike delayed
• Lost Mainer in NH reaches help with cell phone
• Ammo for new BIW destroyer passes test
• Showdown time: Senate blocks House disaster aid bill
• Physicists wary of junking cosmic speed limit just yet
• U.S. paid $600 million in benefits to dead people
• GOP: We hold trump card to pass redistricting plan
• Neighbor blocks burglar getaway car til cops arrive
• Mount Vernon Avenue re-opened after water main break
• Ex-employee pleads guilty to stealing from credit union
• Texas woman not yet indicted in son's death
• Wind company seeks to collect data in Maine
• Chelsea awards winter plow contract
• Black bear killed in Portland
• Good idea, bad ending for Scout leaders
• Voting system remains concern
• Work starts on new hospital
• New Chelsea School opens to public
• Augusta officials delay decision on bleachers
• Newspaper union inks 4-year agreement
• LePage outlines priorities, lists successes at Kiwanis meeting
• Moose charges out of woods, hits car
• BRIEFS: Black bear sighted in Topsham
• Man sentenced for stabbing dog, threatening wife
• ‘American Pickers’ pays visit to Arundel business
• Waterville restaurant owner released after immigration charges
• Man to pay restitution for several theft offenses
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Oak Hill defeats Maranacook, 2-0
• Man robs Waterville credit union
• U.S. walks out as Iran delivers anti-U.S. speech
• It hasn't been pretty, but Sox<br>still have wild card edge
• Maine home sales rise 15% in August
• Maine officials apologize to tribe over bus boardings
• Obama challenges Boehner, McConnell on home turf
• Michaud Praises Senate Currency Manipulation Bill Introduction
• Computer reconstructs movie scenes from brain scans
• Bail set for owner of Mexican restaurants
• Atom smasher claims faster-than-light particle
• Michaud Praises New Jobs Initiative for Aroostook and Washington Counties
• Work starts on new $312M hospital in Augusta
• FDA phases out inhaler due to environmental impact
• Census: Recession taking toll on young adults
• Houlton postal worker sentenced for drug thefts
• Police chief hurt in collision with moose
• Bangor drug court to close
• Dinner is served. Invasive fish, anyone?
• Brothers arrested by feds in illegal aliens sting
• Police try to identify remains
• Probe finds one case of voting fraud
• Biker dies in wreck
• Perry's Republican rivals working to undercut his character
• Supermarket still in planning stages
• Missing felon faces new charge
• Police: Be wise driving to Common Ground Fair
• Town seeks OK to spend
• Cuts worry some fire officials
• Augusta Staples store to close Friday
• A 9-day stay with a purpose
• 13 more nominees endorsed
• Farmer prepared to defy town
• Police Log
• Briefs
• Armed immigration agents raid Westbrook eatery
• Toddler needed 64 stitches after pit bull attack
• Waterville restaurateur cited for harboring illegals
• Kennebec Journal, union sign labor pact
• U.S. building secret drone bases in Africa, Mideast
• Fed to shift $400B in holdings to boost economy
• Summers reveals voter fraud investigation results
• Michaud Introduces Bill to Create Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness
• Sub arrives at Portsmouth yard for upgrades
• Iran releases 2 Americans jailed as spies
• Obama to U.N.: No shortcut to peace in Middle East
• Armed Services chairman: Cuts could mean draft
• Mother of NH girl separating from husband
• Summers to announce voter fraud investigation results
• Bus driver charged with sex assault on Kittery child
• New Report: Trade Deficit with China Cost Maine 9,545 Jobs
• Maine wardens search lake for missing boater
• Slide show: UNE presents Morton awards to outstanding women
• Mexican worker sues DeCoster for discrimination
• Chief's home at issue
• Protesters take aim at Wall Street
• Casino developers seek Vegas help
• Former YMCA will be leveled
• ‘Worst Road in Maine’ list keeps growing
• 80 of bank’s workers to shift location
• Jobs bill would support thousands of jobs in Maine
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressional leaders to tour Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• Celebrating the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
• Safety agency issues warning to Maine gas pipeline operator
• Collins: First day of ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal ‘historic’
• Police Log
• Six LePage nominees nearing confirmation
• NY beach remains tied to 1996 discovery
• Readfield selectmen to meet tonight
• Sen. Collins, colleagues applaud<br>end of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in military
• Oxford casino chooses Las Vegas partner
• Unprofessional conduct fine upheld against lawyer
• 22 awarded MacArthur 'genius grants'
• Fact check: Are rich taxed less than secretaries?
• Palestinians continue effort to seek UN membership
• Suicide bomber kills former Afghan president
• Toddler recovering after pit bull bite in Windham
• Bill to let bigger rigs on interstates advances
• Maine delegation has mixed reaction to Obama plan
• Poet laureate of Maine chosen to read at DC festival this weekend
• Racino backers launch campaign
• BRIEFS
• Colby students summoned for illegal drinking
• SNAPSHOT: Drumming up support
• SNAPSHOT: Feeding time
• Murder suspect makes first court appearance
• Police: Truck driver at fault in Amtrak Downeaster collision
• Augusta conference addresses 'Depression in the Workplace'
• Transfer station has compost pad
• Police step up watch on Hells Angels
• McGee in negotiations for snow plow contract
• Outdoor speakers at businesses could be silenced
• Pittston man sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault
• Feds reverse decision, award grant to Fort Kent group
• Coast Guard chopper flies mariner to hospital
• Obama endorses ending one day of mail delivery
• Governor Announces Appointments to Task Force on Early Postsecondary Education Opportunities
• Maine Historical executive director stepping down
• EPA fines S. Portland chemical company $151K
• Trucker killed in Amtrak crash may have been on phone
• Obama announces debt plan built on taxing rich
• Racino proponents kick off Yes on 2 campaign
• Death toll for Reno air crash rises to 10
• Pentagon: Ready for gay ban repeal Tuesday
• Netflix spinning off DVD business
• Flu vaccine now widely available in Maine
• Court throws out 17-year Padilla terror sentence
• Avg. Maine gasoline price drops 4.6 cents
• FBI: Violent crime down by 6% last year
• Maine poet laureate to read in D.C.
• Fatal plane crash in Greenville under investigation
• Police: Seat belts saved teens in crash
• LePage to tout natural gas for Maine
• Living off the grid
• Good for the planet; good for his wallet
• Maine salutes veteran submariners
• Selectmen to decide local ballot questions
• DISTRICT COURT
• Dive boat makes work of sheriff's department easier
• Rolling with the economic tide
• Schools find value in single-gender classes
• Reward grows in search for killer
• Nomination fever soon to grip Capitol
• College of the Atlantic gets $1M agriculture grant
• Walk to Cure Diabetes draws Collins, big crowd to Back Cove
• New England general stores hardly general these days
• Busy week for cruise ships
• Pilot recovering from Ultralight crash
• Two injured, two reported missing from Lebanon car accident
• Strong earthquake hits northeastern India
• ACC adds Pittsburgh, Syracuse from Big East
• Maine crews return home after helping in Vermont
• Maine groups getting $1M in grant money
• Suicidal alienation on stage
• Living with demons
• Change to Winthrop begins next monthh
• Casino planners shrug off possible competition
• Penobscot plan may influence dams elsewhere
• Greater Waterville's uunemployment rate dwindling gradually
• Tribe's status influenced river deal
• Unique energy program offers cheaper heat option
• Ask not for whom the mail tolls
• POLICE
• Farmingdale selectmen probe ideas for obtaining grants
• Snowe, Collins wary of Obama jobs program
• Oldest child of late Sen. Ted Kennedy dies
• Police say nine people killed in Reno air crash
• Friends: Pilot in Reno crash was skilled airman
• Maine has highway funding worries too
• Hundreds expected at garlic fest on Mount Desert
• Governor LePage Announces Jobs to Return to Katahdin Region
• LePage touts job creation in weekly radio address
• Noise-reduction standards for wind turbines get OK’d
• Coast Guard searching Casco Bay after 'mayday' call
• Church mortgage goes up in flames
• Clinical trials may offer answers
• Kalikow announces resignation from UMF
• City officials open to pipeline deal
• Employees, residents debate personnel policy
• Group promoting underutilized fish
• Mainer to compete in 'The Sing Off'
• ATVs not welcome on latest section of Eastern Trail
• Michaud wants US footwear for soldiers
• Bomb scare labeled 'Bad student prank'
• Contractor declines to sue town
• Cemetery moving out of Funtown shadow
• Registration open for Augusta's Buddy Walk
• Lawyer wants GMAC to be found in contempt
• Open house marks debut of new Maine Preservation home
• Man injured, car catches fire in Raymond accident
• If you're feeling poorer, that's because you are
• Washington County Next Stop for Capitol
• Remains in Southwest Harbor likely those of missing man
• Auburn man sentenced for bankruptcy fraud
• Michaud Introduces Bill Clarifying American-made Footwear for Servicemembers
• Michaud Praises Major New Small Business Lending Initiative
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Waterville at Gardiner live tonight
• Maine unemployment rate dips to 7.6 percent
• BEP approves lower turbine noise standards
• Maine getting $13M for small business loans
• Grandparents with webcam<br>latest online stars
• Police end four-hour standoff in Whitefield
• Spy satellite chief's blunt talk is an eye-opener
• White House wary of Solyndra re-election effects
• Obama signs 1st major patent law change since '52
• US ramps up weapons search in Libya
• Governor Announces Funds to Help Spur Job Growth
• Clinton officers accused of unnecessary force
• Tractor-trailor crushes dump truck cab, killing driver
• Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for Maine ME
• Panel cuts teacher salary supplements
• Victims advocate retires
• LePage wants to toughen new law on bath salts
• US disaster aid headed to Maine
• Downtown bathrooms, Cony bleachers split council
• Work begins to save same-day registration
• They rail against funds, but don't mind campaigning with those who benefit
• Report shows need for tech workers
• BRIEFS
• Legal dispute delays permit validity
• Wayne honors long-time editor
• Board votes to suspend DiMasi pension
• Hands-on program shows texting dangers
• Latest contracts could be worth $2B
• Chelsea officials trying to lower cost of plowing
• Maine getting major grant to help low-income families eat healthy food
• VIDEO: Congressional committee holds hearing on Chellie's bill to consider York River for special designation
• Navy signs $2B in contracts for BIW destroyers
• Drunk driver interrupts Bath police fitness session
• Investor group poised to buy closed mills
• Military Issues Highlighted by the First Lady at Lewiston Forum
• LePage bill elevates penalties for bath salts
• Caribou High teacher named state's top instructor
• Marine receives Medal of Honor
• Six cruise ships to call in Portland next week
• US Supreme Court asked to halt Texas execution
• Anthony told to pay almost $100K for investigation
• Cars slip and slide on Winthrop oil spill
• FDA disputes TV doc's warning of apple juice risk
• Consumer prices, unemployment claims rise
• Michaud Praises Orono Middle School for National Recognition
• Michaud Rolls Out Small Business Plan
• NH Gov. Lynch won't seek re-election
• Former Mass. trooper convicted of Kittery rape
• Budget-cutting panel continues quest for $25M
• Augusta area police
• Maine Indians upset over bingo bus inspection
• 2 Bates students stranded on island, rescued
• Marine hero to receive Medal of Honor today
• Rogue trader loses $2 billion for UBS
• Sidney farmer faces animal trespassing charge
• State to help develop science standards
• Residency rule may be altered
• Share Your York River Stories
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announces disaster declaration for Maine
• Many get blame in oil spill report
• Madison offers competing pipeline plan
• Readfield division stays persistent
• Chelsea plowing focus of lawsuit
• Accident on Mt. Blue campus hurts man
• Windsor family lost everything
• Trailer arson ends in guilty plea
• Accused pharmacy robber facing two felony charges
• MaineCare claims up this year, threatening budget
• Police Log
• Sox collapse in 8th, lose 5-4
• Portland's megaberth, Pier II, opens
• Tea party candidate challenges Snowe to debate
• Justice Ginsburg slides to safety off airplane
• UMaine announces business plan competition
• Report: BP ultimately responsible
• Maine to lead effort to raise science standards
• Future NASA rocket to be most powerful ever built
• Ban proposed on e-cigarettes on planes
• SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record
• House probing $528M loan to failed solar company
• Poll finds near-split in US over legal gay marriage
• Windsor voters OK $30,000 for transfer station
• Three Maine Libraries Awarded Project Compass Scholarships to NELA Conference
• Augusta schools check new hires tonight
• Governor LePage Selects Nearly 100 Appointments to Boards and Commissions
• Maine State Employees Combined Charitable Appeal Launches 32nd Season of Remarkable Generosity
• Augusta area police
• President Approves Three-County Disaster Request
• T-Mobile workers allege firings in recent months
• Water main workers find 1840s gravestones
• Ralph Nader appeal goes to Maine supreme court
• Man charged in Mass. murders has local past
• Hallowell joins suit against sewer utility
• State legislator accused in gun incident resigns
• Lithgow Library sale set
• Three tenants left homeless after blaze levels house in Windsor
• Conservatives’ poll: End same-day registration
• President's jobs bill would support thousands of jobs in Maine
• US 201/Maine Avenue expected open today
• Winthrop seniors face conflicting measures
• Disaster declared for Irene-damaged Maine counties
• Litchfield man arrested in child porn case
• Police Log
• Litchfield offender charged with possessing child pornography
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Gardiner nips Waterville, 1-0
• U.S. Route 201 expected to reopen tonight
• 12.5% of Mainers live in poverty, Census says
• Armrest wars: Flights fuller than ever
• Former BIW worker pleads guilty to copper theft
• BIW lays off 44 salaried workers
• Poll: Majority support repealing same-day registration
• Ramirez out of jail after battery charge
• First responder video filmed on Maine Turnpike
• Towns in final talks to restart mills
• 9.4 percent of Mainers lack health coverage
• Obama's jobs plan complicates task of debt panel
• Taliban attack US Embassy, other Kabul buildings
• Wintle resigns House seat
• Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6
• Young sisters injured in Belgrade crash
• Op-Ed from Governor's Chief of Staff
• Time Warner launches network for doctors, patients
• New 9/11 memorial opens to public in New York City
• BRIEFS
• Path clear for replacing old building with new
• Bankruptcy protection case tossed
• Dropped in-state routes may fly
• Report offers ideas, but few surprises
• T-Mobile challenged about job creation
• US 201 work strangling business
• Pair held in Manchester home invasion
• Proposal for Ice Arena moves forward
• Atlantic salmon recovery efforts in Maine to get federal assistance
• Maine airports to receive over $15 million in federal investment
• Brunswick Naval Air Station redevelopment to receive $1.7 million investment
• Maine to receive over $1 million to prevent violence against women
• As Congress returns to Washington, Pingree calls for focus on economy
• Maine to get over $5 million for clean energy research
• Statement on President's speech to Congress
• Marking 9/11
• Woman gets 30 days for embezzling license fees
• Monroe man charged with growing pot
• Obama: Tax rich to pay for jobs bill
• Rivals plan to press Perry on Social Security
• 9/11 plaza in NYC<br>opens to public
• Motorcyclist crashes trying to avoid an animal in Litchfield
• Armed Services chairman criticizes Obama policies
• Pentagon puts 4 troops on ground in Libya
• Michaud Praises VA for Agreeing to Continue Bingham Mobile Clinic
• Augusta planners to consider apartments
• Drug raid finds homeowner hiding under clothes pile
• Two men charged with home invasion, robberies
• Upset homeless man smashes $10,000 EKG
• New Gloucester man indicted in dual murder
• Bank of America will cut 30,000 jobs
• Cape Air may start Bar Harbor, Presque Isle service
• Obama to send jobs bill to Congress today
• Book-loving couple married in library
• Gardiner nomination papers due today
• Maine avg. gas prices drop slightly
• Search ends for man swept off Monhegan
• A never-ending salute
• Woman hurt during toy run
• Leaders of faith talk of peace
• Student-teacher ratios growing
• Duo works fort site ahead of bulldozer
• Family honors son in cancer walk
• Sports biography unravels war travesty
• Sides agree: Homeless voters OK
• Waterville police chief wants big dogs kept away from children
• Inspiration shared at TED event
• 1,600 participate in Race For The Cure
• Turnpike, NH officials consider Piscataqua bridge traffic
• LePage, hundreds of others joint Freeport Flag Ladies
• Portland remembers 9/11 with poignant procession
• Man detained at KC airport with suspicious items
• Secret Service probes Facebook threat
• Breast cancer benefit race draws 1,600
• Greece announces new property tax
• High-profile flag-wavers join Freeport flag ladies
• LePage orders flags half-staff today
• LePage proclaims today is Apple Sunday in Maine
• Fall foliage website to open this week
• NYC ceremony marking Sept. 11 anniversary begins
• Bowdoin preserves rare Arctic exploration film
• KJ: "we remember" September 11, 2001
• Parade, service expose emotions
• Cancer survivors share stories, hope
• Funding flow slowing
• Officials worry funding drop will make jobs harder
• J.P. DEVINE: Some have gone and some remain
• New chief says balance is the key for man, animals
• Police Log
• UMaine falls short at Pitt
• Search continues for man swept into ocean
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Skowhegan defeats Messalonskee, 3-2 in OT
• Biddeford shows support for Jackman family
• JetPort moving past 9/11 notoriety
• Bush lays wreath at Pentagon in 9/11 remembrance
• Litchfield fair ending this weekend
• Maine triathlon draws 800 athletes
• 10 years on, Freeport flag ladies still waving
• LePage: More trades training needed in Maine
• Elsie Viles challenges Lithgow backers with $500K donation
• Office space volunteered for VA clinic
• PUC deals available on phones for needy
• Majority 'uncancels' meeting
• Ground broken for firefighters memorial
• Hallowell group urges lawsuit about sewer rates
• LePage names Aho at DEP
• 3rd public works option to go on Readfield ballot
• Boys on bikes linked to 25 burglaries
• A decade after 9/11, time to heal
• State unsure whether 'zapper' programs in use to shortchange taxes
• Club promotes responsible dog ownership
• 19 used hotel address to vote Election Day
• Power restored after outages in southern Maine
• Coast Guard searching for man off Monhegan
• Governor LePage Requests Major Disaster Declaration
• Report: Marine Resources Dept. needs restructuring
• Pa. flood mark revised; levees in 'extreme stress'
• Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat
• Governor LePage Announces DMR Report Complete and Available for Public Review
• LePage orders lowering of flags on 9/11
• Governor Lifts Disaster Declaration
• Dow finishes week with 304-point plunge
• Governor Selects Acting Commissioner Aho for Permanent Role as Agency Head
• Governor Announces Superintendent to Bureau of Insurance Nominee
• Bomb scare empties Gray-New Gloucester High
• LePage: Make acting DEP chief permanent
• Police: Howland man decapitates himself with cable
• Obama promotes jobs plan on GOP turf
• GOP leader lodges concern over 2004 voter registrations
• 5 boys charged with burglarizing 25 lakeside homes
• LePage lifts disaster declaration
• LePage names acting insurance chief to be permanent
• LePage: Not enough skilled workers
• Obama tax cut would boost typical pay by $1,500
• Freeport flag ladies still waving 10 years later
• ATV club seeks to repair trails ravaged by Irene
• Downeaster fatal truck accident lawsuit
• Inmates sue, claiming padlock beatings
• Ninth edition set for this weekend
• Wales burglary, assault proved to be a hoax
• Obama requests $450B for jobs, tax cuts
• Congressional delegation mixed in reaction to Obama's speech
• Same day voting question approved for November ballot
• People's veto efforts in Maine go back more than a century
• 'Squaw' erased from all Maine public place names
• Mom's persistence brings school fence
• Overhauled Head of Falls hosts two festivals this weekend
• Arson suspect may act as his own co-counsel
• Farmingdale planning board to discuss fireworks ordinance
• United Way fundraiser features cool cars, great food
• Real estate issues top Gardiner agenda
• BRIEFS
• City rejects longer airport deal with state
• Police: Wales man made up story of burglary
• FairPoint to lay off 130 in Maine
• Voter rights referendum cleared for Nov. ballot
• 100,000 evacuate as flood waters rise
• South Portland councilors to get iPads
• Woman pleads not guilty to killing husband
• Texas has hottest June-August on U.S. record
• Audio files reveal 9/11 air traffic horror
• Federal court tosses lawsuits over health reform
• In Sweden, curious case of moose in tree
• Half of Auburn kindergartners get iPads
• Analysis: GOP debate raises jobs pressure on Obama
• More people apply for unemployment benefits
• Man reportedly assaulted stopping burglary of home
• LePage urges businesses to join fight against. domestic violence
• Litchfield Fair booster Bonin dead at 82
• Old-style apples saving orchards
• Obama faces tough dilemma in creating jobs
• $1 million grant to aid victims
• Gray's cop makes pinch on first day
• After vandals ruin fundraiser pumpkins, others step in to help
• CORRECTION
• Kirstie Alley's Isleboro home up for sale
• Bikers annual toy run is Sunday
• Renovations start at Franco-Americans' 'Ellis Island
• Goodnight Irene, bridges reopen
• Lawmakers grapple with tax cut issues
• United Way campaign starts strong
• LePage helps launch effort against domestic violence
• Governor LePage Leads Businesses Owners and State Government to Address Issues of Domestic Violence in the Workplace
• Police investigating Wales home invasion
• Historic Lewiston-Auburn depot to be renovated
• Court says no to rehearing in PAC reporting case
• Shocker: Power demand from US homes is falling
• Analysis: Is getting back to even on jobs possible?
• Owner of Rumford paper mill files for Chapter 11
• Michaud Reacts to NewPage Announcement
• Russian jet crash kills 43, many top hockey stars
• Lee's remnants bring fresh flood worries to East
• Pentagon ups threat level at bases ahead of 9/11
• Quimby foundation acquires 965 more acres
• Sen. Collins maps next move in potato war
• Man charged with stealing 1,000 gallons of fuel
• Town has no water after resevoir empties
• Maine ready to help neighbors in Vermont
• Maine Green Energy Alliance official: Errors made
• USPS teeters on 'brink of default'
• DA wants suspect put away
• RSU 18 voters approve biomass plant
• Farmington elementary school opens its doors
• Defense: DNA in coffee shop fire not client’s
• Plowing contract faces scrutiny
• Chelsea residents to see property tax increase
• Man faces jail for filling deceased woman's prescription
• China residents weigh in on comprehensive plan draft
• BRIEFS: Katz, Cotta to hold China public forum
• HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Lawrence, Messalonskee play to 0-0 tie
• Turnpike traffic up for Labor Day weekend
• Woman found dead in submerged car in Lamoine
• Maine getting $1M federal grant to fix roads, bridges
• Convoys of Gadhafi loyalists flee Libya
• Stocks fall sharply as Europe worries deepen
• Poll: OK to trade some freedoms to fight terrorism
• Winthrop home damaged by fire
• Maine DOT crews depart to help Vermont
• Lawmakers question Maine energy alliance head
• Coast Guard rescues man whose kayak overturned
• LePage declares hunger month in Maine
• Deadline near for voter registration question
• Avg Maine gasoline price rises 3.6 cents
• Logging truck kills horse, rolls over
• Big contracts are next step for natural gas pipeline
• Man arrested for indecent conduct at adult store
• Private well? Experts urge testing for toxics
• Lithgow Library has a day
• DEP says dredging of Kennebec did no damage
• Mutton bustin' for kids is new
• Maine's among leaders
• Irene dampens revenue, but not attendance
• NAMI Maine schedules art, jewelry auction
• Man to get out of hospital after Anson crash
• Planned closure upsets some
• Police Log
• Unionists gather on Labor Day
• Richmond HS hosts top court
• Sea Dogs end season with a loss
• UMaine will use $3 million to study windmills
• Permanent post-Irene road fixes may have to wait
• Maine's newest high school opens Tuesday
• Pakistan arrests top al-Qaida operative
• More than 39,000 still lack power after Irene
• Mainers celebrating Labor Day
• Hurricane Katia could affect East Coast
• Study finds strong link between arsenic levels, children's intellectual development
• Tent dweller elicits neighbor concerns
• LePage supports new state agency
• Families walk, remember loved ones
• ON MAINE POLITICS: Important November votes set
• Boy's 9/11 birth recalled
• The Stone Camp among Wayne home tours
• Maine groups raise funds for East Africa drought
• Canadians pump up summer tourism
• Waterville hosts state firefighters convention
• Dogs lose, will finish with franchise-worst record
• Cornstalks transform Hadlock into field of dreams for Sea Dogs
• Obama pledges federal help for Irene recovery
• Massachusetts man hurt in ATV accident in Maine
• Maine court to hear appeal in suit against priest
• Man arrested in Beech Ridge Motor Speedway break-ins
• Deadly Turner car crash under investigation
• Maine takes a breather from bonds, not so in towns
• College scholarship program hits milestone
• Maine Maritime training ship skipper appointed
• Man killed in Mars Hill collision
• High amounts of arsenic found in region’s wells
• Change comes: It's fall
• Women flock to compete in pan-throwing contest
• Fair to join global rally
• Irene raises bridge concerns
• A lot to sample at brew festival
• MaineToday Media launches new company in digital media
• New Balance shares pride, anxiety
• Woman in crash still in intensive care
• POLICE
• Keeping cottontails happy
• Budget politics cloud future of heating aid
• LePage keeps schedule out of view
• Bruins' goalie brings Stanley Cup to Vermont
• Inaugural brew fest underway
• Maine study finds unhealthful foods pervasive
• Police: Auburn man shot in buttocks
• Maine museum holds vintage motorcycle show
• Weekly radio address: LePage touts teacher development program
• Laid-off workers qualify for aid
• Image of ATVs boosted in Irene's wake
• Immediate road woes in Vermont easing
• 9/11 memorial to feature steel from Twin Towers
• Woman hurt in crash
• Town passes CMP plans
• Augusta to make repairs
• More housing suggested at Togus medical center
• Delegation from Japan to visit Maine
• Copper thieves strike
• 2 men died after plane ran out of fuel
• Flood damage from Irene threatens leaf-peeping in Vt.
• BRIEFS
• LePage cancels trade mission to S. America
• 200 from Maine Guard to help Vt. recovery
• Feds sue biggest US banks over risky mortgages
• Lee heads for land; Katia hurricane again
• Governor LePage to Forgo South American Trade Mission; Focus on Budgetary Priorities
• Racino question to top Nov. 8 referendum ballot
• Tidal power firm seeks pilot project license
• U.S. hiring dries up in August
• Fatal plane crash blamed on running out of gas
• Governor LePage Supports Vermont's Request for Military Assistance
• Police still investigating voter database breach
• Obama halts controversial EPA regulation
• Thief steals $3,000 intended for victims of tsunami
• Pit bull thefts raise fears of dog fighting ring
• Seafood companies travel to China on trade mission
• Holmes accepts new role
• United Way set to launch new campaign
• Swan seeks suppression of statements
• Police searching for robber of Bangor Street store
• US 201 section to close both ways
• Iraq war veteran thanks Erskine students
• Destroyer to sea
• China seeks grant for land purchase
• BRIEFS
• Thousands of Mainers still without Internet and electricity
• Vt. recovery makes headway, but woes remain
• Gasoline prices close to U.S. record for Labor Day
• Irene cleanup continues as eyes turn to Katia
• Newest Navy destroyer sails away from BIW
• Augusta police investigate second robbery this week
• US counterterror chief: Al-Qaida on the ropes
• White House creates website for online petitions
• Infrastructure bank could be part of jobs package
• Judge hears convicted killer's DNA request
• Maine, NH, Vt. get poor marks for rural roads
• Augusta area police: Woman charged with assaulting ex-beau
• Old Town raid leads to arrests for bath salts
• Human remains found in Southwest Harbor
• Almanac: Winter to be wet and stormy
• Children, parents alike transition back to school
• US aims to stop AT&T attempt to buy T-Mobile
• AT&T: No job cuts on horizon
• Tourism not expected to fall after Irene
• WikiLeaks: US troops killed Iraqi civilians
• Irene aftermath: School openings delayed
• Irene aftermath: Temporary Route 27 bridges to open
• Augusta council to debate $2.2M in bonds
• 5 environmental groups want to block crude oil pipeline plan
• Faulty vent likely contributed to Raymond deaths
• Irene means no rooms at the inn for Canadians
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• RSU 18 speaker backs teaching revamp
• Time Warner's cable and internet service back online
• Couple who died from CO poisoning identified
• Boehner to Obama: Address Congress Sept. 8 instead
• East Coast struggling to recover from Irene
• 2 York County judges nominated to Superior Court
• Maine group raises concerns about tar sands oil
• Ports in the Storm: Libraries Busy Helping People
• Documentary: Last-minute doubts on bin Laden raid
• Governor LePage Announces Judicial Nominees
• Feds sue to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
• Republicans may push own redistricting plan
• Raymond offering $500 reward to nab tree-cutter
• Lewiston call center to add 200 jobs
• Canadian family turned away at inn, taken in by local man
• In western Maine, waiting to do the 'lights on' dance ...
• Generator fumes kill two people, sicken six in Maine
• Cursing jogger gets his day in court
• Bear hunting season kicks off in Maine
• Augusta Firefighters 9/11 Memorial 5K
• Redistricting panel has party-line vote
• Collapsed bridge was scheduled to receive fixes
• Many county residents still in the dark
• Boy suffers broken leg after being hit by car
• State, equity firm make deal for closed mills
• Lockerbie passenger’s uncle hasn’t forgotten
• Bowen: Teachers’ task ‘largely impossible’
• Resource center grand opening set for Friday
• Katz asks: An audit's done; then what?
• Former top drug prosecutor can't practice law
• Briefs
• Police Log
• Airlifts take food, water to cut-off Vt. towns
• Restoring Power Remains Governor's Top Priority
• Saint Joseph's College president resigns
• Governor LePage Announces Purchase Agreement for Katahdin Region Mills
• 88,000 still lack power; road crews make progress
• Raymond couple likely died of CO poisoning
• Conviction vacated for ex-leader of biker gang
• Portsmouth firm to buy mills in the Millinockets
• Panel narrowly votes for Democratic redistricting plan
• Federal disaster fund running out of money
• Hunt for Gadhafi: Saddam all over again?
• CMP: 135,000 lacking power
• Outages close Litchfield Town Office
• Gadhafi's wife, 3 children flee to Algeria
• Blast at Wyo. oil production site kills 3 workers
• Recent murders prompt domestic violence bill
• UPDATE: Kennebec River to 21 feet
• Only 10 transfer to Hussey
• CMP: 135,000 lacking power
• Trucker dodges disaster as bridges collapse
• Democrats, environmentalists say LURC review panel stacked with foes
• Redistricting panel to vote
• Farmington selectman in line to lead municipal group
• Augusta sees second robbery in less than a week
• Treehouse removed near Sheepscot Lake
• Pastor's path goes from kitchen to pulpit and back home again
• Fair hopes crowds will make up for delay
• LePage viewing storm damage in Carrabassett Valley
• Democrats submit 3rd redistricting proposal
• Governor Surveys Storm Damage in Western Maine
• Land use study panel appointments draw fire
• CMP: 137,000 still without power
• UPDATE: Sugarloaf says resort is now reachable by detour
• UPDATE: Kennebec River to 21 feet
• Windjammer festival won't include Navy frigate
• Falling tree and utility pole miss one lucky deputy
• Mainers worried about health care, survey shows
• Folk festival acts stuck in Maine give concert
• Former Bowdoin President Greason dies
• Acadia reopens roads, campgrounds
• Police investigate Augusta robbery
• Irene update: Kennebec River to 17 feet tonight
• Maine emergency officials assess Irene's wake
• Maine average gasoline price rises 1.5 cent
• Governor to Assess Damage from Storm Impact
• World markets rise after Fed chief's speech
• Pittsfield man dies after Palmyra crash
• Goodbye spiny dogfish til next year
• It's back to school at Maine universities
• Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive, but no monster
• 178,000 CMP customers without power courtesy of Irene
• Lower-income students closing achievment gaps
• Net poses dangers for star-struck
• Family waits on help
• Cushing to lead panel
• Irene weakens, but death toll climbs to 18
• Program in funds crunch
• Sculpting creatures
• Sailors ready take on world in next effort
• Moscow may leave SAD 13 over taxes
• Trees come crashing down
• More than 115,000 customers currently without power
• New York Stock Exchange ready for trading Monday
• 16 stay night at Portland shelter
• All Jetport flights canceled for today
• South Portland motorists encouraged to avoid Broadway today
• Maine businesses cash in on storm
• Maine man charged after crashing watercraft
• Irene loses hurricane strength, hits Coney Island
• Kennebec River dredging under fire
• Maine Democrats to hold annual Muskie Lobster Bake
• All of Maine now under tropical storm warning
• Lepage warns about big winds, heavy rain
• Comedy king takes a bow
• Flight enthusiasts flock to air show
• Fall summit will target prescription drug abuse
• Crash seriously injures Pittsfield man
• Competitive home energy rates getting boost from new start-up
• BRIEFS
• Maine's newest retiree brings scorn from Hollywood
• Historic low interest rates starting to pinch savers
• Groups prepare to open hurricane shelters
• Irene expected in Maine Sunday night
• Old Port preps for Irene
• Most airlines cancel Jetport flights through Sunday
• LePage: 'Take precautions now'
• Former president to ride out storm in Kennebunkport
• US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan
• Governor and MEMA Officials to Hold Media Briefing on Hurricane Irene
• Hurricane shelter to open tonight, no evacuations ordered
• UMaine reschedules field hockey game
• 3 Maine airports awarded $22 million in grants
• Hurricane Irene continues north toward New England
• 'Bama beauty rejects Mainer
• Local movie to be shown tonight
• Air show cancelled for Sunday
• Windsor Fair early victim of Irene
• Rare collection of newspapers sold at auction
• Scouts help dogs find their way
• Beating cancer twice puts it all in perspective
• Aeronautics firms run under radar at annual air show
• Marijuana dispenser gains OK from state
• UMA leader cites power of inspiration
• BRIEFS
• RSD 9 postpones first day of school
• Scarborough group aids Libya
• Truck driver helps avoid serious accident
• Fed threat leads to asbestos cleanup at Wilton work site
• City outdoor smoking regulations nearer
• Suspect in assault served time for rape
• All agency rules now need LePage approval
• Agency honors 7 on 25th anniversary
• Dresden fire blamed on child
• Update: Tropical storm conditions spreading into North Carolina
• Ladd, Nagy win at Laliberte Invitational
• State closing parks, beaches and warning campers
• Obama ending vacation due to Irene
• UMaine women's soccer game canceled
• Irene postpones Windsor Fair
• Acadia closing campgrounds Sunday morning
• UMaine hockey team to play UNH at Fenway Jan. 7
• Jackson Lab names new president and CEO
• GOP presidential candidate to speak in Freeport
• State OKs financing for largest pot dispensary
• Bernanke: No new steps to boost economy
• Man pleads not guilty to murder, hiding body in basement
• UN headquarters in Nigeria bombed
• Hunt under way for details of mysterious plane crash
• Mainers advised to start preparing
• Dangerous storm targets East Coast
• Pine State buys Associated Grocers property
• Key step in changing teacher evaluation methods
• Selectmen choose firm for Windsor Road project
• LePage wants benefits fraud crackdown
• City approves sewage clean-up
• Federal funds come for airport safety project
• Green college dorm ready for students
• Crash kills 2, injures 1
• No leads on robbery suspect
• Jock Stream bridge set to open today
• Recall election changes near finish
• Two dozen protest wind farm
• Book chain to lease two Borders stores in Maine
• UPDATE: Man arrested following Winslow standoff
• Islesboro OKs deer hunt to stop Lyme disease
• Irene is 'going to be a mess'
• Mainers told to prepare for oncoming storm
• Stephen King e-book 'Mile 81' coming Sept. 1
• Maine expected to get heavy rains, high winds
• Fairfield auctioneer sells rare newspapers for $345,000
• Intense battles erupt over Gadhafi stronghold
• NJ governor urges shore visitors to evacuate
• Couple charged in New Gloucester robbery
• Bromance? Fist bump? Look them up in the dictionary
• Uncertain weather prompts air show ticket offer
• LePage administration makes more changes at DHHS
• Navy orders ships to move out of Irene's path
• Fla. man wanted in investor scam arrested in Camden
• Augusta area police log
• Census Bureau: Maine's divorce rate one of the highest
• No apparent rush to switch schools
• Maine prepares while powerful storm advances
• Hallowell mayor's promise on fire review unlikely to be kept
• Kennebec County jobless rates falls
• LePage asking for detailed budgets
• Septic system creates stink
• Family not forgotten
• First day not set
• Hurricane Irene updates and resources
• BRIEFS
• Federal inmate pleads guilty to 4 offenses in superior court
• Grain starts to come back in Maine, New England
• To stay or go? Officials ponder<br>Irene evacuations
• Women killed in Boothbay crash identified
• Maine voter registration database breached
• Maine to get about $11M in homeland security grants
• LePage launches 'zero-base' budgeting
• Libyan rebels hunt Gadhafi, try to secure capital
• Search for hidden damage after quake
• Manchester man flown from Augusta crash
• 9/11 families meeting with Holder on phone hacking
• Yellow ribbons to stay on Alfred village green
• Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake
• At least 4 aftershocks registered after Va quake
• Islesboro votes on deer kill to combat Lyme disease
• Balloon fire caused by faulty valve
• Child porn charge against ex-teacher dropped
• Maine to inaugurate zero-based budgeting
• Maine, Vermont growing wheat again
• Back to School for Augusta - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Earthquake surprises East Coast
• Burney says it’s time to relax
• Fire destroys Dresden home
• Rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power
• Two people dead, one injured in Boothbay crash
• Rancor about redistricting plans continues
• Rosenthal to run Fayette/Winthrop consolidated school district
• Unity College receives $10 million gift
• Augusta man arrested in alleged hammer assault
• Still no definitive answer about PWD
• Log-laden truck runs into store
• BRIEFS: FAME awarded college access grant
• New Balance workers urge military to buy American
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree disappointed with proposed cuts to heating assistance
• Standing up for Topsham Commissary
• Customers, employees foil Portland bank robbery
• New leaf-peeping app from Yankee magazine
• Governor Leads Zero-Based Budgeting Sessions
• Belfast man fleeing police dies in Hampden crash
• 5.9 quake rocks D.C. area,<br>tremors felt in New England
• Virginia quake felt across southern Maine
• Courts let DA drop sex case, Strauss-Kahn free
• Stephen King creates left-leaning talk show
• FEMA chief: Irene could affect entire East Coast
• Rebels storm Gadhafi's compound
• Redistricting hearing opens at State House
• Judge ends case of veteran who made threat on jet
• Hurricane Irene marks first big US threat in years
• Bristol man's kidnapping trial postponed
• Drug suspect's fingerprints thwart fake identity attempt
• Housing manufacturer cites mortgage crunch
• Dead whale prompts Acadia beach restriction
• Augusta bank robbery suspect sought
• Gadhafi still absent in Libya
• State clears ‘green’ group
• Elementary choice for parents looms
• Fight over sex offender list continues
• Broadband access for disabled focus of industry forum
• Unenrolled Maine voter files lawsuit
• Gardiner man dies after motorcycle crash in Vienna
• Elderly accident victim still in hospital
• Trails on historic Dresden property planned
• Local heating oil company agrees to pay fine
• POLICE: Woman crashes pickup into stream
• BRIEFS: Lithgow Library sale location changed
• Man arrested after injuring self in dispute
• Mexico man gets 40 years for Rumford killings
• Office worker sentenced for health care fraud
• Waldoboro man rides on top of train for 45 miles
• On third try, Westbrook swimmer<br>makes it across English Channel
• Gadhafi's regime teeters on collapse in Libya
• Ex-UMaine president to lead Conn. oversight board
• Gardiner man dies after motorcycle crash
• UNE to open dental school in 2013
• Prosecutors seek to dismiss Strauss-Kahn charges
• Maine oil firm to pay $50K for EPA violations
• Obama says 'rule is over' for Libya's Gadhafi
• Avg. Maine gasoline price drops a half-cent
• Robber holds up bank near State House
• Report: Energy alliance lacked financial oversight
• Dartmouth to lead genetic research in region
• Draft bath salts bill to be ready this week
• LePage asks Guard to cancel low-level training flights
• Michaud on 4-day tour of Maine manufacturers
• Unity College leader sounding climate alarm
• Rebels in Tripoli as Gadhafi backers flee
• Foreclosure rarely an isolated event
• State revenues drop in July
• Supporters: Now more than ever
• Fewer bankruptcies likely
• Labor mural heads south
• Chief working on new copper theft law
• Woman's disappearance not yet ruled suspicious
• Kyle Busch takes Michigan Sprint Cup race
• Mets rally to nip Sea Dogs, 7-6
• John Kelley, '57 Boston Marathon winner, dies
• Runners honor fallen Maine soldiers
• Navy is gone but air show continues
• LePage opposes expanded training missions in Maine
• One injured in Brunswick motorcycle crash
• Libyan rebels capture major base defending capital
• Submarine celebrates 25 years in Portsmouth
• State asks safe disposal of pesticides
• Pro-marijuana festival wrapping up
• Study says more Maine wood can be harvested
• Balloons bring thrills to riders, watchers
• Art takes many forms
• Vassalboro selectmen confronted over two issues
• Photos blown away by twister coming home
• Decision likely to determine how northern Maine develops
• LePage seeks support to end tax on pensions
• Serious as a heart attack
• One family's experience in the federal mortgage aid program
• When asked, Mainers describe dissatisfaction with DC
• 2 charged with burglary at farm
• Report: Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail
• Balloon festival takes flight
• LePage pledges fight for heat aid
• Acadia bus Island Explorer gets 4 millionth rider
• 911 transcripts don't show why police sent to wrong address
• Saco's Main Street littered with vacancies
• No deal yet on new map for congressional districts
• September might see decision in UMF shooting indictment
• Man guilty, wife innocent in redemption scam
• Homeless shelter residents' work to help pay sewer bills
• Plane-spotting initiates home in on the jetport
• BRIEFS
• Protesters defy Syrian crackdown
• Dixfield teenager dies in early morning Wayne crash
• Ceremony recognizes the growth of downtown
• Another 911 address mix-up makes need to change obvious
• Judge denies attempt to eliminate arson charge against Bellavance
• Stinger video shows DHHS aide at best
• Food Bank seeks power boost
• Negotiations on re-districting ongoing
• Dow down 172; 4th straight week of losses
• Maine Billiards Champion Brings Skill to Blaine House
• American, Chinese hoops teams try to make up
• Maine jobless rate down slightly in July
• Teen killed in early-morning Wayne crash
• U.S. billiards champ from Winslow to meet LePage
• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Harrison
• Bangor shelter gets sudden influx of cats
• Internet prostitution sting nets seven arrests
• Larger-than-life moose greets visitors at service plaza
• Maine will request waiver to No Child Left Behind law
• Russian officials join locals in honoring Portland's Word War II Arctic convoys
• Couple accused of using store receipts in scam
• Disabled get a chance to discover surfing
• Trooper rolls vehicle trying to avoid car
• Ethics commission weighs options for matching funds
• Republican Party activist won't face charges following July arrest
• CMP readies site for new substation
• Cony High loses on-site doctor
• Connecticut girl,12, dies in collision
• O'Keefe's group posts new Maine video
• 11 arrested in Cumberland County prostitution sting
• Man who led police on turnpike chase arrested
• Dow plunges 419 pts. on economic fear
• Bottle-redemption jury deliberations begin Friday
• Interior secretary sees UMaine wind energy center
• US, Chinese hoops teams brawl during Biden visit
• LePage: Make 'bath salts' possession a felony
• IBM pursues chips that behave like brains
• Salazar seeking Mainers' views<br>on national park idea
• Ethics panel floats new campaign funding options
• Man who fell from Scarborough bridge dies
• Augusta man hospitalized after crashing bicycle
• Waterville's retail sales jumped in June
• Domestic assault charge against governor's advisor dropped
• Unemployment claims: good and bad news
• Survey finds more children among poor
• Region affected by 'bath salts'
• A ‘true gentleman’ in Wurpel to retire
• Snowe vows to fight pending trade pact at New Balance visit
• Language for same-sex marriage petitions approved
• Michaud says GOP redistricting plan likely aimed at him
• Three Dog Night to perform Aug. 27 in Augusta
• Girl, 12, dies in collision
• Maine’s grads 5th best in US in ACT results
• China selectmen approve boiler for RSU 18 schools
• Outdoor art festival set for Saturday
• Consultants agree with Brunswick train station location
• UPDATE: 12-year-old girl killed in Farmington crash
• Obama's dilemma: Should he take a vacation now?
• Stocks close slightly higher on earnings reports
• Governor Welcomes Russian Delegation to Maine
• NH town endures 'creepy' wait after girl's death
• U.S. Marshals assist in sex offender sweep
• Perry questions manmade global warming
• Obama to lay out new jobs plan in Sept. speech
• Consultants favor controversial Brunswick train site
• New letters bring hacking scandal closer to Murdoch
• Augusta area police log
• Language approved for same-sex marriage petitions
• U.S. stocks mixed after earnings reports
• Mainers rank No. 4 in nation on ACT, but . . .
• New law enables recycling firm to expand
• Distressed aircraft lands at Augusta airport
• Head-on crash kills one in Sullivan
• Gold Star license plates to be issued
• Police: Augusta man steals nearly $12k from grandmother
• State scrutinizes sale to warden
• Natural gas pipeline approved by PUC
• No stage collapse at this fair
• Pump prices much higher in Portland
• Readfield public works referendum delayed
• Pot group fights back against suit
• State to apply again in federal Race to the Top
• Bus accident involves same entities as previous crash
• Panel hears testimony on retired officer's case
• Wathen: Reduce mental hospital's court supervision
• BRIEFS: Gwadosky memorial held at Civic Center
• Man receives 38-year sentence for murder
• Chellie to take calls on MPBN on Wednesday
• Hearing raises ethics issues in property sale to warden
• Perry's colorful tongue takes the national stage
• Stocks fall on European economic, debt worries
• Gwadosky remembered in Augusta
• Forest ranger named state logging champ
• Germany, France propose eurozone government
• Salazar continues New England tour
• Wet summer could spell potato blight
• $360M lost to insurgents, criminals in Afghanistan
• Authorities recover stolen Rembrandt
• U.S. stocks fall on global economic worries
• House 121 election under way
• Police: Pittston man threatened wife, stabbed dog
• Former town clerk cites poverty
• 300,000 Mainers would change districts under GOP plan
• Bluegrass Festival returning next week
• Medical marijuana operation files paperwork
• BRIEFS
• 379 years later, time for some new farming blood
• Rough terrain hindered rescuers in hiker's death
• Associated Grocers aftermath felt
• Camp kids in crash OK
• Agency errs on request
• Bethel wants to tap into natural gas line
• South China's Kehoe documented his cancer fight
• Portsmouth-Kittery bridge put up for sale
• Dems, GOP spar over new congressional map
• Death of NY hiker listed as 'unexplained'
• Stocks rise after $19B acquisition flurry
• Event supporting right to carry firearms in public draws 20 people
• Bear in road causes NH crash, 7 injured
• Couple going on trial in redemption scam
• Reaction to spider causes I-295 crash
• Waterboro restores one-room schoolhouse
• Avg. Maine gasoline price drops 7.9 cents
• Vandals hit transfer station
• Mainers work at camp
• Former area DJ in movie
• Progam offers vital aid when caring for loved ones battling with dementia
• Butterfly Survey tackles knobby issues
• Obama seeks to cut heating assistance
• Ellie the elephant, tigers entertain crowd every day
• Female comic-book artists make 'Womanthology: Heroic'
• Pot dispensary outfit to file with state today
• Lawn issue unresolved
• Tax maps revision, review nearly done
• 'Stinger' wonders, where is media?
• Boiler center of talk
• Winslow ponders old library's future
• BRIEFS
• Event supporting right to carry firearms in public draws 20 people
• Sea Dogs rally for a 9-5 win
• Bath man faces charges after standoff
• Cuts to winter heating aid concern New Englanders
• Air show draws 35,000 in Portsmouth
• Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
• Plane crashes in Maine lake, pilot OK
• UMaine duo writes football for women book
• DVD features Beach to Beacon race
• Indianapolis stage collapse kills 4 before Sugarland concert
• Helping military families a priority
• Finding right mix of free market, fairness difficult
• Fun fair days
• Camp feels 'like family'
• 6 World War II planes on display
• Odor expert makes them hold their noses
• It's not all Made in China
• Bachmann edges Paul in Iowa poll as Perry makes it official
• BRIEFS
• State recommends 45 years for killer
• Mainer wins national award
• History goes to auction
• Roy exits mayor race
• Bachmann wins Iowa Straw Poll
• Planned implosion at Loring fizzles
• Texas Gov. Perry jumps into 2012 Republican race
• 45 years sought for man who killed fiancee in Maine
• 2 teens charged in connection with Livermore Falls fire
• Frenchboro hosts 50th lobster festival
• Lobstermen racing again
• Maine rep says cutting too much will hurt growth
• LePage sounds warning about 'bath salts'
• Feds kick in funds for interstate exit
• Commercial shrimping might face restrictions
• Progress is measured in many ways
• Big step to new county courthouse
• For now, recession fears ebb
• Bonny Eagle grad involved in piracy rescue
• Fund theft alleged from Pittston firefighters
• Guilty plea in trailer blaze
• A dozen new troopers graduate from academy
• Gamble for China revenue ends in deficit
• Man fell, died on Appalachian Trail
• Two robberies, two robbers, say police
• China might substitute 1 vote for another
• BRIEFS
• Boarding for Boobies campaign cruises to great $4,000 success
• Business court seems efficient, effective
• Pine Tree Legal stresses aid for military, their families
• Sentenced for NPR threats
• Elvis' watch sold at Windham jewelry store
• Bat on Delta flight prompts rabies probe
• LePage applauds court's health care ruling
• Dow finishes wildest week on an up note
• U.S. Interior secretary to visit Maine
• 77th Monhegan sailboat race kicks off
• $1.2M grant for I-95 Augusta exit upgrade
• Michaud Introduces Bill to Support the Development of Advanced Composites
• 40 firms named best places to work in Maine
• Appeals court strikes health overhaul requirement
• Donations help reactivate search for aliens
• Governor LePage's Statement on the Video Revealing Potential Vulnerability to Fraud within Maine's Welfare System
• Statement of the Governor on the Passing of the Honorable Dan Gwadosky
• Former NY, Boston, LA police chief in talks with UK
• US stocks rise after mixed economic news
• Former Bonny Eagle star athlete held in Conn. thefts
• California man buys historic Waterford inn
• Man sentenced on heroin charge in Ellsworth
• Presque Isle police seek missing man with heart condition
• Conservative groups tout video as proof of 'fraud'
• School officials fear last-minute changes
• $276M for construction turned over
• Ex-prosecutor likely to leave prison
• Winslow credit union robbed
• 'True servant of the people'
• Organizers honor local troops in combat zones
• Some still shook up by Elvis memorabilia
• BRIEFS
• Legislator seeks probe of story on investigation
• Schools chief choice delayed
• Maine Delegation urges Pentagon to reconsider Commissary decision
• Maine warns barber and beauty shops of scam
• Romney: 'Corporations are people, my friend'
• GOLF: Gay wins Match Play Invitational
• UPDATE: Manhunt continues for Winslow credit union robber
• Stocks stage dramatic rebound
• Bulger girlfriend indicted for helping him
• Obama: Something is wrong with country's politics
• Stocks rise on small but positive economic signs
• A tortured choice in famine: Which child lives?
• Contact lost with hypersonic glider after launch
• Pelosi names final members to debt panel
• US Coast Guard: Marine Corps jet crew rescued
• Conservative groups present DHHS 'sting' video
• State budget savings task force has first meeting
• New face of chimpanzee attack victim revealed
• Pingree tells airlines to return billion dollar windfall to consumers
• Temporary FAA deal reached
• Canadian sailboat rescued off of Mount Desert Island
• Tractors: No license necessary
• Woman injured by her own car
• Probe sought into release of report on Maine Green Energy Alliance
• Cony Circle accidents down
• Vets decry closure of store
• Gwadosky dies of cancer at age 57
• Officials see jobs in special visa plan
• Superintendent tour touts RSUs
• Solar technology lab opens at community college
• Golf cart driver gets OUI charge
• Waterville woman faces shoplifting charges in York
• Man missing for 2 days found in remote area
• Former Maine House speaker passes away
• Dow ends day down 520 points
• Drone that flies like maple seed to be unveiled
• Panetta urged to keep commissary open
• New England shrimp-fishing rules to be overhauled
• London calm, but riots flare across UK
• Cameron vows 'fightback'<br>as Birmingham seethes
• Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter
• Brunswick-Topsham military commissary to close
• Boehner taps Texas conservative for debt panel
• Man charged in Down East forest fires
• Seal rescued in Phippsburg returns to ocean in RI
• Golf cart hit-and-run, driver charged with OUI
• Volunteers critical in 2012 election DNC chair says
• Convicted child pornographer may be released on bail
• Van Buren border crossing closed Aug. 20
• Maine youths, bishop, attending Youth Day in Spain
• Fire destroys Waterville house; family of 4 homeless
• SNAPSHOT: Keep the beet
• Wintle appears in court
• Grass root of issue in Augusta
• Green group largely cleared by state
• Federal Reserve keeps loans cheap
• Windsor selectmen to meet Monday
• Mother in baby cocaine case pleads not guilty
• Mainers to Snowe: Congress needs to fix problems in US
• Parties differ on probable people’s veto
• Panel recommends Portland prohibit sale, use of fireworks
• Indigent Legal services agency seeks more funding
• Dominican foundation focus of talk
• Feds, states sue company tied to McKernan
• Dow finishes up 429 in wild rally
• Vacationer, 75, drowns when kayak overturns
• AG reaches agreement with debt-settlement firm
• LePages fly in tanker plane as it refuels F-16s
• Survey shows Mainers pessimistic about economy
• Governor and First Lady Fly with 101st Air Refueling Wing
• Candidates for Superior Court narrowed to 6
• Attorney: Accused lawmaker aims for return to seat
• U.S. alleges $11 billion fraud by college
• Snowe says husband's company frustrated with suit
• After nearly 200 years,<br>House page program ending
• Saco to Snowe: Congress needs to fix problems
• Crane boom collapses at Naples causeway
• Obama honoring forces killed in chopper attack
• Probe of Energy Alliance finds no wrongdoing
• Polygamist leader sentenced to life in prison
• Cameron recalls Parliament for London riot crisis
• Maine coalition cheers smoke-free housing
• Camp Sunshine to receive $400K gift
• Bond for civic center to go to Cumberland County voters
• Italian band ready to perform
• Bridgeo retains his role
• Same-day vote signatures in
• Markets plummet
• Amtrak sues after crash
• Competence questioned, S&P makes political call
• $16M value for only $5M
• Ice arena proposal inches forward
• Amtrak sues company whose driver collided with train in Maine
• 2 charged under new graffiti rule
• City ponders 2 fund transfers
• BRIEFS
• Air show returns to Maine, at a price
• Panel sides with Newport man in unlawful discrimination complaint
• Dow dives 634 points,<br>joining global rout
• Obama seeks to reassure faith in U.S. credit
• DEP proposes lower windmill noise levels
• Two colleges placed on 'green honor roll'
• Wells mom accused of leaving baby in hot car
• Cameron cancels vacation amid UK riots
• Investors resigned to more portfolio pain
• July wettest on record in northern Maine
• Coalition turning in same-day vote petitions
• Coastal Enterprises competes for $5.5M award
• U.S. approves $100M in Somalia famine funding
• Ex-Maine paving contractor donates to Norway
• Libraries Awarded Grants from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation
• S&P downgrading credit ratings linked to U.S. debt
• NATO: Troops in crash were after Taliban leader
• Avg. Maine gasoline price inches down
• Governor Joins State Officials to Warn Public of Bath Salt Dangers
• Cause of infant's death remains unclear
• School lunch prices rising
• Doomed Americans on rescue mission
• Make-A-Wish benefits from pull
• Bruno to lead advisory group
• The only store in town
• Maine split on Internet sales tax
• Public works deal now shaky
• CMP work likely to cause disruptions
• After fire destroys home, family finds overwhelming response
• Man linked to triple slaying is back in jail
• Abuse of synthetic drug spreads in Maine
• Portland has hottest month on record
• Syrian troops kill 52 people
• Highway deaths dip for fourth straight year
• Jay woman charged with torching her home
• LePage scolds Washington over credit downgrade
• LePage's labor chief to target benefits fraud
• Credit rating downgrade imperils economy
• Navy Seals among 30 Americans killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
• To grow in the know
• Sun shines over bicentennial bash
• Winthrop writer, Jamie Wyeth create children's book
• Noise, safety factors in expansion of Downeaster passenger service
• Debt deal fails to thrill Maine lawmakers
• Canadian money not always welcome
• Officials ponder sizzle or fizzle
• Stages of grief reflected in St. Andrew's Church departure
• My life in golf
• Beach to Beacon results in
• Survey: Region's culverts subpar
• Armed duo steals pot, cash from youths
• Governor LePage's Statement on the U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade
• Redneck Olympics under way in Hebron
• Helicopter crash kills 31 U.S. troops in Afghanistan
• Weekend show features stunt flying, classic cars
• Missing woman found dead in river
• S&P downgrades US credit rating
• Swan pleads not guilty
• MCLU's FoI focus on cops' tracking phones
• Nurses back after bringing aid, teaching
• Neighbors express surprise about charges facing man
• Jurors convict 5 in post-Katrina shootings
• Snowe says everything is politics; no real work gets done
• Sawin Millett: Needed savings closer to $35M
• Trailer-repair site approved
• A community fixture's chime repaired
• Little effort to fix 'No Child Left Behind'
• Motorcycle run today benefits Make-A-Wish
• Sex offender gets 90 days
• St. Albans playground shows community spirit
• Stock market rallies after July jobs report posts slight gain
• Opera House board gleeful
• S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating
• Woman's body pulled from Penobscot River
• Syria claims progress in crushing Hama uprising
• Michaud Applauds President’s Jobs Initiative for Veterans
• Michaud Introduces Bill to Ease Financial Burden of Unemployed
• Stocks mostly lower after a day of wild swings
• LePage asks task force to find $100M in savings
• Straying pilot thought F-16s just being friendly
• Millinocket school coming up short on Chinese students
• Jury convicts 5 officers in post-Katrina shootings
• Swan pleads not guilty, will attempt venue change
• Social Security offices reducing hours
• Senate approves bill to end FAA shutdown
• Dredging for warship under way in Bath
• Hiring improves, unemployment falls slightly
• New financing for medical marijuana operation
• Fair pulling in fans
• 'Rent' prepares for 7 shows
• Fast and friendly
• Famine's toll: Mother loses 4 children in 24 hours
• New-recession fears fuel Dow's free fall
• Grief lingers 10 years later
• Test probe forces middle school teacher's exit
• BRIEFS: Special session
• 'Hypocrisy' an issue at booth
• Town ready to celebrate 200 years
• LePage orders $100 million in cuts
• Malfunctions with culverts a problem
• Don't Touch Medicare
• Advisory Committee Members Announced for Maine's Health Insurance Exchange
• Dow plunges 513 points,<br>steepest decline since '08
• Governor Calls for Special Session to Address Redistricting
• Maine wardens search along river for woman
• Companion of man fatally shot by police files lawsuit
• Marijuana dispensary taps financing
• Senate leader says FAA compromise in hand
• Complaint filed against CMP 'smart meters'
• Maine joins NH, Mass. in crackdown on toll evaders
• Va. Tech lifts alert after gunman scare
• US forecasters see busy rest of hurricane season
• Shellfish 'SWAT team' aims to reopen clam flats
• US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine
• Commission gives first OK to wind project
• Legislature to consider redistricting plan Sept. 27
• Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store
• Woman kidnapped, beaten for 3 days
• Gel developed for dolphin helps human amputees
• Collins pays visit to Bath Iron Works
• A 'first small step' to new KIA
• Trahan to resign by end of year
• DEP letters remind BPA ban compliance
• Waterville 'Taste' draws thousands
• Neighbors' response saves house
• Clammers relax as red tide mild again
• Police look for links in 3 recent area robberies
• Mount Vernon Avenue to be closed Sunday
• China selectmen engage in trash talk
• RSU 12 staff members take on new roles
• Lottery: Keep trying until we get it right
• Man killed while lying in the road
• First Lady to visit Maine in September
• Hail barely spares orchard
• Maine gets easement to headwaters of Kennebec
• Bedridden, caged Mubarak goes on trial
• Trahan to keep Senate seat until December
• Investigators still seeking source of tainted turkey
• Police take truck parked near dead NH girl's home
• Governor LePage Announces State Acquisition of Indian Pond Easement on Kennebec River
• Maine has 2nd straight year of mild red tide
• Michelle Obama coming to Maine for fundraisers
• Man charged with torching fire investigator's car
• Vt. cheese maker to scale back hormone claims
• Unnerved investors send Dow tumbling again
• Michaud Condemns Inaction on FAA
• Michaud Hosts Smith & Wesson Firearms Safety and Demo on Capitol Hill
• Man known to lie in road is run over and killed
• Injured hiker rescued from remote section of AT
• Sinkhole at Rte. 1 in Ellsworth patched
• Old Town boy loses foot in mower accident
• Lobster festival begins today in Rockland
• Debt deal done, so what's next?
• Party peace truce quickly fades in Washington
• Lightning sparks fire in Mount Vernon
• Nixed bypass, mixed feelings in Wiscasset
• Togus VA hospital known by new name
• Contract for Augusta manager eyed
• A tale of 'two Charlies'
• Augusta blaze leaves family of 4 homeless
• Dispensary board loses one more member
• Collins, Snowe both vote in favor of debt accord
• Dutson to head Maine Heritage Policy Center
• 'Bachelorette' says her days on TV have passed
• Portland man slain died from gunshot to chest
• Congresswoman Gabby Giffords returns
• Why I voted against the debt deal
• Congresswoman Pingree votes against debt deal
• AG: Kennebunk officer's use of deadly force justified
• Woman claims Appalachian Trail fastest-hike record
• Stocks now down for year<br>as economic concerns grow
• Obama signs legislation to avert default
• Collins, Snowe vote in favor of debt deal
• Autopsy results expected today on NH girl
• VIDEO: Lightning levels Mount Vernon home
• Analysis: Taxes on table in future debt debate
• UPDATE: Crews douse Augusta fire
• 4 Mainers graduate from first 'cod college'
• Former GOP spokesman to lead conservative think tank
• Chief justice makes rare August appearance
• P&G hiring people with disabilities at Auburn plant
• Lightning blamed for 3 fires overnight
• NEMITZ: Please listen, LePage
• House OKs debt deal; Senate votes today
• Pingree, Michaud split on debt deal vote
• Barreling down at fair
• Bail remains at $250,000 in sex assault case
• Robber makes off with drugs
• Hogweed sightings confirmed in state
• Pingree critical of potential closing for Maine post offices
• Chellie visits Norwegian Embassy to send condolences
• Mourning loss of labor activist John Carr
• VIDEO: Standing up for Medicare
• IRS changes rule for innocent spouse tax relief
• Pingree sponsoring bill to reform fisheries enforcement
• Navy tells Pingree contract agreed on for two BIW destroyers
• Religious, civic leaders arrested after meeting with Chellie in U. S. Capitol
• Pingree to vote against Boehner short-term default bill
• Local food in the Farm Bill
• Rules requiring contraceptive coverage approved
• Chief justics makes rare August appearance
• No word on special election
• Wiscasset ends any talk about U.S. Route 1 bypass
• Man indicted on 11 counts
• Debt pact likely to hurt Maine, a state dependent on federal funds
• Crime suspect commits suicide
• Rafting store closes due to burglary stress
• House OKs debt deal;<br>Senate to vote Tuesday
• Chellie Pingree, Mike Michaud split votes on debt deal
• Michaud Votes for Bipartisan Debt Reduction Bill
• Body found in N.H. is that of missing girl
• Divorces granted in Augusta District Court
• Maine delegation undecided on debt reduction deal
• Smirks, shrugs, shaking heads meet debt deal news
• LePage announces state spending task force
• Washington should move ahead on a balanced trade policy
• MDOT drops plan for Wiscasset bypass
• State Spending under Scrutiny by Budget Task Force
• Police seek driver of car that hit pool
• Obama, Congress reach a debt deal
• Save money on commuting costs
• BRIEFS
• Owners, dogs like competition
• Ballot decision still in limbo
• From gardens to seniors' table
• Town OKs chief constable hire
• Filming finishes on local movie
• Debt deal done
• Hop on the bus
• Maine senators say a debt-ceiling deal may be 'imminent'
• Sea Dogs lose top pitcher, hitter in trade
• LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta-Gayton Post Legion updates
• Questions raised over Oxford casino plans
• Maine company takes 1st at Fancy Food Show
• River walkway project to begin in Biddeford
• Car crash kills Millinocket man
• Sox deal for Harden falls through
• Late night attempt at debt deal
• It takes time, but cellphones ring in West Forks
• Commercial district borders along Route 3 up for debate
• Association bylaws now issue
• Pirates pillage early at busy Richmond Days
• Artisan Bread Fair draws variety of bakers, eaters
• Man arrested in sexual assault
• Learning about college while in high school
• Road work on U.S. 201 hits top gear
• After release from prison, Maine sex offenders rarely commit another sex crime, study reports
• Groundfishing industry faces challenges in Maine
• Talk about stress
• Battle at the beach
• BRIEFS
• Arts camp offers creative outlet
• Snowe, Collins don't sign GOP objection to Reid plan
• Detroit trades Furbush to Seattle in five-player deal
• Yarmouth advances to Little League regionals
• House rejects Senate Dems' debt-limit bill
• FBI offers $25K reward in case of missing NH girl
• Wife pleads to lesser charge in Rumford murder
• Taxi hits pole, caused power outage
• Maine game chief says big deer here
• Jam session to honor closed NH-Maine bridge
• House OKs GOP debt bill; Senate rejects it
• City may expand smoking ban proposal
• Courthouses boost security screenings
• New diner proves popular
• Dechaine wins right to compare DNA
• Benton substation to receive new CMP transformer
• More than 100 gather for Springmann memorial service
• Hayley Blowers remembered at fundraiser
• Burglar nabbed by owner indicted on 14 charges
• Robber strikes Unity credit union
• Burglary, theft allegations dominate list
• LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta beats Bangor on walk-off homer by Burns
• Armed robbery reported at Unity credit union
• RETURN JOURNEY
• Police Log
• Arthritic elephant may come to Maine for treatment
• Summers launches probes into voter fraud claims
• Police seek assault suspect who fled in kayak
• Newport soldier being laid to rest
• Swan offers land as road fix
• Grand jury indicts Carole Swan
• One nest, two parents and four eaglets
• Snowe bill adresses heavy trucks, interstates
• Aspiring filmmakers invited to challenge
• Saturday fistfights lead to warning
• BRIEFS
• Preliminary hearing today for Dechaine's bid to get new trial
• Hatch Hill landfill users could end paying by the bag
• Accused killer says little while in court
• $280 million bond sale means work can begin
• Snowe bill would allow heavier trucks on interstate
• Springmann funeral is Friday; flags ordered at half-staff
• LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta wins again in state tournament
• Secretary of State investigates possible voter fraud
• Police seek assaultive swimmer
• Residents resist closing plan
• Business still growing
• Contractors face standard
• Police: Child sees dad gun down mom, friend
• State ends year with $50M surplus
• Partial smoking ban on tonight's agenda
• Wasps save trees?
• Stars set to shine
• Census: Rural share of American population at record low
• Fairfield man draws more time in prison
• Community spirit thrives in smaller post offices
• BRIEFS: Swan hearing
• LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta wins state tournament opener
• Construction accident kills man in Bangor
• Maine emergency chief: Communication improved since 9/11
• State revenue better than expected
• Department of Agriculture money heads to Maine
• Mother in shooting dies; second victim in 'grave' condition
• Decision on financing of new ice arena put off
• Panel to study more college courses in high school
• Merits of overhauling Planning Office debated
• Some local post offices set to close
• Navy, BIW agree on final destroyers
• Focus turns to business
• Robber sent to prison
• Town weighs rate changes
• Navy agrees to build two more destroyers at BIW
• Bull Moose eyes Borders stores, as Books-A-Million deal dies
• Michaud Voices Concern over Potential Maine Post Offices Closures
• Michaud Joins Push to Break FAA Impasse
• Northern Border Regional Commission Announces Grant Process
• Lewiston mayor testifies on immigrants' impact
• Suspect arrested in Newport stabbing
• Residents question change in water, sewer rates
• Mobile home fire caused by cigarettes
• Legal costs piling up for Chelsea
• GOP leader Webster claims voter fraud
• Amero promoted to principal at Monmouth Academy
• Wind power projects conflict with sacred sites
• Wayne man charged in assault, arson cases
• T-Mobile call center to stay open
• Road work might block Route 194
• Franklin County 911 center delayed a year
• Parents mourn their children's deaths
• House GOP unveils new debt bill
• Players vote to OK deal to end NFL lockout
• Maine GOP leader: Voter fraud 'widespread'
• Congress' spat stalls some Jetport work
• Local businesses report mixed numbers, outlooks
• Madison man dies at state penitentiary
• Life without migraines
• Drug prices set to plummet
• Windsor Food Bank seeks space
• Cookbook develops with stress on local foods
• Randolph eyes a buck a thousand
• Winter heat aid expected to drop
• Back to land for Open Farm Day
• Missing a venue, MIFF goes on
• Man's body recovered from Moosehead Lake
• BRIEFS
• Gas leak closes portion of Congress St.
• 22nd annual Open Farm Day draws crowds
• Boehner: GOP ready to act alone on debt deal
• Traffic delays this morning on the Turnpike
• Madison man, inmate dies
• Australian wins Tour de France
• Saturday's results as the BBQ competition cooks on
• Gay couples begin seeking marriage licenses in NYC
• Lobstermen racing again
• Maine man's body found year after he disappeared
• Club 223 to close today
• Wounded vet touts marijuana
• Alert residents help fight blaze
• Young rabbi stays put
• Norwegian police took 90 minutes to reach shooter
• Board OKs plan for recycling building, office
• Wood heat seeks tax break incentive
• Michele has a migraine
• State still struggling with Medicaid billing system
• 'Construction specials' offered by businesses
• Racing to finale at Pittston Fair
• Wiscasset at odds with its neighbors
• American Legion: Bangor, Fayette/Staples secure final 2 spots in state tournament
• Norway gunman fired for 1.5 hours on island
• Rollover shuts down interstate in Richmond
• Multi-vehicle collision on turnpike cause delays
• Search resuming for missing swimmers in Maine
• New debt-limit talks: no sign of a breakthrough
• Motorcyclist injured in Naples crash
• Farms open their barn doors to public
• At least 87 dead in Oslo explosion, shooting spree at summer camp
• Maine wardens halt search for two missing swimmers
• Debt talks collapse
• Voters reject Kelley deal
• Firemen need help with flags event
• LePage: Can't afford North Woods park
• That's life in the fast lane
• Down on the farm, it's lots of hard work
• Bath salt incidents still being reported
• South Portland Borders liquidation sale draws big crowds
• BRIEFS
• Son accused in father's death
• It's too darn hot!
• Olsen doesn't go quietly
• New center flap ends
• Maine wardens seeking two missing swimmers
• Gold Star Family Registration Plates Are Now Available
• Maine's jobless rate at 7.8 percent in June
• Chelsea residents reject settlement deal for ex-clerk
• Police: Cambridge man killed by son last night
• Effort under way to fix Maine public campaign finance law
• Talks continue, but no deal
• Exposure to asbestos worries Wilton workers
• Same-sex households increase in Maine
• Officials seek to calm waters after departure
• Fresh Air families share mutual joy
• Public works on ballot
• Wait ends for bridge over ruffled water
• Burger King replacement will be smaller
• Attendees to see slew of Maine films
• Services for Hartland GI are scheduled next week
• Former Winthrop man co-CEO at Jackson Lab
• Hot in Portland? Yes. Record-setter? No
• Collins backs 'Gang of Six' proposal on debt ceiling
• Sick tourist triggers measles warning
• Olsen resigns from LePage cabinet
• Augusta closes downtown restrooms
• Tax plan trims home deduction
• Kelley vote on docket tonight
• Jailed Biddeford man faces two new charges
• Eagles raise family at Waterville site
• Collins bill would delay new boiler regulations
• Forum panel split on new health insurance plan
• Waterville plane crash victim still hospitalized
• Teens face felony charges in rock incident
• BRIEFS: Mount Vernon Avenue water OK again
• Scottish filmmakers back at Waterville festival
• Dion quits medical marijuana board
• House gone, but 5-year-old will be remembered
• Readfield health center getting upgrade
• Mortgage assistance available, but hurry
• Change to military sexual assault rules not enough
• Voting against rollback of clean water standards
• Recognizing Downeaster crew
• Environmental laws should not be waived for Department of Homeland Security
• Statement on nomination of nation's top consumer finance regulator
• Lobster gear changes proposed
• Opposing radical Republican budget proposal to raise debt ceiling
• Light-bulb efficiency standards should stay strong
• Report recommends free coverage for contraceptives
• Olsen releases statement on resignation
• BASEBALL: Central Maine wins opening game of Babe Ruth tourney
• Collins' bill would delay limits on boiler emissions
• Gov. LePage Cabinet member resigns
• 5-year-old boy killed when truck spills logs into home
• LePage calls for day of prayer, fasting
• Incumbent U.S. reps raise funds for 2012
• Summer fairs nearly here
• New MaineGeneral’s financing almost complete
• Another property sale made by state in Thomaston
• Panel wants closer looks at jail property sale
• Afghan bomb kills Hartland man
• China modifies commercial trash hauler fees
• Randolph plowing business stays put
• Lawsuit targets former MTA chief
• I-295 northbound ramps in Freeport to close tonight
• Maine-N.H. bridge to close next week
• LePage calls for adviser's resignation
• Pingree, Michaud blast House GOP debt plan
• Michaud Reacts to House Debt Bill
• Child killed when logging truck strikes house
• Man flown to hospital after Augusta crash
• LePage joins Perry in call for day of prayer
• Soldier from Hartland killed in Afghanistan
• Environmental groups seek to protect Atlantic salmon; similar lawsuits given OK to proceed
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Maine tidal power firm looks to Maritimes
• 4 injured in plane crash
• AT&T touts wireless network's upgrade
• Board wants mechanics licensed
• 'Legendary editor' returns to documentaries
• Ex-town clerk sued for $80,000 owed in civil settlement
• LePage vows new effort to cut MaineCare
• Turnpike Authority to file lawsuit against ex-leader
• Pingree, Michaud release fundraising totals
• Maine senator proposes 'Caylee's Law'
• Waterville woman badly hurt after Matinicus crash
• Petition asks to save marina
• Hunting deep pockets
• Japanese stun US in penalty-kick victory
• Grandparents, not parents, may be safer drivers
• Senate election expected next fall
• Jackson Laboratory provides cutting-edge research
• Ability to be a partner a saving grace for area ballet dancer
• Campy comedy featured for MIFF at the drive-in
• Shuttle's done, and so are careers for many American astronauts
• Two-car crash in Standish injures six
• Newman edges Stewart to win at New Hampshire
• Japan tops U.S. in penalty shootout for 1st World Cup title
• LEGION BASEBALL: Augusta, Gardiner/Post 204 get final two spots in Zone 2 tourney
• Thirty artists paint Cape to benefit land trust
• Sea Dogs battle back, then fall short
• Motorcycle crashes on 295 in Freeport
• Obama names head of new consumer agency
• Clarke wins British Open for first major title
• Crash claims woman's life in Enfield
• 'Potter' has best weekend – $168.6 million
• Archaeological dig postponed for a week
• Penobscot County wind farm to be dedicated
• Large crowd expected at Scarborough country music fest
• Free park entry for cars with Maine loon plates
• Anthony released from Florida jail
• Pension changes in effect
• Mid-Life Achievement Award winner reflects on movies' lasting power
• MaineToday Media names president
• A frolickiing tribute to fun
• Gritty Americans face slick-passing Japanese
• 'Green' grocers learn certification good for business
• Petition drive seeks return of same-day registration
• This was no accident
• Homeowners seeking safety turn to sprinkler systems
• Augusta man off to prison
• Economy fills court docket
• South Portland gas station robbed Friday night
• Pa. man wins Peaks to Portland Swim
• Person shot in South Portland early this morning
• Maine couple settles in NH mortgage case
• Congress seeks debt solution, Obama goes to public
• Maine Democrats kick off 'Get Real' tour today
• Marijuana dispensary outfit in deal with ex-NBA player
• BRIEFS
• Camp teaches survival skills
• Concern by residents prompt review of Downeaster plan
• The Market rushes, opens for business
• A rise in the ranks
• MacMaster gets 18 months in jail
• State senator takes position as leader of sportsmen's lobby
• A bridge to the past
• Biddeford officer shoots attacking pit bull
• Piscataquis County to Welcome Governor LePage
• WSJ publisher quits in phone-hacking scandal
• Bulger's girlfriend to remain held without bail
• Analysis: Economic outlook grim<br>if no debt deal is reached
• Obama: Chance for 'something big'<br>to calm economy
• NH toughens out-of-state firewood ban
• Neighbor charged in woman's slaying in Lewiston
• Mainer sues to block Vt. utility merger
• Chevron to pay $900K for polluting Penobscot
• Sen. Trahan to take Sportsman's Alliance reins
• US formally recognizes Libya rebels
• Jail guard accused of assault due in court
• Inmate charged with manslaughter in death
• 'Lost' ordeal subject of documentary
• Mistrial declared in Clemens trial
• LePage fills communications slot with National Guard spokesman
• 2 churches slated for closing
• Incentive deal OK'd for school superintendent
• Veteran care might receive some help
• Town Office hires 2
• Ned's Place owner to pay $30k restitution
• Vote in the works on public works, again
• BRIEFS
• Biddeford man indicted on cyberstalking, ID theft
• I-295 crash involving school bus<br>seriously injures 1
• Calif. gov signs landmark law on gay history
• DEP levying biggest fine in 20 years
• Court rejects appeal in Bangor stabbing
• Gay wins 3rd Maine Amateur title
• Borders on brink of liquidation<br>after deal collapses
• 3 Northeast fish stocks rebuilt, say federal regulators
• Reported paintball splotches blamed on birds
• Democrats launch statewide idea-gathering tour
• LePage names new communications director
• Murdochs now say they'll testify in Parliament
• Judge declares mistrial in Clemens case
• Bill aims to fill funding gap for Maine veterans
• 'Mad Men,' 'Mildred Pierce' get top Emmy nods
• Madison, Newport schools not getting federal grants
• Maine couple takes 5th in world wife carrying
• Top exec for Augusta-based Northeast Patients Group sued
• Pit bull mauls 3, shot dead
• Chelsea votes to discuss town clerk settlement
• Hallowell prepares for annual party
• $4.2 million building 'greenest in Maine'
• Loon tally could drop
• New England Music Camp celebrates 75th anniversary
• Idexx Laboratories plan could mean 700 new employees
• CMP upgrade plan brings no opposition
• Film festival to honor McDowell
• Mount Vernon select board now full
• Chelsea man sentenced for violating court order
• LePage administration announces 2 new appointees
• Red Cross issues appeal for blood donors
• Prison warden, attorney general review land sale
• Portland murder trial opens; self-defense claimed
• Train, truck collision cause needs research
• Calif. group sues operator of Maine pot dispensaries
• World Cup: U.S. women<br>beat France, advance to finals
• Body of woman found in Lewiston identified
• Murdoch drops TV takeover bid
• Brunswick public forum targets Downeaster plan
• Prosecutors say needles had Clemens DNA, steroids
• Maine, NH and VT count their loons
• Trucker killed by train had 11 traffic offenses
• LePage administration names two to DECD
• Businessman touting plan to reopen mills
• Rooftop garden at senior center vandalized
• Electronic data may shed light on crash
• Hallowell fire review generates heat
• Petrucelly can seek work
• 'Highway-rail' wrecks Maine rarity
• Lights to burn out on incandescent bulbs
• An upgrade for Route 17
• Hallowell council eases limits on TIFs
• Winthrop's public restrooms will be opened
• Gardiner driveway lined with a pail garden
• Winslow teacher, coach guilty of touching teen
• Windsor Days to run through weekend
• CMP gives Mud Pond site to bird club
• MSHA charge for information called excessive
• LePage holds 6 bills; has questions about all
• Officials clarify Amtrak engineer's actions
• Woman's death in Lewiston called suspicious
• High school teacher, coach pleads guilty to sex charge
• Texas Rep. Ron Paul to retire from Congress
• Current and former first ladies gather for funeral
• Denny's adopts gender identity restroom policy
• Downeaster trains running; investigation under way
• Report: Still 'weak links' in efforts to block terrorists' travel
• Query: Were you on the Downeaster?
• 2 Maine brothers guilty of cocaine distribution
• Demolition begins on elementary school
• Volunteers sought for school panel
• Downeaster slams into truck on tracks
• Crematorium slotted for business park
• Sale of state property to warden suspended
• Group: LePage officials ignoring environmental laws on chamicals
• Special Report Part II: Helping military victims of sexual assault
• VA changes practice for victims of sexual assualt
• Governor LePage Orders Executive Order Addressing State Property Sales
• Pingree: VA easing policy for sexual assault victims
• No stopgap: Obama demands big deal for debt limit
• US says Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy
• New allegations besiege Murdoch media empire
• Downeaster, truck collide in 'fireball'
• UMaine football player dies in motorcycle crash
• House Bill Prioritizes Deepwater Offshore Wind Power Development
• UPDATE: Truck-train collision 'like someone dropped a bomb'
• AG says Thomaston land deal void
• Downeaster ridership tops 500,000 for 1st time
• Avg. gasoline price in Maine up 10 cents
• Protesters in Syria attack US embassy
• Smelt-shack fee debate spurs legality questions
• Trail huts: 'It's like luxury in the woods'
• Wounded vets find normalcy in shooting event
• Departing downtown director pleased with accomplishments
• When homeowner associations attack
• Roadwork scheduled to begin on US 202
• FairPoint drops benefits appeal
• Couple feels cut off by structure
• Domestic violence LePage radio topic
• Former sardine cannery shows new signs of life
• Dramatic win puts U.S. in World Cup semis
• 2-year-old revived after falling into Maine well
• Owner retrieves boat that went adrift in Saco Bay
• Democrats decry voting measures
• New state law curbs coercive insurance practices
• Belfast generating buzz with small shops
• Time to end a life well lived?
• Maine's South Sudanese celebrate independence
• Road group urges more spending
• Lobster vs. Whale: New rules could effect Maine's lobstermen
• Hard to leave behind: A lifetime of things carries extra weight
• Elderly abuse a growing problem
• Aunt Mae would be go-to on ghost
• New RSU 2 chief eager to take on familiar challenges
• Chelsea turning the corner toward stability
• U.S. Coast Guard calls off search in Saco Bay
• A day of celebration for the South Sudanese
• LePage targets domestic abuse in weekly radio address
• France reaches Women's WCup semis after shootout
• Inmate dies, had served 45 years for murder
• Man dies when SUV heads into Sinclair lake
• Baby left under Maine's Safe Haven law
• Moxie: 'It's Maine in a bottle!"
• Lobstermen get back to racing
• WW II airman to be buried in Maine 66 years after crash
• Jobs report spurs fear that recovery is already failing
• Corson's legal woes continue to worsen
• School officials able to earn bonuses with better results
• As final shuttle flight launches, NASA can only wonder what's next
• To President Obama: don't cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in debt deal
• Voting no on war spending
• Special Report: Helping Military Victims of Sexual Abuse
• Deeper developer tax breaks under consideration
• Panel to review prison warden's land buy
• Search is on for biggest tree in Maine
• Streamlining law hits state DEP
• BRIEFS: LePage inks fishing bill
• Summer superintendent a familiar face
• Trash haulers heard, remain disgruntled
• Methadone bill signed
• Naples man indicted in nephew's shooting
• Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry Bill Signed into Law
• Maine aids in conviction in wind power scam
• Folk singers detained at border return to Canada
• Michaud Opposes Defense Spending Bill
• Weak hiring casts doubts<br>on strength of rebound
• Shuttle lifts off for last time
• Drive to restore same-day vote gets under way
• Regulatory streamlining law kicks in at DEP
• Ex-Cameron aide arrested in UK hacking scandal
• Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring
• Casey Anthony release pushed back to July 17
• Rockefeller impostor faces Calif. murder charge
• Hammer-wielding suspect sought
• President changes military condolence policy
• Park Service director pledges support for York River legislation
• Celebrating 45 years of Medicare
• 40th anniversary of voting rights for 18-year-olds
• Works to head Hamlin School
• Violent storm cuts wide swath through area
• Sides far apart on debt talks
• Positive verdict for trial practice class
• Small gains for many area school districts
• Judge hears Lottery fight
• Multiple charges bring man 4 1/2 years
• Young musicians bring 'From the Top' feel to Mount Vernon
• Property tax rate upped 80 cents
• Canadian folk singers arrested at Maine border
• High court won't stop Mexican man's execution
• Man wanted in Florida homicide arrested in Madison
• Navy change of command in Bath
• Small earthquake felt in eastern Maine
• Michaud Reacts to Action on Trade Agreements
• Maine gets $2.1M to fight teen smoking
• Man rescues woman from burning car
• Michaud Passes Amendments to Defense Funding Bill
• British tabloid shutting down<br>amid fury over hacking
• EPA to impose new cross-state air pollution rules
• Obama calls debt meeting 'constructive'
• Charter schools will offer educational freedom
• Maine bill signing deadline nears
• LePage signs law banning 'bath salts'
• Woman is impaled by tree branch during storm
• Casey Anthony to be free next Wednesday
• Maine State Library Hires Technology and Education Training Specialist for Broadband Grant
• POWER OUT
• LePage has a message for at-risk students
• LePage shares life lessons with at-risk children
• LePage signs law banning 'bath salts'
• Jury selection begins in Clemens trial
• Deal reached on town clerk
• Man recounts violence at parade
• Same-day voter registration drive starts
• Group must wait in Higgins case
• Stun gun used to make arrest
• FBI's Swan probe lingers
• Man faces felony theft, other charges
• Snowe leads in funds raised
• Buckfield man hit with multiple charges
• BRIEFS: Honoring dead soldier
• Sugarloaf collapse at issue
• Dow begins Litchfield revaluation work
• LePage signs bill targeting 'bath salts'
• Portland teen dies of apparent drowning
• LePage Signs Bill Creating Penalties for Bath Salts
• Court orders immediate halt to gay military ban
• Governor Recalls Childhood to Inspire Youth
• Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
• Obama takes on 'tweeters' in Twitter town hall
• Spreading hacking scandal touches UK nerves
• VA Contracts with Cary Medical Center to Provide Health Care Services to Veterans
• Tramway board to discuss Sugarloaf accident
• Strauss-Kahn lawyer meets with DA
• LePage's son unhurt in I-295 car crash
• Casey Anthony could go free after murder acquittal
• Acadia tourist bus goes up in flames
• Michaud Praises New Presidential Condolence Letter Policy
• S. Korean city awarded 2018 Winter Olympics
• Governor LePage Orders Flags Lowered For Funeral of World War II Soldier
• Flags to fly at half-staff for WWII serviceman
• Lewiston school warns of TB in classroom
• Snowe, D'Amboise report U.S. Senate fundraising
• Michaud applauds China trade ruling
• Holiday traffic on Maine Turnpike down
• Camera videos arson
• Price is right to raze
• I-95 ramp closures scheduled
• Town moving forward on fees for smelt shacks
• Runaway defendant tries identity swap
• Casey Anthony cleared of murdering daughter
• 15-person panel picked to redraw lines
• Superior Court justice to retire
• Violence mars parade
• Briefs
• Police Log
• Court upholds judgment against oil dealer
• Congressional redistricting panel takes shape
• Colon cancer deaths down except in Miss.
• Casey Anthony acquitted of murdering daughter
• GOLF: Woods will skip British Open
• Court halts medication of suspect in Giffords case
• Midcoast publisher shuts down printing presses
• Maine man pleads not guilty to murdering brother
• Court upholds conviction in Lewiston murders
• Michaud Applauds WTO Ruling as Win for U.S. Manufacturers
• Furbush goes 4 2/3 innings in first Tigers start
• Portland firm leading in generic pet drugs
• Saco home to Maine's only Schutzhund club
• Gardiner merchants plan marketing session
• Travel agents still viable despite Internet
• Cony grad pursues belle
• Maine lakes resource building nets positive reviews
• Inmates reaping what they sow
• Airlines make big push to cut fuel consumption
• Persistence played big role in catching Osama bin Laden
• Where domestic abuse stops
• Fireworks ban thing of past
• Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault complaint
• Governor LePage Signs Bill Aimed at Fixing Education Funding Formula
• Generics fetch growing share<br>of lucrative pet drug market
• Exxon was cited for Yellowstone pipe violations
• US spends $1.3M for New England farmworkers
• Mass. woman makes 66th visit to Maine
• Fireworks still illegal for this Fourth
• Teen severely injured in ATV crash
• Augusta bomb shelter in way
• ON MAINE POLITICS: Time for some fun at State House
• Bounce house mishaps prompt concern
• Cornville man moved by ancestor’s valor in Civil War
• Panel plans tax law rewrite
• Annual sand sculpture event draws 31 teams
• TV shows help ballroom dancing make a comeback
• Last Vietnam-era draftee to retire
• Lobster rising as gourmet comfort food
• Police want DNA; lawyers want answers
• Massachusetts lighthouse bell discovered in Maine church
• Gonzalez, Ortiz to start for AL All-Stars
• Up in flames: a winter's worth of hay
• Elementary school principal in Brunswick arrested
• Want gourmet comfort food? Just add lobster
• WW II airman's body back in Maine
• Items stolen from visiting clubhouse during Friday's Sea Dogs game
• Funtown fireworks in Saco postponed to Tuesday
• Djokovic grabs first Wimbledon title
• In Portsmouth, no bear after scare
• Park passes available on reconfigured site
• Northern pike confirmed in Penobscot River
• GOP majority leaves its mark on session
• Answers few when child porn is subject
• Search getting harder
• Debate heated over proposed rules for boilers
• J.P. DEVINE: Jimmy's home again
• Walking for family
• Severance pay approved
• Micro-car treasure
• Lakeside treehouse to come down
• Police Log
• Holding line against milfoil
• US advances to women's World Cup quarterfinals
• Civil War veteran honored
• Sheriff speaks out after murder suspect escape in Bangor
• Girls found safe after getting lost in woods
• Kvitova sweeps Sharapova for Wimbledon women's title
• State police beef up weekend patrols
• LePage: Thank a soldier this holiday
• Former fire captain found guilty
• Sale of property near prison site 'raises red flags'
• Young pilots take to skies at academy
• State employee contract negotiations break down
• 'Silver alerts' find elderly
• Police Log
• Internet to speed up
• 6 arrested in Portland standoff
• Ellis announces retirement
• Lakes ready for boat parade on 4th
• Man killed by bull Friday
• Chelsea residents adopt new procedures
• Olson House a U.S. landmark
• Firefighter convicted in sex case
• Bull kills man in Farmington
• Governor LePage Mourns Loss of Marine with Ties to Maine, Mark Goyet
• Eliot concerned about NH utility project
• Lawyers want to toss triple-killing confession
• Forum to feature governor's story of tough upbringing
• Maine fails to reach agreement with largest union
• Strauss-Kahn free from house arrest; charges stand
• No serious injuries in rollover on I-295 in Yarmouth
• Highlands plan aims to please
• Memorial Bridge paint job to cost $12 million
• Aspiring teen troopers get education at Junior Trooper Academy
• Teen testifies about sex with ex-fire captain
• Gay marriage drive returning
• Liquor offers boost
• Chelsea residents support budget recommendations
• Maine Preservation moves into Yarmouth mansion
• McKenzie, Coitrone write-in winners in Chelsea
• Winthrop 5th-graders stay put
• Therapists fill gap, offer free counseling
• Berwick natives bringing small herd of bison home to roam
• Coffee decision on back burner
• Discovery Channel show features Maine coast
• Mitchell says Clemens may call him to testify
• Belfast man loses appeal of sentence for slashing
• Less holiday traffic expected on turnpike
• Gay marriage supporters<br>aiming for 2012 referendum
• Summer Reading Isn't Just for Kids
• Mass. judge says Bulger to get public defender
• Farmingdale constable to retire
• Family gets $3M for botched baby delivery
• Man sentenced to 25 years in killing of toddler
• Crack offenders now eligible for early release
• Senate to work next week on debt limit impasse
• Student Loan Interest Rate Cut Coming Tomorrow
• $2.3 million Alfond gift for Kents Hill
• Smith elected,and so is Swan
• LePage vows to renew union dues fight next year
• Repairs will cost $130,000
• LePage moves Maine into charter schools era
• State sells land for $283K less than assessed to prison warden
• Anti-bullying bill pushed back
• Lawmakers end session with a bang
• Sugarloaf chairlift replacement begun
• Colby student has all the answers, so far
• Clinton couple given 48 hours jail time in horse cruelty case
• White House honors Portland High senior
• BRIEFS: Court and boil order
• Aroostook drowning victim identified, body recovered
• Former UMaine star Paul Kariya<br>retiring from NHL
• Governor LePage Inks Signature on Charter School Bill
• Senate panel OKs Snowe bill to protect military funerals
• Homeless man arrested for charging cellphone
• LePage thanks lawmakers at session's end
• Michaud Calls for Crackdown on Foreign Fishing Subsidies
• U.S. appeals court upholds Obama health care law
• LePage signs bill to allow charter schools
• Study finds more pollution at beaches nationwide
• Maine bill aims to make 'bath salts' illegal
• Swan wins new official post as write-in
• Feds: Massey pressured WV miners to fake records
• Bulger lawyer blasts prosecutors
• Man has heart attack in heart disease class
• Newcomer to replace Swan in Chelsea
• Owner of empty sailboat comes forward; search ended
• Murder suspect escapes from hospital
• Legislators back LePage on 8 vetoes
• Sept. 11 wreckage steel slated for memorial
• Victim's family pleads for help
• 'Fat and happy,' harbor seal settles in Benton's fresh water
• LePage, conservatives join with activists on medical-marijuana legislation
• Budget OK'd with 3.6 percent tax increase
• Autumn election will fill vacancy
• Senate says no, so racinos go to voters
• Maine court to hear GMAC case
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• Rights panel agrees with deaf man denied interpreter
• Rainy weather helps reduce tree-damaging caterpillar population
• BRIEFS: RSU 2 withdrawal
• Maine AIDS Alliance chief leaving for Clean Elections post
• LePage to lead trade mission to South America
• Coast Guard searches for sailboat occupants
• Mainer appeals for help finding mother's killer
• Charter schools get final House OK
• Statement of the Governor on Maine Military Casualty Rate
• Maine spending bills cleared from table
• SMCC offers new pre-engineering degree
• Lagarde chosen to lead IMF; first woman
• Richmond and Monmouth selectmen to discuss RSU withdrawal
• General named to head US force OKs drawdown
• 10 face charges of vandalizing country club
• Ruling casts doubt on Maine data-mining law
• Police to discuss Farmington investigation
• Maine carries heaviest burden in war
• Drop-side crib sales taboo
• Neighbor recalls day baby got into parents' cocaine
• Police hunt suspect armed with hammer
• Tax increase on agenda
• Maine observers divided on local impact of Supreme Court decision
• Bank of Maine adds Portland branch
• Security, clerks' staffs boosted
• Augusta's Regal Cinema one of state's 3 completely digital
• Augusta man sure he saw cougar in Dresden
• Wind power fears bring independent types together
• Rollback of voter rights bad for Maine
• Republicans in House are abandoning local farmers
• Congresswoman Pingree offers amendment to protect local farming
• Voting no on agriculture spending bill
• Pushing to end ethanol subsidies and ethanol mandate
• Chellie Pingree married on North Haven
• Quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan needed
• Pingree welcomes decision to release oil from petroleum reserves
• Pingree introduces bill to study York River
• New report: Death rate for Maine military personnel in Afghanistan higher than any other state
• Supreme Court decision attacks clean elections
• BRIEFS: Boil water notice
• Wood smoke law veto contested
• Ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich<br>convicted at retrial
• Maine wardens find missing Starks man
• Supreme Court ruling to impact public financing in Maine
• Bangor man sentenced to life for fatal stabbing
• Bank of Maine opens Portland branch
• Michaud Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on Clean Elections
• Bachmann announces bid for presidency
• Average Maine gasoline prices keep falling
• Turtle in road causes car rollover
• Lacking in numbers
• LePage OKs study to define 'employee'
• Vetoes cloud session
• New England Music Camp to host free concerts
• BRIEFS
• Hygiene can't be left at dentist's office
• Pantry adds hours
• CMP to remove osprey nests
• 19-year run ends this week
• Two Portland churches become one
• Remembering Maine's government shutdown
• Rodrigue kept smiling
• Educators: Young brains lacking summer exercise
• Review of legislative session
• Young anglers learn lessons lasting lifetime
• Voters OK demolition of house called unsafe
• Workers target LePage at rally
• Plenty of pride about new Lakes Resource Center
• Gay marriage backers: NY vote has national impact
• Schools in Northeast still making up snow days
• New multi-use trail corridor dedicated in Maine
• In Boston gangster story, a tale of 2 brothers
• LePage says new state budget just the start
• Maine wardens on lookout for impaired boaters
• 1st of 5 condos begins to rise in city center
• Cony group seeks aid for charity trip
• New time, route for city parade
• BRIEFS
• Financial woes sideline Maine-based Haiti charity
• Police seek DNA match to track killer
• Groups hope to overturn new voting statute
• Arena owner wants 20-year tax break from Hallowell
• Faked pregnancy yields jail time
• Some hope Bulger will solve huge Boston art heist
• Hospital releases 18-month-old who ingested cocaine
• Principal touts education vision
• Winslow: Sex-contact claims yield teacher arrest
• Towns draw scant interest in schools job
• Four fired L.L. Bean employees hire lawyer
• Coast Guard gets new chief in northern New England
• Bulger brought back to Boston; will he sing?
• Maine's ocean kayak trail given top ranking
• Maine woman guilty in nursing home assault
• Former gov chronicles RV travels
• Nestle steps up water tests after odor complaints
• Portland Pirates: 'Major announcement' Monday
• Anthem foundation donates $100K for nurse training
• Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died
• Wife of man found strangled in tub appears in court
• Crash kills St. John 20-year-old
• Farmington residents advised to stay on alert
• LePage signs medical marijuana law
• Diverse Coalition Forms to Support People’s Veto
• 3 donations help preserve woodlands
• Camps under pressure
• Business recruiter hired
• Police: 18-month-old baby ingests cocaine; parents charged
• Prospective market owner gone
• Farmingdale abandons sewer line
• Former LePage aide opens consulting firm
• Maine connection in mobster's capture
• Starn starts as city manager
• Snowe's bill aims to kill excessive regulations
• School board sets start times
• Fire ruled accidental
• BRIEFS
• Busses go private
• Gardiner football coach Lovely steps down
• State House panel reviews slew of bills
• Florida says it will try Bulger for 1982 murder
• Bulger described as Robin Hood, diabolical killer
• GOP group urges US to shoot for 60 mpg
• Prescription drug data mining law struck down
• Maine firms' TV spot leads to Bulger's arrest
• Coalition group kicks off people's veto effort
• Maine treasurer calls for steps to boost bond rating
• DOE Responds to Michaud’s Request to Release Oil from U.S. Reserve
• FBI arrests mob boss Whitey Bulger in Calif.
• Fugitive gangster 'Whitey' Bulger nabbed in California
• A merchant's murky past
• Few know about federally backed insurance plan
• Elderly woman killed in home invasion was stabbed to death
• Large Augusta project to increase sewer rates
• ‘She’s up there shuffling the cards’
• Sanborn runs for place on Farmingdale school board
• BNAS still an agency option
• A bigger, better station
• Readfield selectmen ensure public work is done
• SMCC appoints Cantor president
• Briefs
• Police Log
• Replicas of Nina, Pinta arrive in Portland Harbor
• Maine does away with<br>aircraft sales taxes
• FDA: Breast implant problems grow with time
• SD man pleads not guilty to murder in Maine
• S. Maine Community College gets new president
• Man sentenced for growing pot on federal land
• GOP names candidate for House 121 seat
• Jet halts takeoff in close call at JFK
• Judges set deadlines for congressional redistricting
• Feeling a little edgy? Could be a case of Urban Brain
• Stabbing killed 81-year-old Farmington woman
• Candidates Sought for Superior Court Vacancy
• It's Alcohol Mary Road and it'll stay that way
• Maine hikers rescue fawn from attack by fisher
• LePage signs bill easing rules for landlords
• Maine home sales and prices fall in May
• Video: Playing pétanque in the park
• New supermarket likely for Belgrade
• Woman, 81, attacked in home, dies
• State union's status quo proposal rejected
• Augusta blaze causes thousands in damage; no one hurt
• Bill signed ending same-day voter sign-up
• Richmond voters want selectmen to look at leaving RSU 2
• Oxford casino’s operator still a question mark
• China board backs planners in project fee increase
• Last students leave Wales Central School
• Briefs
• Police Log
• Bath, CMP heading for showdown on smart meters
• Presque Isle lawyer pleads guilty in tax case
• Clock ticking on $200K unclaimed lottery ticket
• Law ending same-day registration challenged
• 2 Maine wind protesters jailed for 10 days, fined
• Ex-Utah gov Huntsman joins race for president
• Gingrich campaign fundraisers quit
• Farmington woman, 81,<br>killed in home invasion
• Same-day registration repeal signed
• Giffords has memoir deal,<br>Kelly retires from NASA
• Twist in health care law could be middle-class windfall
• Obama likely to cut 10K troops from Afghanistan
• Maine lawmakers hold off on borrowing
• Bill gives voters voice in Maine special elections
• Smart meter battle coming to head in Bath
• FDA issues graphic cigarette labels
• Blodgett named assistant coach at Rhode Island
• 16 Maine soldiers in bus crash in Canada
• Truancy tumbles more than one-third
• LePage blasts lawmakers for doing 'half the job' on budget
• LePage signs $6 billion state budget
• City manager's status called into question
• Belgrade Great Pond Marina welcomes 'lake people' with new look
• BRIEFS
• City works to remedy unfair sewer bills
• Drugs, porn bring sanction
• Musical chairs for principals
• Doctor remains mum on plans for lighthouse
• Public works wins national award
• Celtics' 'Big Baby' hauls lobsters off Maine coast
• Maine woman sentenced for burning forfeited house
• Maine couple living<br>in 2 shipping containers
• Dayton teen crowned Miss Maine
• Study details significant sea level rise
• Governor LePage Signs Budget
• LePage signs $6B state budget
• Midcoast head shop owner charged with trafficking
• Environmental coalition praises, criticizes lawmakers
• Pot trafficker free on bail due to poor health
• Supreme Court limits sex bias case against Walmart
• Trek Across Maine raises $1.8M
• Red Cross seeking type O negative donors
• Maine gasoline prices continue to ease
• Aho named new acting chief of DEP
• Legislator facing gun charge freed on bail
• MARVELous May Challenge Successfully Concludes
• Developer's neglect of Arsenal fuels doubts
• Golden moment, but not so great if you're buying
• Pair vie for seat on Board of Selectmen
• New drug concerns health, police officials
• Hope also served at barbecue
• Legislature labors on, unpaid
• Pingree, Sussman wed in private ceremony
• McMillan joins KJ
• Paving, culverts drive Farmingdale budget
• Schools done soon, but not free lunch
• Winthrop Superfund site update to be given Tuesday
• BRIEFS
• Rapolla, Gwilym named Maine HS Athletes of the Year
• Pingree and Sussman get married
• Acadia National Park plans two land purchases
• Red Sox score 6 in first to roll past Brewers 12-3
• Life expectancy rates up in Maine
• Mass man injured in Bridgton ATV accident
• Red Sox place RHP Buchholz on DL, call up Miller
• Emails rebuke LePage for labor mural removal
• Harmon, Jesseman win Sea Dogs Father's Day 5K
• Lobster boat race season kicks off
• Bar Harbor ice cream shop recognized
• Eliot voters OK ordinances over strip clubs
• Maine residents given free pass to state parks today
• Church focuses on 'family' in move
• Day’s last hill a challenge for Trek Across Maine participants
• Let's talk about fathers
• Maine sees increase single parents, including fathers
• Smaller-town police efforts under the gun
• Loving memories for slain mother, children
• Snowe among those fighting for Intrepid
• 1,500 gather for annual moose lottery
• Abuse panel: 'Are we asking the right questions?'
• Hundreds mourn in Dexter
• Debate leads to manager raise
• Expert questions state processes
• Class A softball: Hannan hurls Scarborough to title
• New Gloucester crews extinguish fire
• Bruins celebrating in Boston
• Class A girls' lacrosse: Scarborough defends title
• Crowd gathers for moose lottery
• Class D baseball: Greenville cruises
• Class B softball: Fryeburg takes title again
• Class A boys' lacrosse: Scarborough prevails again
• Class C softball: Postponed until Monday
• Members of WWII regiment being honored
• 1st large cruise ship of season visits Portland
• LePage asks school reforms in weekly address
• Bruins Stanley Cup quest a family affair
• Rally: A real man can help end abuse
• Accused murderer gripes about treatment in jail
• Interim manager takes oath in emergency meeting
• Vets thank Collins for stand on gays in service
• LePage faces feisty Midcoast crowd
• Congressional redistricting proposals given to judges
• BRIEFS
• Town takes late possession of finished sewer project
• City OKs credit union inside technical school
• Voter ID bill heads back to committee
• Couple finish sailing trip around the world
• Commissioner: Universal standards needed
• Demolition of illegal treehouse postponed
• Ice arena's backer seeks full tax break
• Legislator in gun incident free on bail
• HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Gardiner hires Lovely
• 1 million expected for Stanley Cup parade
• Maine lawmakers off until June 28, but work left
• Maine jobless rate 7.7% in May
• Michaud Begins New Push to Curb Currency Manipulation
• Chelsea appointing new town manager
• Catholic school in Saco closes after 82 years
• One person in custody in Pentagon security scare
• 900 pets still homeless after Joplin tornado
• Veteran bikers, newcomers ready for 27th Trek Across Maine
• BRIEFS
• BILL NEMITZ: Dear Governor: Get 'er done
• In New Hampshire, guilty plea brings some relief
• Ocean has potential to supply energy to world
• $637M highway plan on its way to LePage
• Collecting cans and bottles for a cause
• Stabbing death unexplained
• Starn on track to be manager
• Court papers: LePage never saw mural
• Power line to be hearing topic
• Stokes sworn in as mayor
• Budget now up to LePage
• Kin recall victims as '3 beautiful people'
• Several sentenced in Superior Court
• Domestic violence 'everyone's issue'
• AG: York deputy justified in shooting man in Lyman
• Cape Elizabeth sets Aug. 16 election for House seat
• Bruins bring Stanley Cup home
• Maine general fund, highway budgets approved
• LePage never saw mural; seeks dismissal of complaint
• Dexter husband carried 2 guns, knife, ammo
• Weiner resigns in wake of scandal
• Charter School Legislation Creates More Choice for Maine Students
• Michaud Opposes Agriculture Funding Bill
• Bangor man charged with murder
• Hacker accesses credit card info for 700 Mainers
• Senate OKs takeover of E. Millinocket landfill
• Cars set on fire in Vancouver following loss
• Farmingdale fire official: We're underinsured
• Kennebec Highlands plan to go to public
• Victim of apparent York drowning identified
• Maine stresses commitment to offshore energy
• Maine House approves fireworks bill
• Governor Commends Maine Forest Service Forest Rangers for Out-of-State Service
• House upholds LePage veto of special ed. study group
• House gives initial approval to budget
• Domestic violence deaths remain intractable problem
• Class offered on identifying invasive lake plants
• Fuel tax indexing on borrowed time
• Interim town manager chosen
• Salt Institute appoints two new instructors
• Bristol woman pleads guilty in Augusta Wendy's theft
• Picnic planned for prisoners' families Sunday
• Ceremony to honor 103rd Infantry
• RSU 2 faces second defection
• Main runway to stay open open all summer
• Issue is listening to, not recording inmates calls conversations
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Messalonskee wins Eastern A title
• LePage issues veto of due process bill
• New road rules on tap in Chelsea
• Coast Guard cutter returns to Maine
• Campaign contribution limit going up, but in January
• Former kindergarten teacher pleads guilty to child porn
• Maine House reverses itself on wildlife funding
• New state economist named in Maine
• Maine farmers criticize repeal of pesticide law
• Proposed state budget gets initial House OK
• Rape suspect captured in Boothbay woods
• Medical marijuana reform bill close to passage
• Waterville man faces child pornography charges
• Porn actress: Weiner asked me to lie about talks
• Highway budget clears initial House, Senate votes
• Boston braces for possible Stanley Cup win
• U.S. births down for 3rd consecutive year
• Experts: Weiner's behavior similar to addicts'
• Police identify man in suspicious death
• Deliberations under way on 2-year budget
• Maine jury awards $6.7M in malpractice case
• Dexter murders prompt bail proposal
• Negotiations to sell two Maine mills for $1
• Man sentenced for luring Maine teen for sex
• Police seek answers to slaughter in Dexter
• School mourns mother, children
• Senate OKs charter schools bill
• Church site to become home for elderly
• Rules set for questioning accused embezzler
• Wayne budget higher but no tax increase
• Litchfield property taxes to decline after vote
• Voters make quick work of all items
• Sixth graders do their part in Day of Caring
• Bill preserves Stevens School interests
• BRIEFS
• Stokes take mayoral oath of office Thursday
• Mother, children lived in constant fear
• Missing elderly man located by Warden Service
• Democrats hoping Weiner will quit soon
• College of the Atlantic names new president
• New rifle company takes over Bushmaster plant
• LePage eliminates redundant pesticide law
• Election in Richmond today
• Maine House rejects pot legalization bill
• Maine House upholds third LePage veto
• High School softball/baseball games still on
• Four dead in Dexter
• Governor LePage Proclaims Tuesday, June 14, 2011 as Flag Day in Maine
• Skiers mixed about next season on Sugarloaf
• BRIEFS
• Monmouth grange hall work begun
• Town meetings, school budgets bring out voters today
• Board hears big ideas
• LePage lauds 'compromise' in inking regulation bill
• Oak Hill grads: Change, 'Do work'
• Augusta pitching in for short-staffed Chelsea
• Police: Stab wound killed man
• Michaud speaks at House hearing on sex assaults at VA hospitals
• Michaud speaks at House hearing on sex assaults at VA hospitals
• Police say Dexter man killed wife, kids, self
• Gardiner company gains another year
• Former 'American Idol' contestant arrested in Old Port
• Governor LePage Keeps Promise to Reduce Red Tape
• Maranacook grads get Vonnegut advice
• Cony graduates pause to thank community
• Departing Winthrop class celebrates its 'unshakable bonds'
• Acid bomb draws 11-month term
• A life full of courage, independence and often joy
• Rental bidding erupts in Portland
• City seeks cheaper insurance
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Long days likely
• Police identify man found dead on Green Street
• New state police chief steering agency forward
• Unsung state laboratory keeps busy
• Green Street death under investigation
• More road work, and more questions
• New heating system advances in Town Meeting
• Deaths shows vulnerability of elderly to suicide
• Farmingdale board ready to abandon sewer line that has caused dispute
• Many adults feel 'overwhelmed' when caring for aging, ill parents
• Rockweed harvest controversy continues to simmer along Maine's coast
• POLICE
• Principal leaving Monmouth job
• Greater Gardiner River Festival includes carnival this year
• Photos to provoke
• Suspect in 1998 U.S. Embassy blast is dead, Somalia says
• Cabela's launches $1 million fishing competition
• Adrian downgraded to tropical storm in Pacific
• After church fire, Brunswick Unitarians to worship at library
• Raging Tide has home opener today at The Ballpark
• Maine Forest Service continues firefighter training this weekend
• Budget deal anchored in compromise
• Public works' loss is town's $1 million gain
• Erskine graduates honor dead classmate
• Day after storms reveals destruction
• BRIEFS
• LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS
• Waterville man given 54 months for assaulting girlfriend
• Selectmen use meeting to get caught up
• Farm couple convicted of animal cruelty
• Grocers' group still waiting for money answers
• No exact cause cited in report
• Teacher's arrest spurs conflicting feelings
• Navy Sending Ship to Maine for Windjammer Festival
• Pingree votes for end to U.S. involvement in Libya
• Pushing to keep Topsham commissary
• Sacopee Valley Health Center to get nearly $1 million in federal assistance
• 10th anniversary of Bush tax cuts
• Governor Ensures that Students Study Civics and Government
• Playboy's Miss June at signing in Palmyra
• Michaud Praises Decision to Include Fort Kent in Pilot Project
• Land o' Lakes, DeCoster in negotiations
• Former Chief Justice Wathen Sworn to Maine Turnpike Authority
• Maine to receive $43K of a drug settlement
• Owner of shuttered mill pays for economic development
• HIGH SCHOOL: Games rescheduled
• Alaska set to release Sarah Palin's emails
• Maine's second tornado in one week verified
• Knox County Hosts Next Capitol for a Day
• Storms wreak havoc throughout the area
• Chelsea manager resigns in haste
• Fire damages Farmingdale home
• Weather can't dampen grad spirits
• Lightning strike sets guesthouse on fire
• Hallowell fundraiser would help 6-year-old
• Abortions, transgenders, weapons debated
• Congressional redistricting ordered for 2012
• Senate says yes to Biddeford ‘racino,’ no to Lewiston casino
• Fayette voters can end longtime dispute
• Mount Vernon floodplain law, budget put to vote
• Briefs
• Laptop files yield arrest of teacher
• Public calls science behind gray wolf proposal into question
• Manchester residents give tax deal for complex green light
• Messalonskee High School lists class of 2011 graduates
• House gives 2nd OK to end same-day voter registration
• House votes for panel to study abolishing LURC
• NH Old Man memorial partly done
• Police probe 'suspicious death' in Bangor
• Panel rejects funding boost for Efficiency Maine
• Compromise reached on Maine health data privacy
• Governor LePage Congratulates Young Writers
• Statewide Alzheimer's conference Tuesday
• Maine's congressional districts must be redrawn
• House votes to end right to unionize at DeCoster
• Heat gripping half of US expected to last for days
• Mainers who assisted investigation to be honored
• Feds charge Maine property owner with loan fraud
• State House panel taking action on key issues
• Maine man offended by road named for bootlegger
• Belfast police shoot armed man
• State police honor troopers, citizens
• Air quality alert: Elevated ozone in parts of Maine today
• NASA releases unique photos of the space shuttle
• FARMINGTON: Tossing gun caused death, records say
• Legislators kill abortion bills
• State halts road contractor work
• Panel OKs welfare reforms, tax cuts
• Grant will finish Statler Tissue cleanup
• Vote puts Readfield highway work in jeopardy
• All balloting points to town seeking exit from school district
• Michaud: Weiner should 'do right thing'
• China selectmen offer foreclosed properties for sale
• Senate rejects vernal pool changes
• Same-day voter sign-up set back
• Snowe bill targeting funeral protests gains
• The Kennebec Celebration spreads to both sides of the river
• Military museum to open Saturday in S. Portland
• Former legislator dead at 94
• RSU 2 voters approve budget
• CORRECTIONS
• HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE: Cheverus upsets Messalonskee, 10-8
• Senate votes to eliminate same-day voter registration
• Librarian of the Year Named by Maine Library Association
• Brunswick neighbors file suit over train station
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Messalonskee eliminates Erskine, 13-1
• Senate clears Fed to cap<br>debit card swipe fees
• Michaud: NY Rep. Weiner should step down
• Senate upholds LePage veto of logging bill
• Fed survey: Economy falters in several US regions
• Weiner only latest in NY sex scandal hot seat
• Air quality warning today for Maine coast
• Snowe bill protecting military funerals nears 1st vote
• Senate votes down abortion, transgender measures
• LePage vetoes bill banning foreign loggers
• House rejects bill cutting transgender rights
• LePage: Gambling proposals must be approved by voters
• Maine inmate dies after beating
• MSAD 11 budget passes with 14 votes
• Welfare fraud nets woman a year in jail
• Smithsonian develops free phone app to identify trees
• New slaughterhouse to open in northern Maine
• Submarine commander from Maine relieved of duty
• House Votes to Revoke Voting Rights
• Firefighters applaud remarks by mayor
• House backs 1 gun proposal, spurns another
• Stokes victorious
• Traffic adjusts to Maine Avenue construction
• Richmond funds 1 of 2 seniors' groups
• School board to weigh Hodgkins building's future
• POLICE
• Wildlife agency funding bill fails
• Winthrop council OKs budget increase; voters to rule on school portion
• Store heist yields 2-year term
• GOP targets insurance exemption
• RSU 18 budget wins approval in all 5 of district's towns
• CORRECTION
• Offshore wind power at issue
• China voters rebuff building standards
• Senate OKs bill to ease 'red tape' for businesses
• LePage signs Kennebec River dredging-and-dumping bill
• Titus, Bernier, Cloutier win Vassalboro vote
• Togus opens hospice section
• Development tax deal on Thursday agenda
• Neighbors stunned by wife's slaying, husband's suicide
• Former Chief Justice Endorsed by Entire Transportation Committee Tuesday
• GAO Report Highlights Sexual Assaults at VA, Michaud to Hold Hearing on Monday
• Weiner draws no defense from Democrats
• Court vacates molestor's 29-year sentence
• Man in Maine Amber Alert case gets 6 years
• Maine becomes final state with Gold Star plates
• Governor Signs Gold Star Plate Legislation
• Maine is 17th in 2008 grad rate report
• Heated fight over E. coli payments breaks out
• NH bike-climb records voided on doping
• Bangor hospital announces job cuts
• Winslow woman, 30, shot and killed
• Police: Intoxicated burglar found sleeping inside
• Legislature's budget committee votes on DHHS, tax items
• Election Day in Central Maine
• Union-fees legislation pushed back to next year
• Movement on state budget reported
• Accused embezzler doesn't want to say where it went
• Couture puts effort into finding a cure
• Church trustees ready to move on after fire
• School budget approved
• Civic Center hosts public hearing on future of wolves
• RSU 2 residents vote on proposed budget today
• Gardiner councilors want budget input at hearing
• House moves to alter state voting laws
• Bill to name new crimes against unborn beaten
• Attorneys working slowly in case of former teacher facing porn charges
• Crash victim continues recovery
• Maine-made mats allow CMP remote access
• Maine House passes slots initiative
• NY Rep. Weiner admits he sent lewd photos
• New Law Allows U.S. Navy Ship Safe Passage in Maine Waters
• Dylan schedules Aug. 20 concert in Bangor
• Maine CDC watching for E. coli illness in travelers
• Hammond Confirmed as LURC Commissioner
• Governor Announces Senior Health Policy Advisor
• Mainer who spearheaded billboard ban dies at 94
• Vote on bill to limit union fees delayed until next year
• Maine sells $108 million in bonds to fund projects
• Senate debates crimes against 'unborn children' bill
• Maine budget writers get closer to accord
• CDC study: Gay, bisexual teens do riskier things
• Santorum joins GOP crowd running for president
• Ex-IMF leader pleads not guilty to sex assault
• Search for wanted Dexter man ends in Waterville
• Maine average gasoline price drops to $3.78
• Duck at Bangor Home Depot disappears with brood
• Excessive speed suspected in fatal crash
• Father Jack back following liver surgery
• Maine 'Survivor' to put on camp
• Two Maine airports getting FAA grants
• N.H. ride in Camden Hughes' memory raises money for kids
• Legislators cut own budget, boost security
• Winthrop grad taking a little stroll across the United States
• Challenged to greatness
• Monmouth: Class of 2011
• 4 vie for 2 seats
• Readfield voters consider candidates, public works, finances
• Some cry foul over proposed donor hike
• Crash 'significantly' injures man
• Public service agency funding not budgeted
• Maine researchers to study whales in Gulf
• Police ID man killed in construction fall
• Energy program aids business, homeowners
• Getting to the root (cellar) of it all
• Mats mean money for Maine firms
• Joplin couple loses home while in Maine
• 'The Dave Astor Show' fondly remembered
• Unable to pay for care, people report animals as strays
• Voters asked about leaving RSU 2
• Why run? It's not for money or power
• Program pairs mental-health workers with police officers
• Richmond HS says goodbye to grads
• Hall-Dale honors 69-student class
• Gardiner graduates 130
• Lawmakers continue budget talks
• Maine's College of Atlantic graduating 87 today
• National liberty caucus head speaking in Maine
• LePage pitches tax reform in weekend address
• Maine State Police investigating inmate beating
• Lewiston auto dealership burns following explosions
• Top al-Qaida militant killed in Pakistan, official says
• Adult Education turns life around
• Tentative deal eases pressure on state debt, workers
• General store to emphasize community
• Snowe irked by 'rural discrimination'
• Fans to the core
• Three vying for selectman's seat
• New wood pellet boiler in City Hall will likely save thousands
• BRIEFS
• Palermo officials work to resolve land issues
• Law allows crematorium to be built in Gardiner
• Vernal pool discussion continues to be heated
• Fugitive at large in woods
• 'No' vote on defense bill
• Michaud, Pingree announce names for Appeals Court opening
• Memorial Day message
• Congresswoman Pingree votes for debt limit increase
• Barber Foods in Portland sold
• USDA releases new dietary guideline symbol
• Couple trapped in Vermont Revolutionary War monument
• Firewood exchange nabs load from infested area
• LePage signs bill banning texting while driving
• Fall kills construction worker in Auburn
• George Gervais Sworn in to Head Department of Economic and Community Development
• Lt. General Winglass Sworn In as Labor Commissioner
• Bill to Ban Texting Receives Governor's Signature
• John Edwards pleads not guilty to felony charges
• Police hunt arson suspect in St. Albans woods
• Jackson Lab gives up on Florida research center
• House rebukes Obama on Libya involvement
• Budget negotiators tackle retirement changes
• Law requires smoking policies for rental housing
• Maine emergency official under misconduct probe
• Maine-made movie premiering tonight in LA
• Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian dies at age 83
• Legislataure challenges federal ethanol rules
• Maine high school to provide iPads to students
• Foes gather against bill on union fees
• House fails to override LePage veto
• Cony Village to display latest home
• Panel gives approval to LePage cabinet picks
• State police tracking stolen 'Open for Business' sign leads
• Wales voters fail to halt budget approval
• Fairgrounds will host 11th Fiber Frolic
• Voters to consider lower tax rate
• BRIEFS
• Legislators Sustain Governor's Veto
• Maine speller makes it to national Bee finals
• Poll: Top 4 GOP candidates have a lot of work to do
• Gravel firms chip in for new 'Open for Business' sign
• Mass. digs out after tornadoes<br>kill 3, hurt 200
• Medical examiner rules UMF grad death a homicide
• Romney makes it official: he's running
• 600 union members protest bill ahead of hearing
• House vote sustains LePage's first veto
• Senate defeats House-passed cell phone bill
• Alfred man injured by pipe bomb pleads guilty
• 'Lightly used political sign' surfaces on Craigslist
• High wind damage in Embden
• LePage signs lead testing, e-mail privacy bills
• Lewiston arrests follow reports of gunfire downtown
• Dineen: A Panthers-Pirates affiliation a very realistic possibility
• Friend charged in slaying blocks from UMF campus
• Retirees turn up heat on LePage budget
• Girl singer, 14, forms hub of local band
• Girl tops her 2010 standing, makes it to National Spelling Bee semifinals
• Crisis & Counseling to occupy new quarters
• Victim had hoped to become teacher
• Dresden candidates to meet public
• House approves package warning for cell phones
• LePage, lawmakers find health compromise
• Ohio company acquires Barber Foods
• Slaying victim was trying to kick addictions
• Company still seeks tax break for gas pipeline
• Council to look at zoning change
• China split on rules for commercial buildings
• Party due for doomed school
• BRIEFS
• CORRECTIONS
• POLICE
• Tornado damage reported in Springfield, Mass.
• Maine man gets 7 years for child porn
• LePage's 'open for business' sign vanishes
• At Home Depot, disturbing the duck is a no-no
• NBA: Shaquille O'Neal announces retirement on Twitter
• Maine under tornado watch as storms abound
• LePage names acting insurance chief
• Barber Foods sold to Ohio company,<br>'significant' layoffs expected
• Maine lawmakers work toward 2-year budget
• Governor LePage Names Acting Superintendent
• Mainer spells 'egregious' with aplomb
• Lyman crash kills 2 women; speed, alcohol blamed
• Farmington shooting kills Cape Elizabeth man
• It didn't take long: New sign at former Navy base
• Police: Landlord poured gasoline under tenant's home
• Rally protests LePage's proposed pension changes
• Maine Senate rejects private school tax credit
• Litchfield to debate money proposals
• Endeavor lands, concluding its last flight
• Turnpike oversight bill ok'd by Senate
• Leftovers? Maine student turns them into fuel.
• Tricky decision for GOP
• Ceremony closes down naval base
• Feds move to up insurance access
• $23.3M budget goes to RSU 2 referendum
• Gardiner residents face 3.6 percent property tax hike
• Muddled message on school funding
• Former Vassalboro man charged with New Hampshire killing
• House approves unicameral legislature bill
• Senate okays public seeing disputed ballots in close House, Senate votes
• Police Log
• Ceremony marks closing<br>of Brunswick Naval Air Station
• Reports: Panthers to hire Dineen
• LePage signs bill to ease child labor restrictions
• Mladic spending night in isolation at UN prison
• Palin, Trump to meet in NYC
• Maine jurors deliberate in double-murder case
• Suspect in Lewiston burglary spree jailed
• Body of woman found in stream identified
• Berwick Academy scores national Odyssey win
• House to reject debt limit increase without cuts
• Obama names businessman to Commerce post
• Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic
• Unicameral legislature gets initial House approval
• House gives initial OK to school tuition credit bill
• Consumer confidence falls unexpectedly in May
• Education commissioner to visit Portland schools
• Trooper hits moose, escapes serious injury
• Maine gasoline prices down 5.5 cents in past week
• Lewiston-Auburn experiencing baby boom
• Ex-POW remembers those who didn't return
• Taking a hike getting easier
• Dog days mean plenty to this Readfield duo
• Maine lawyers group sues Bank of America
• New garden to honor all veterans
• Father, son drown at birthday party
• Drug shortages threaten patient lives
• Academy Road bridge work starts today
• 'Ancient Ones' encourage interaction
• 'Maine Walks for Haiti' is Saturday in Portland
• End to parking mercy rule brings money, grumbling
• One house legislature? Discuss
• Winthrop dedication of veterans memorial set for today
• McGee reaches deal with city, accepts fine over blast notices
• Maine delegation backs end to 'widow's tax'
• Pair of CIA workers among victims of America's latest war
• Herbicide spraying will be limited
• Prosecutors, defense lawyers praise Torresen
• Couple sues over false water report
• Oyster aquaculture getting tryout
• Sox win on pinch-hit homer by Ortiz in 9th
• Police look for three men in Hallowell robbery
• Trenton rallies to top Sea Dogs, 5-2
• Wheldon wins stunning Indy 500 when leader crashes
• Maine ready for Canadian tourists
• Bruins owner basks in glow of conference crown
• Controlled moose hunt set for Aroostook County
• No. 3 Zvonareva ousted in French Open
• Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle
• Maine man restoring organ damaged in 9/11 attacks
• Busy summer ahead for Maine Maritime schooner
• Bates College holds 145th commencement
• Two councilors aiming to become Augusta’s top official
• Tear gas flushes out suspect in standoff
• D.C. BEAT: Both sides snipe at Snowe, Collins
• Once-stable food prices jump
• Cost hampers soup kitchens' ability to feed clients
• Varied Kents Hill graduates 75
• EPA drafting rules to limit emissions from wood stoves
• Three seek election as Windsor selectmen
• Film puts Mainer behind, in front of camera lens
• Kents Hill graduates
• Bill targets 'fair share' provision
• Woman: Daughter charged in boy's death needs help
• FirstPark still short of fulfilling potential
• J.P. DEVINE: A sailor's private, quiet war
• Police Log
• Sea Dogs halt skid with doubleheader split
• Tremont couple dead after Friday house fire
• LePage touts new health insurance bill
• Police: Teenager arrested for trespassing and theft
• Bowdoin College to award 443 degrees
• Republicans question email to state workers
• Pump prices guzzle more from wallets
• Disrepair 9-1-1
• Commissary comes to Augusta today only
• $100 tax increase possible for many in RSU 2
• Irving Oil-ExxonMobil acquisition nixed
• Brewer father and son are charged with failure to pay a variety of taxes
• Police Log
• LePage presents legislative agenda
• Two from Maine recommended for Court of Appeals
• Bluefin tuna escapes endangered species list
• Sen. Snowe's Bangor office evacuated
• Maine AG, feds block Irving Oil purchases
• Rep. Wintle moved to psychiatric facility for assessment
• LePage seeks support for pro-business agenda
• Death toll from Joplin tornado rises to 132
• Severe storms wreak havoc<br>from Vermont to Georgia
• GOP presidential hopefuls shift on global warming
• Not guilty pleas entered in Maine hunting case
• N. Maine double-murder trial continues
• Last shuttle spacewalk completed this morning
• Gage Street fire causes heavy damage; no injuries
• State House to boost security in January
• CORRECTION
• Property tax to increase 1.5%
• Naked truck driver hits condo
• Readfield files complaint against Main Street garage
• Democrats question handling of union bill
• Republicans back off bid to abolish land use commission
• Audience at hearing peppers board with questions
• LePage renewable energy cap proposal set aside by panel
• BRIEFS
• Tourism officials hopeful with start of summer season
• Plenty of decisions await Windsor town meeting voters
• Biddeford man gets 9 months for hate crime
• Maine teen pleads not guilty to manslaughter
• Police: Naked man rammed<br>condo with dump truck
• LePage getting busier signing bills
• Obama hails arrest of war crimes suspect
• Posh digs for ex-IMF head accused of rape attempt
• Men narrowing the gender gap of old age
• Maine Turnpike overhaul, budget bills advance
• 232 still missing in Joplin tornado aftermath
• Senate panel approves Torresen for bench
• Missing Harmony woman found safe
• Maine Senate sends union bill back to committee
• Kelly eager for first look at Giffords from orbit
• Census finds Maine and Vt. oldest states
• Man shoots self while cleaning gun
• MSAD 11's budget draws little opposition at validation hearing
• Haley’s Tire’s “Maine Men”…Augusta resident Guy Norcross joins Haley’s Tire 20 years of service club.
• 2011 Linda Smith Dyer Law Fellow Announced
• 11 local sites to share $3.2 M heating grant
• Augusta woman pleads not guilty of child assault
• Public works department hammered at Readfield hearing
• Lawmakers debate town dump role
• Taxi robbery plotters sentenced
• History celebrated at Mary Foss service
• Labor bill debate purely partisan
• Crime in Maine grows
• Time Warner says it's boosted speed around irked customer
• Legislators hope to finish budget by next week
• Ex-officer charged with theft from AMVETS group
• Portland man convicted of cocaine conspiracy
• McCrery waives NH court hearing in son's killing
• Governor LePage Honors Maine's Fallen Heroes
• Maine teacher faces sexual assault charges
• Maine soldiers killed in War on Terror honored
• 14 Mainers named National Merit Scholars
• Giffords shooting spree suspect incompetent for trial
• MSAD 11 $21.9 million budget passes
• Edwards indictment expected within days
• Fate of controversial labor bill still in flux
• Downeaster wins more track improvement money
• Tornadoes sweep central U.S., killing 14
• Maine crime rate rises 3.6% in 2010
• Sen. Dawn Hill says Maine Public Broadcasting Cuts Remain Likely
• Medical marijuana dispensary to open in Auburn
• East Millinocket faces losing police, fireman
• Maine is 2nd most bike-friendly state
• Maine's education commissioner 'listening' in Machias
• Development panel may yet survive
• Report shows new fishing management system bringing in more money for fishermen
• Thanks to George Mitchell
• Maine organic farmers eligible for federal grants to support conservation practices
• Pingree tours Maine breweries, meets with Maine Brewers Guild
• Chellie talks to South Berwick elementary students about healthy eating
• Pingree continues pushing for shellfish disaster relief
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree to oppose major defense bill
• Attorney: Swan conducting her own probe
• Governor LePage Pitches in for Homeless
• RSU 2 budget faces two more public hearings
• State committee votes to allocate $250,000 to support Acadian event
• Vote is tonight at Messalonskee
• Governor LePage Announces More Jobs Moving to Maine
• High-tech operation moving to Maine
• Governor Signs Declaration with Wabanaki Tribe Leaders
• UMA tuition to rise next year
• House says no to minimum wage bump
• Senate says reduce size; House says don't
• Hallowell to hear park project ideas
• Governor LePage Announces Final Round of Federal Heating Conversion Grants
• Governor LePage Announces First Judicial Nomination
• Governor LePage Selects Retired Chief Justice for Maine Turnpike Authority Board
• George Gervais Selected by Governor LePage to Head Department of Community and Economic Development
• Clerk's leaving creates turmoil
• Council decides Thursday
• LePage nominates former justice Wathen to MTA
• BRIEFS: Augusta, Riichmond and Chelsea
• 10-year-old pianist fills his home with classic and personal sounds
• Mo. search focuses on<br>stores, apartments
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Cony comes from behind to defeat Mt. Ararat, 6-3
• Maine police investigate apparent murder-suicide
• Tech firm bringing service center, 150 jobs to Lewiston
• Snowe, Collins to vote against GOP budget plan
• Mysterious bat disease confirmed in Maine
• Maine, tribes examine past child welfare practices
• Obamas get royal treatment
• Netanyahu: Israel ready for painful compromises
• MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Strahorn named Colby head coach
• Body of boy found in Maine returned to Texas
• UN puts off destroying last smallpox viruses
• Maine Senate votes to reduce size of House
• DNA links ex-IMF chief to hotel maid, sources say
• LePage makes 1st judicial nomination
• Maine man leaves Down East hospital $1 million
• Maine Libraries Food Not Fines Week A Success
• Lawmaker barred from Capitol, must undergo evaluation
• LePage names acting chief to state development post
• Police break up underage drinking party
• New Balance keeps up shoe tradition
• Pittston hosts battle of the books
• Selectmen deed over 3 schools
• RSU 11 holds budget vote for 4 towns
• Tremont man held in truck-house blaze
• Legislature OKs ban on texting while driving with $100 fine
• City mulls new mix of license-fee costs
• Town wins $500,000 grant for downtown
• NH officials: bear attack sparked by feeding
• Maine lawmakers vote to ban texting while driving
• Rep. Wintle remains jailed in gun case
• Board approves tuition hike at Maine universities
• Maine firms chosen to build Oxford casino
• Radio host who predicted End of Days 'flabbergasted'
• Man working on Jeep killed when it rolls
• Trial under way for man charged in couple's death
• LePage names Congdon replacement
• FBI reports 5.5% drop in violent crime
• Samoset renovations near completion
• Gun-wielding Maine lawmaker due in court
• Michael Shepherd, UM senior, joins Kennebec Journal staff
• Graduates asked to put their ideas to work
• BRIEFS
• Bond Brook Road closed by flooding
• MTA's budget boggles his mind
• 10-year-old pianist fills home with classic, personal sound
• Farmingdale land sale on again
• Baby Bengal latest addition
• Delegation expects US debt ceiling will be raised
• City files suit about blasting notices
• Pickup destroys home after igniting in crash
• Suspect arrested in Brunswick stabbing
• Planeload of troops gets to join troop greeters' party
• Trucks get their mud season
• University tuition rates to be set in Maine
• Colby College holds 190th commencement ceremony
• SMCC to hold graduation ceremonies today
• Seven vie for term on board
• Police: Legislator points gun at man
• KVCC grads urged to 'pay it forward'
• Fewer answer the call
• Summer dredging plan for Kennebec a concern
• Pingree, Collins present legislation
• Recycling programs awarded state grants
• The truth about retiring
• POLICE
• Insurance reform may face people's veto
• UMaine law school awards 90 degrees
• State rep charged with threatening to shoot 'innocent bystander'
• Bruins blow lead, series tied 2-2
• St. Joseph's exits baseball tournament
• Steel from Twin Towers arrives in Freeport
• UNE graduates over 1,200 students today
• Maine businessmen honored in Washington
• South Portland's Furbush promoted to Tigers
• Accident on Route 111 in Lyman causing delays
• LePage not keen on renewable power subsidies
• USS Helena sub departs Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• Alternative allows for greater parent, child interaction
• Charter schools proposal advances
• Soldiers team up for 21 continuous marathons
• Monitoring shows alewives' comeback
• LePage hears supporters, critics at Capitol-for-a-Day
• 9-year-old shot by uncle remains hospitalized
• Palermo gets paving price break from China
• Randolph officials may put more projects to bid
• Kicking off summer with hogs, pies, more
• UMA announces 2011 graduates
• BRIEFS: Help for AG-affiliated grocers
• LePage legislation aimed at cheaper electricity on hold
• Fowle: Swan likely to plead not guilty
• Is your Internet speed as advertised?
• Another outfit likely to leave
• IMF ex-leader is released on bail in NYC
• Debate on LePage energy bill to resume Tuesday
• Maj. Dale Lancaster to retire
• Al-Qaida considered oil tankers as terror targets
• Dead boy's grandmother thanks community
• Maine's unemployment rate 7.6% in April
• Aide says Pawlenty running for president
• Family drug bust in Waldo County
• Diverse Group Gathers to Warn of Bill’s Unintended Consequences
• Bill eases child labor restrictions
• Credit unions court youth
• Waterville woman reflects on living with HIV virus; organizes AIDS walk in Hallowell
• Man: Time Warner bills for services he can't get
• Diverse scope in agricultural gathering
• Accused mother called school daily
• BRIEFS: Lots of VIPs to speak at credit union bash
• New food pantry open Saturday
• RSU 18 vote is Wednesday
• Decision delayed for check on impact
• LePage energy bill would save average 40 cents per month
• Anthem gets 5.2% boost in premiums
• Budget deficit narrowed with teachers' aid
• House votes on land protections from ATVs
• Maine House OKs bill to scale back pesticide rule
• Maine chancellor announces plan to retire
• Maine trucker led police to Texas mom
• Dora Mills heads back to med school for new job
• NH holds Texas mother<br>without bail on murder charge
• Maine Senate rejects single-payer study
• Prosecutor: Former IMF chief indicted
• Maine home sales fall in April from a year earlier
• 350 attend law enforcement memorial event
• Man charged after allegedly exposing self to trooper
• NOAA predicts 3 to 6 major Atlantic hurricanes
• FBI investigates Unabomber in '82 Tylenol deaths
• Navy ship headed to Eastport, 4th of July
• Maine man recaptured after escaping custody
• House endorses bill to ease child labor rules
• Ghost hunters arrested by police
• Woman held in investigation of boy found dead by roadside
• Police charge boy's mother
• Snowe, Collins vote against oil tax breaks
• Feds warn Maine about medical marijuana
• Business dip inspires coupon-use class
• Scam leaves dog lovers heartbroken
• Lawmakers reject bill to prohibit hiring of family members
• Conflict-of-interest law change draws 2-party backing
• Drug bust illustrates intricacy of enforcing new law
• Police charge 2 after alleged assaults on police
• Snowe still delegation's wealthiest
• 'Right to work' bills inspire little support
• NH authorities take over case<br>of dead boy found in S. Berwick
• Blimp makes unscheduled landing in Maine
• End of the world? How about a party instead?
• Skull repair to improve Giffords' quality of life
• Maine's U.S. Attorney voices medical marijuana concerns
• Navy awards $30 million to Bath Iron Works
• Maid's lawyer: Case against IMF chief not a setup
• Abortion bills await action in Legislature
• Police to give update today on effort to identify boy
• Poland Community School Library Wins National Recognition
• Marine from Maine's death ruled a suicide
• Bridgton contemplates Stephen King festival
• LePage 'Capitol for a Day' coming to Lincoln Co. Friday
• Man says Lozada died of drug overdose
• Sugarloaf starts dismantling Spillway East lift
• Governor's bill would scale back renewable energy requirement
• Police give clue in boy's death
• LePage signs insurance reform bill into law
• Man faces charges after driving into pond
• June Kennebec Celebration may add beer
• Women's group to hear details of new MaineGeneral hospital
• Idled Associated Grocers employees may get shot at Maine Savings
• Over and out
• Family mourns Marine killed in action
• Smart meters to be optional
• Northern border security to include Canadian radar
• Another Gadhafi regime official defects
• NOAA to refund some fishing fines after investigation
• Governor LePage Signs Landmark Health Care Insurance Reform Bill
• Lincoln County to Host Governor's Next Capitol for a Day
• Governor's Awards for Business Excellence Presented to Six Maine Companies
• PUC approves 'smart' meter opt-out options
• Time Warner outages affect phones, credit card machines
• LePage signs health insurance overhaul
• Governor's Statement on the Death of Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Brian Balduf
• US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,468
• IMF head awaits his fate
• Rep. Giffords picks wake-up song for shuttle
• 'Right-to-work' bills set aside on House floor
• Senate rejects longer school year for Maine
• 2011 Vital Maine Communities Conference
• Briefs
• Legislators move crosshairs to drug disclosure lawas
• Legislative panel to review campaign spending legislation
• Report: Maine has most business-friendly tax policy
• Bomb threat cancels classes on Tuesday at Bonny Eagle High
• Vassalboro considers plight of walkers, bicyclists
• Police release names in Saturday's fatal crash
• History tour to feature Hallowell's Bodwell House
• Rep. Flood to keep Appropriations chairmanship
• Car hits man crossing Bangor Street
• Marine with Maine ties killed in Afghanistan
• Benton native looks back on her near-win on 'Survivor'
• Candidates line up for seat of embattled Chelsea selectman
• Police look into 100 leads after boy found dead in South Berwick
• Insurance reform's passage shows cracks in State House bipartisanship
• 9 Maine airports get $2.3M in FAA grants
• Police following nearly 100 leads<br>in boy's death
• MPBN asks lawmakers to preserve funding
• Hearing delayed in Maine brother killing
• LePage to sign health care overhaul bill on Tuesday
• Focus on Children and Youth Books: Awards and Reviews
• Maine band wins national competition
• Trump won't run for president in 2012
• Projects to cause ramp closures on I-295
• Maine Commercial Tire owners win SBA award
• Maine animal sanctuary has baby Bengal tiger
• IMF chief to remain in NYC jail
• Bills would alter Maine's land use commission
• Maine insurance superintendent to resign June 1
• Avg. Maine gasoline price at $3.97
• Q&A: Ashley Underwood on Survivor, Boston Rob and the future
• Maine woman charged with setting woman on fire
• Knox County crash victim identified
• Hornby to keynote law school commencement
• Playboy's Miss June is first centerfold from Maine
• Vachon joins UMaine women's<br>basketball coach staff
• 'Prairie Home' coming to Portland in August
• Endeavour soars on 2nd-to-last<br>space shuttle trip
• Flood to stay as Appropriations chairman
• Road woes continue for Chelsea
• Veteran forms cooperative of medical marijuana growers
• Ashley doesn't survive
• Ex-councilor ordered away from city garage
• City debates deputy chief position
• Augusta, Waterville to host county budget forums
• DISTRICT COURT
• MPBN to argue case for funding
• Financial services see boom after recession
• Chelsea considers recycling revamp
• Digital 'smart' meter upgrades ready for area
• Veteran airman, public servant face off
• BRIEFS: Chelsea floodplain law
• Old Orchard Beach prepares for summer boom
• St. Joseph's ousted from softball regional
• Heart Walk raises more than $223,000 for research
• Raining, so no Dogs-Cats
• SMCC gone from baseball tourney at OOB
• Orienteering race held for high school students
• Maine flags half-staff today
• Panel endorses Maine Gold Star Family plates
• La Kermesse Festival gets Biddeford council OK
• Young boy found dead in South Berwick
• Young boy's body turns up on remote Maine road
• More than 600 graduate UMA
• Debt fears haunt student career hopes
• Putting in their time — and their muscle
• Ashley's family awaits tonight's 'Survivor' decision
• Reed & Reed: More than 80 years of family-owned building
• Autism presents greater challeges after graduation
• Readfield native buys popular Rockland bookshop
• LePage gets honorary doctorate
• Snowe takes on debt ceiling bill with even keel
• Cony grad fights for $1M tonight before live finale
• Outgoing manager gives budget plan
• Driver dead after wreck with truck
• 'Better clothes,' fourth floor
• Two join MaineToday Media team
• Children, adults celebrate Foster Care Month
• Greenlaw addresses graduates at USM commencement
• St. Joseph's beaten in softball regional
• One dead in Knox County crash
• Oxford Plains Speedway postpones Sunday's ACT race
• SMCC loses opener in Small College World Series
• Town manager search in Lebanon narrowed
• Governor says jobs needed to keep graduates in Maine
• LePage to receive honorary degree from Husson
• Flood attempts to quit chairmanship
• Senate to take up insurance bill on Monday
• Panel rejects 3 proposals curbing access to abortions
• Amid laughter, student drivers learn important lessons
• State agency backs loan to Associated Grocers
• Proposed gift shop gets second chance from planning board
• BRIEFS: Labor chief nominated
• Relay for Life teams get revved up
• Proposal would end registry for medical marijuana users
• Serial burglar sentenced to 18 years
• Inland Hospital opens practice in downtown
• Meet Gardiner Maine Street's new boss
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Skowhegan defeats Messalonskee, 6-1
• Committee approves turnpike authority bill
• Obama accepts Mitchell's resignation
• Legislative committee rejects bill aimed at Dechaine
• Nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance
• Coast Guard spots oil sheen off Maine coast
• Michaud Statement on Mitchell Resignation
• Pentagon: U.S. has questioned bin Laden widows
• Former Marine tapped for Maine labor commissioner
• Doc Rivers signs 5-year contract
• Maine State Library Accepted as FamilySearch Affiliate Library
• Pakistan suicide bombs<br>kill 80 to avenge bin Laden
• Tea party godfather Ron Paul running for president
• Lawmakers ponder higher speed on section of I-95
• Maine Senate will vote Monday on health care
• Ex-Maine police officer charged in child sex case
• Weighing an item's worth
• Degrees for 600 at UMA
• Dittmeyer documents sealed for 90 days; details emerge in case
• MPBN: State money critical
• Winthrop school board punts on budget cut, little time left
• Farmingdale bails on buying Dragon's Pit Street property
• Charter school friends, foes testify in Augusta
• Supporting military victims of sexual assault
• Pingree amendment aimed at keeping Brunswick area commissary open passes key vote
• Funding efficiency improvements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• New president named to lead Unity College
• Insurance reform clears in House
• LePage seeks removal of clean-energy quota
• Pingree pushes proposal to keep commissary open
• 'Suspicious' substance at bank not a danger
• How the oil industry saves<br>$4.4B a year on taxes
• McCain: Torture did not lead to finding bin Laden
• NOAA: Groundfish revenues up in Northeast
• 4 kayakers located off coast after distress call
• 1M gallons of raw sewage spill into Maine stream
• Maine man charged with killing brother
• Legislative panel postpones wind power debate
• Final votes on Maine health care bill set for today
• Astronauts back for next-to-last shuttle flight
• Brunswick oil company files for bankruptcy
• Unity College taps scientist as new president
• Senate amends, OKs insurance market overhaul
• LePage proposes to eliminate funding for MPBN
• Canadian in fake bomb case indicted
• Obama seeking OK to extend term for FBI chief
• Biologists queston wind turbine bird kill study
• SURVIVOR: Ashley pulls a coup
• Democrats work to change health coverage bill
• A closer look at L.D. 1333
• Members of public articulate opposition to proposed cuts
• Washington arson, suicide involves man recently released from prison
• North Augusta projects move closer to approval
• RSU 11 budget carries 2.8 percent increase
• New bill modifies Kids Act scope
• 3 lawmakers to skip bin Laden pix
• FairPoint slowly coming back from bankruptcy
• Chelsea approves auditor pay; tables road contracts
• Amtrak Downeaster to get speed tweaks
• Snowe says GOP primary challenger waging smear campaign
• Mount Vernon considers regional transfer station
• Police Log
• Congressional Art Competition winners take a bow
• VIDEO: Quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan needed
• Portland to reinstate firefighter positions lost to budget cuts
• Pingree questions USDA decision to limit potatoes in school meals
• Legislation to cut tax paperwork for seniors
• Opposing rollback of safety standards and giveaways to big oil
• Honoring Lois Reckitt
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Winslow edges Oak Hill, 8-6
• N.H. authorities say Dittmeyer<br>was killed in drug robbery
• Maine man gets 8 years for killing father
• Maine man sentenced for illegally catching salmon
• Maine drug agents seize 280 bags of heroin
• Collins, Snowe, Pingree, decline to view bin Laden photos
• LePage drops cut to Clean Election funding
• Statement of Governor LePage on LD 1383
• Committee approves chemical law reform
• Senate confirms retired admiral for UMaine board
• 200 protest LePage budget cuts ahead of hearing
• Senate delays debate on insurance reform bill
• Fisher Cats skunk Sea Dogs, 3-0
• FairPoint making progress after bankruptcy
• Dill's Senate win opens up House seat
• Maine couple indicted on 47 offenses
• Once hailed, wood power fizzles in Mass.
• SEAL sleuths expose those who've faked service
• Sensors say Maine-New Brunswick bridge moving
• Police: Washington arson is suicide
• Maine Equal Justice Partners News - May 10th 2011
• Talks fail to yield compromise on health insurance
• Advocates pitch shooting range plan
• Rob still an obstacle for Ashley
• Rated among nation's best, KVCC now eligible for $1 million prize
• Sponsor withdraws citizenship proposal
• Measure designed to legalize pot does not receive full support of panel
• Turnpike head endorses strict new standards
• Legislature's energy panel places wind power study on back burner
• Privatizing Winthrop bus service on table
• China board OKs funds for loader for recycling
• Education chief visits Readfield school
• Airing of new budget cuts set for today
• 'Be your own boss' bill rejected
• Forgotten Maine murals focus of new book
• BRIEFS: Police study on agenda
• School costs to rise, board member says
• POLICE
• Council awards paving contract
• Sen. Snowe alleges smear campaign by challenger D'Amboise
• UMaine introduces new women's basketball coach
• UMaine greets new women's basketball coach
• Drug take-back collects nearly 6 tons in Maine
• Lawmakers take up turnpike reforms
• Law lets Maine wineries charge for samples
• AG: Clinton officer justified in shooting out suspect's tires
• Inventor unveils no-splatter lobster platter
• Memphis school wins Obama graduation address
• Selectboard meeting Wednesday
• Bail denied for man who rushed airline cockpit
• Schwarzenegger, Shriver<br>separating after 25 years
• Maine House again OKs health care reform bill
• U.S. Cellular 4G rollout includes Maine markets
• Special election today for Maine Senate seat
• Trial for South Berwick man in student death
• Maine to get money for tsunami evacuation signs
• Panel OKs retired admiral for UMaine board
• Senate to Vote on Roll Back of Child Labor Laws
• Crucial health bill votes today
• Mississippi reaching record levels
• BRIEFS: LePage allows project
• FairPoint expands broadband
• Driving to Portland? Look for alternate ways
• 33 jobs await Winthrop students
• Bill aimed at absentee voting resisted
• Polls: LePage, average Mainers out of synch
• Plan has all elementaries turning red
• Bill allows recalls if towns lack power
• Maine panel rejects bill to lower youth wage
• 25 years later, dad continues<br>search for missing girl
• Governor Praises U.S. Army National Guard Bureau for Choosing Maine for Work
• Legislative Committee Gives Governor's Education Selection a Thumbs Up
• Maine community college tuition going up 2.4%
• UMaine names head coach<br>for women's basketball
• Despite differences, Obama, GOP eye Medicare limit
• Downeaster wins $20.8M for track improvements
• Mississippi River expected<br>to crest today at Memphis
• LePage signs bill allowing hotel work to proceed
• Efforts to curtail private-sector unions faltering
• Bath Iron Works shifts focus to stealth warship
• Bangor motorcyclist jailed over 'dangerous speed'
• Bill Signing by Governor LePage Removes Red Tape and Generates Jobs
• Gingrich to announce presidential bid
• Pakistani PM: Not in 'cahoots' with al-Qaida
• Fire destroys apartments; teen charged with arson
• Maine bee population hit by die-off
• Average Maine gasoline price rises to $3.97
• King Foundation helps library towards dream
• Retiring officer is always giving
• US wants to talk to widows of bin Laden
• Work starting on Monmouth substation
• No tax hike in town budget
• Free van service would transport pets to Freeport clinic
• In Sandy River race, moms get the perfect present
• BRIEFS: 2 contests, vacancy
• Litchfield selectmen decide budget Tuesday
• Michaud: Legislation designed to aid wounded veterans on track
• Family, pets escape fire
• Man gets 15 days for multiple burglary counts
• Fireworks in race for Senate seat
• Missing autistic man is found in Berwick
• Saco police seek help in search for missing autistic man
• Dogs' bullpen falters again
• Luchini, Freimer win Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K
• Rivers expects injured Celtics to play Game 4
• Obama: bin Laden had support network in Pakistan
• Red Sox recalls Iglesias, place Scutaro on DL
• Cape Elizabeth mock trial team finishes 34th at national championship
• LePage light on bill signatures
• Maine, NH businesses banking on Canadian tourists
• Maine to install coastal storm evacuation signs
• Brochure touts Maine's performing arts
• Maine to get 10 new pump-out stations for boaters
• Unanimous Ought Not To Pass on Child Labor Bill LD 1346
• Feedback on Gov. LePage
• Poll: Many see LePage in bad light
• Gardiner still to get ’11 AG property taxes
• Be on lookout for Lyme
• Celebrations blossom for Mother's Day
• Son's Mother's Day gift was early rescue
• J.P. DEVINE: There's always a cousin listening
• Cobbossee district budget vote set
• ‘Bath salts’ the latest stimulant invading Maine
• Last graduation for Unity College President Thomashow
• Briefs
• Hallowell Council meets Monday; agenda is light
• State cash will ease federal cuts for MDEA
• Police Log
• RSU 18 board approves smaller budget than '10
• Lobstermen face an uncertain season
• MLB: Verlander throws 2nd career no-hitter
• Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby
• Developers want to convert Sanford mill to apartments
• Warship named in honor of Navy SEAL christened today
• Videos show bin Laden watching himself on TV
• LePage defends health care proposal
• Unity College plans green graduation
• Sen. Collins to speak at UMaine commencement
• Administration offers budget changes
• Owner planning to close topless coffee shop soon
• Group envisions 'food hub' storefront
• Summerhaven pits to be official range
• Crash ends chase
• BILL NEMITZ: Deploying Marines see mission as same
• Judy Collins to perform at Kents Hill concert series
• Police Log
• Collins and Snowe: Centrist teamwork masks intense rivalry
• Olympia Snowe: Listening is everything
• For Susan Collins, persistence, work ethic are keys to success
• Limestone facility to overhaul 50 military trucks
• Obama to bin Laden raiders:<br>'Job well done'
• 500 Vt. homes destroyed or damaged by flood
• Maine loggers call bill assault on their jobs
• Secret choppers played key role in bin Laden raid
• Hiring at fastest pace since 2006
• Winterport church fire was arson and suicide
• Michaud Joins Push to Simplify Seniors’ Tax Prep
• Maine man going back to prison for child porn
• State proposes budget to fill $164M hole
• Chopper carrying SEALs was downed by 'vortex'
• In Fla., another bin Laden mansion sits empty
• Hunt for bin Laden: Lessons learned from the enemy
• Al-Qaida vows revenge for bin Laden's death
• Office staff of Newburgh resigns en masse
• Obama to honor troops, thank raid participants
• Home builder reopening, reviving 45 jobs
• Michaud Builds Support for Trail Program Important to Maine
• Bath-built ship named after heroic Navy SEAL
• Narrow vote OKs overhaul of health insurance
• State police nominee gets legislative panel OK
• 'There is no surgery for a broken heart'
• Boxing champ takes fight to Augusta
• Alleged arsonist seeks charges' dismissal
• Seeking beer license, pizzeria owner hopes to change bathroom law
• High school graduation rates on the rise
• Letter outlining Congdon's comments released
• 2 charged with drunk driving in Richmond
• Department of Agriculture Awards Grants to Maine Farmers
• I-295 ramp closings start tonight in Portland
• Maine State Police chief nominee gets panel's OK
• Maine man sentenced to 20 years for home invasions
• Obama pays somber respects at Ground Zero
• Pentagon: No firm evidence of Pakistani complicity
• Woman gets prison for bilking MaineCare out of $4M
• House gives preliminary OK<br>to health care overhaul
• Pakistan warns U.S. against future raids
• Inside bin Laden's lair with SEAL Team Six
• Maine graduation rate up more than 2%
• Slow-moving disaster rolls down Mississippi River
• Maine Marines heading to Afghanistan
• Body found outside burning church in Winterport
• 2 UMaine women's basketball candidates visit campus
• Beetles released to devour invasive insects
• Bangor voters approve new arena
• Lawsuit settled in Maine lobster feud shooting
• Panel suggests shorter turnpike board terms
• Navy SEAL honored with warship bearing his name
• Michaud: New VA home caregiver law back on track
• Martin's letter to LePage cites 'outrageous' remarks
• State Library Collaborates with Poet Laureate
• Study: Training cuts aid need
• Casino development a legislative matter, says Saco Democrat
• Republicans set to vote health-care overhaul through House
• Unspent funds may aid plan for Mill Park
• Store owners will have to pay AG, but can't touch their surplus accounts with supplier
• LePage brings 4-term U.S. Congressman into his fold
• Augusta deputy register to retire
• Wandering tyke safe back home with her family
• BRIEFS: 2 sentenced
• Torresen faces Senate panel for federal judge post
• KVCC president honored for contribution to education, equality for women
• Used car dealership set to leave Winslow, move to Vassalboro
• Maine to increase number of coastal pump-out stations
• Statement on death of Osama bin Laden
• Military lifts roadblocks to Purple Heart for battlefield injuries
• Pingree to oppose bill that bans women from buying reproductive health insurance coverage
• Nurses at Bangor hospital ratify contract
• Maine man guilty of filing bogus tax return
• Gambling bills before Maine lawmakers
• Obama: Won't release<br>photo of slain bin Laden
• VA Changes New Caregiver Assistance Program
• Mom: Daughter's ashes stolen by Maine man
• White House walks fine line in telling raid story
• After the raid: Mining the haul
• Tractor-trailer driver charged with OUI after rollover
• Obama to lay wreath at Ground Zero tomorrow
• Navy SEAL team likely to be honored in secret
• Property records give new insights into bin Laden
• Mother of slain boy seeks headstone help
• Bangor man seeks new trial in woman's murder
• Maine high school gets $100K from martial arts exec
• Bank seeks halt to Associated Grocers' dismantling
• Maine ATV riders urged to stay off muddy trails
• LePage optimistic mill buyer can be found
• Moose hunt lottery deadline May 13
• Irag war vet helps rescue woman from burning car
• Osama Bin Laden's neighbors noticed something was odd
• Legislators take up trio of abortion-related proposals
• Preliminary House vote supports big-box stores
• Lawmakers look to restructure turnpike authority
• Bills would impact printed notices
• Pupils design to slow drivers
• Chairman says revenue issues driving increase
• Pancake house goes downtown
• POLICE: Crash puts 1 in hospital
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Brewer tops Messalonskee in battle of unbeatens
• 'Swarm' of earthquakes recorded along Maine coast
• Report touts economic impact of Maine newspapers
• Overflow crowd turns out for 3 abortion bills
• Maine Maritime ship begins training cruise
• Congress may dock Pakistan aid over bin Laden
• Bin Laden's neighbors noticed unusual things
• Libraries gear up for Food Not Fines Week
• Body of Smithfield man found
• House votes to repeal Informed Growth Act
• As birthers fade, GOP candidates rein in remarks
• Maine man convicted in Dirigo fraud case
• Committee approves bill to legalize fireworks
• Homeless Alabama dogs heading to Maine
• Maine hypnotist sentenced for sex with girl
• Legislature to vote on health care overhaul
• Louisiana Scouts rescued from Ark. wilderness area
• Wardens search for missing elderly man
• US weighs release of photos of slain bin Laden
• 3 abortion bills face committee reviews today
• Elsewhere, many exult at killing of bin Laden
• Lawmakers consider tough fungi law
• UMA students 'rise to challenge' for Richmond library
• Firefight lasted 40 minutes
• Portland mosque victim of vandals after news hits
• Navy SEALs end hunt for bin Laden in darkness, gunfire
• Proposed wind farm permit withdrawn
• Maine delegation: Country should remain on guard
• Voters will decide 66-article warrant
• Rogers hired as road chief
• Not everyone believes bin Laden really is dead
• Snowe to back Obama's district court nominee
• Southwest closes $1B deal for Airtran
• One unwary phone call led<br>U.S. to bin Laden's doorstep
• No major changes to bottle redemption law
• US official: New tape may be last from bin Laden
• Bin Laden burial video may be released
• Police say 1 dead in Dover-Foxcroft shooting
• Maine air agent who checked in terrorists joyful
• White House assessing bin Laden's support system
• Lawmakers reject ban on bear trapping, dog use
• LePage: Bin Laden death brings 'measure of justice'
• First leads on bin Laden gathered in CIA prison
• Obama: 'A good day for America'
• Statement of the Governor on the Death of Osama bin Laden
• It's MARVELous May!
• Homeland chief: No plans to raise terror alert
• Maine gas prices up 7.3 cents in week
• Clinton: bin Laden death doesn't end war on terror
• Logan steps up vigilance after bin Laden's death
• Michaud Statement on President’s Announcement that Osama Bin Laden is Dead
• They gain a fast start in slow economy
• City likely stuck with $100K bill
• Former officer cleared of charge he bought gun for felon
• You get what your vegetables drink
• Towns get jump on floodplain map shift
• Winthrop gets lesson on its Civil War history
• LePage pushes gold star plates
• Financial literacy key to getting by in rough economy
• UMA student wins Mitchell scholarship
• DISTRICT COURT
• Scientists begin first seal census since 2001 count
• Fight vs. childhood obesity criticised for going too far
• Red Sox pull out 3-2 win in the 9th
• Maine issues Lyme disease advisory
• Clark wins PASS North opener at Beech Ridge
• 3 abortion bills face committee reviews
• Maine Green Party holds annual convention
• LePage staff discussed altering law for Brown
• Doomed workers: 'Kept in the dark'
• It gets results, but maybe not funding
• LePage vetting process under scrutiny
• Lemming, mayfly may halt wind project
• Report: Distance between wind turbines, residences should double to 1,000 feet
• China may set architecural standards for high-traffic streets
• When something happens
• Judicial appointments held up in beltway slowdown
• A grand plan for Portland, but is there a need?
• Body-boarders inadvertently cause scene on river
• Patriots draft OL, TE in Round 5
• Funeral arrangements for Dittmeyer announced
• State parks are beginning to open
• Sebago man dies in ATV accident
• Boy injured Friday when his bicycle collides with truck
• Cab company going out of business
• Lawmaker withdraws horse bill
• Graduation ceremonies at Marine Maritime
• Maine launches 2nd annual prescription take-back
• Under more criticism, Congdon keeps swinging
• It's a 3-ring circus
• When bugs battle, nature wins
• 'It was just like hunting'
• City renews business recruitment drive
• BRIEFS: 17 years in prison
• Meeting held for those losing jobs
• Board of Directors OK's $25.1M budget proposal
• Federal judge nominee due for judiciary panel hearing
• Wedding watchers gather
• Variety show on stage tonight
• Maine delegation: Raising debt ceiling necessary
• Officials mum on condition of woman's body
• State authority seeks way to save
• CORRECTION
• Seven to run for two open seats
• Officials hope for changes to zoning parcels
• Panel backs expanded DNA tests of suspects
• Earth Day call to action
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree glad federal regulators listening to Maine fishermen
• Healthy meals in action
• Pingree meets with Maine fishermen and top U.S. fishing regulator
• Letter to Google CEO: fix search problem involving York
• Federal judge nominee to get hearing next week
• Governor to Meet with Millinocket Officials to Discuss Future of Mills
• Congdon: Thought audience was 'sufficiently intelligent'
• Judicial Selection Committee Announced by Governor LePage
• Webcam catches tourists walking on Old Faithful
• Obama meets with Rep. Giffords
• Storm deaths hit 318;<br>Obama sees damage up close
• Owner agrees to delay mills' dismantling
• Missing Fryeburg homeowner found after fire
• Drug ring leader gets 14 years in prison
• Google puts York back on map, in correct location
• Maine gambling board gets new director
• Deputy's gun, badges stolen in burglary
• Britain celebrates monarchy as Kate, William wed
• Miss. tornado was highest-rated EF-5
• Derek Lowe charged with OUI
• Appeals court overturns stem cell research ban
• Maine drug take-back program Saturday
• Dead farm animals found along Piscataquis roads
• Recent 2010 Libri Foundation Grants for Maine Libraries
• Harry C. Crooker & Sons Praises Governor for Listening to the People of Maine
• LePage:'Let's move on'
• Twisters shake South apart
• Waterville Teacher Recognized with Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
• Swan won't seek new term
• Augusta foster parent honored
• Associated Grocers debt reaches $10.8 million
• Obama honors Fayette teacher
• LePage seeks to loosen state's conflict-of-interest provision
• HIgh-tech tenant brings 30 jobs to former Brunswick Naval Air Station
• BRIEFS: I-95 lane closing
• Unions give LePage counter-offer on benefit cuts
• Lawsuit would redraw districts for 2012 elections
• POLICE: 3 injured in crash
• Cause of Portland woman's death still unkown
• Disney executive: Utilize private sector in emergencies
• Principals change qualifying rule for tourneys
• Governor LePage and American Bureau of Shipping Announce New Jobs to Midcoast Region
• Special plates OK'd for kin of Mainers killed in action
• Cause of Dittmeyer's death yet to be determined
• Maine state parks start to open
• Feds recommend raising scallop catch limits
• Tornadoes devastate South,<br>killing at least 280
• New tenant bringing 30 jobs to Brunswick base
• Mainer eliminated from national poetry contest
• Autopsy planned on body of Portland woman
• Authorities have suspect in string of Acton fires
• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cony graduate Veilleux named Colby head coach
• NFL announces plan to resume football operations
• LePage: 'Personnel issue' over, 'Let's move on'
• Talks fail; Bangor hospital to lock out nurses
• SMCC creates Maine FIre Science Institute
• Windfall for Exxon: $11B in Q1
• Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits
• White Mountain National Forest plans burns
• Police see rash of fake inspection stickers
• Former teacher guilty on sex charges
• I-95 lane closures in Augusta
• 2 members of Cabinet step down
• Obama releases birth certificate, decries 'silliness'
• Locals plan their royal wedding gatherings
• Shuttering of supplier causes area stores to weigh next step
• Grocery distributor victim of debt
• Good night for Ashley
• No death penalty for former Mainers
• Chelsea plowing being put out to bid
• $10,000 for truck repair approved at Mount Vernon special session
• Developers look at $100M plan for Portland
• Kennebec County Superior Court
• Police Log
• Body of missing Portland woman found in N.H. pond
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Gardiner downs Nokomis, 6-3
• Associated Grocers in receivership
• Federal judges to review redistricting lawsuit
• Two LePage Cabinet members resign
• Bill seeking cigarette tax hike faces opposition
• Governor Announces Staff Changes
• NASA braces for Giffords, Obama, huge launch crowd
• Maine court reverses tax assessment on plane
• Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA
• UMaine game at Ballpark today canceled
• Obama releases birth certificate,<br>hoping to end 'silliness'
• Bangor nurses set 1-day strike, but talks coming
• Committee takes up cellphone warning bill
• Out-of-state lawyer part of labor talks
• Agreement for plowing in question
• Hearing test-drives billboard proposals
• Crucial time for Ashley
• Two-year budget has $47M hole
• China board rejects ballot request
• Residents’ turn to weigh in on $15M plan
• Briefs
• Ethics commission fines unsuccessful Senate candidate
• Police Log
• Maine officials question welfare residency bills
• Forbes ranks Falmouth 'Top City to Live, Learn'
• Court questions limits on use of prescription data
• Report: Accountability needed in fish rule making
• Women surpass men in bachelor's, advanced degrees
• Ethics panel fines former S. Portland candidate
• More evidence linked to woman's death
• Triple murder suspect wants statements suppressed
• Medical examiner: Buckfield man shot in head
• Pair charged in bomb attack
• Crowded wind power hearings highlight division
• One person hospitalized after crash
• Biosphere, the human terrarium, turns 20
• Both gambling sides offer arguments at hearing
• Trial in Orr slaying set for next year
• Sen. Collins visits New Balance factory
• Prolific burglar's victims cite shattered sense of security
• Lawmakers consider bills to shrink the Legislature
• 3 marijuana law proposals debated
• Chelsea considers tax abatements, town plow contract
• BRIEFS
• Fire destroys campers
• Vernal pools bill input follows script
• Cemetery care low bidder wonders why no contract?
• HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Erskine holds off Cony, 4-2
• Governor LePage to Announce New High-Tech Jobs Coming to Former Brunswick Naval Air Station
• Governor Signs Casino Related Bill
• 3 bills propose smaller Maine Legislature
• Missing woman's case seen as crime
• Nurses at Bangor hospital give notice of 1-day strike
• Police search area where remains were found
• New-home sales rise in March
• Bill would require drug testing for MaineCare
• Rep. Giffords cleared<br>to attend space launch
• High court rejects quick review of health care law
• Maine gasoline 4 cents higher this week
• Readfield slaying trial set for early next year
• Lewiston apartment fire caused by kids
• Defunct oil dealer's assets to be auctioned
• Scrap metal thefts on the rise in Maine
• Battle approaches about billboard law
• Flatiron plans could hinge on parking
• Woman describes grandchildren's struggle in Japan
• Huge workload awaits Legislature
• Hubbard office work ready to begin
• DEA offers another prescription roundup
• Unity class challenges people with disabilities
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Shea moves up departure date
• Two charged with criminal explosives use
• RSU 2 debates difficult busing decision
• Bill eases medical marijuana rules
• Lawmakers face final weeks with big workload
• Police believe missing Portland woman is victim of a crime
• Three bills propose smaller Legislature
• Secretary of state tweeting
• Report takes look at state health issues
• Top soldier's personality resonates with families, lawmakers
• Museum visitors ride rails on 'Easter Express'
• 'Bottle bill' may lose bite
• Capitol for a Day is a Success in Sagadahoc County
• J.P. DEVINE: Best part of Easter
• Small farmers face hurdles
• Despite weather, event a hit
• Local pastors get creative for Easter
• Economy the focus for Millinocket
• Smithfield woman celebrates 102nd birthday
• Police Log
• Location announced for LaKermesse
• Energy on LePage's mind in radio address
• Lawmaker submits new cell phone warning bill
• Rain postpones today's Sea Dogs game
• Near-record timber harvest on public lands
• Unicameral Maine legislature bill set for debate
• Police Log
• Dragon says no to environmental request
• Few details given in Lozada death
• Monmouth residents feel services being duplicated
• Gardiner councilors pass on request to join arsenic standards coalition
• Monmouth board turns away petition due to legal questions
• Farmingdale fire intentionally set
• PUC: ‘Smart’ meters could be optional
• Judge sides with LePage in mural case
• Judge sides with LePage on mural removal
• Two men face felony pot trafficking charges
• Bates president leaving for Johns Hopkins
• AG: Man's shooting by State Police justified
• 'Smart' meters could become optional
• Phippsburg body confirmed as missing boater
• Theft puts crimp in Kracker the clown's act
• Double lung recipient coming home Saturday
• Army tests better uniforms for women
• NH agrees to plan to preserve cottontail habitat
• Obama's deficit plans run into economic reality
• Tobacco lobby tops list as Maine's highest paid
• Loring Development Authority to Receive $1.13 Million from EDA
• Fewer jobless, higher sales
• Property tax rate not likely to change
• Lawmaker: More leeway in sentencing murderers
• School custodians gather in Gardiner to get it ‘greener’
• It’s OK to play with your food
• Barn fire kills goats
• Limit SNAP benefit cuts for Mainers
• New catch limits good for Maine fishermen
• Marking one year since BP spill
• Congressional Arts Competition Winners Announced
• Two accused of stealing cars with tow truck
• Gurney case prompts pledge from lawmaker
• Outlook dismal for youth without degrees
• No relief in sight at the pump
• Police investigate suspicious death in Buckfield
• Remains of missing Portland woman found
• It's the law: Whoopie pie official 'treat'
• Anthem rate-setting appeal dismissed
• Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet
• Police: Driver likely fell asleep before crash
• Report highlights Asians' contributions in Maine
• Goats die in Farmingdale blaze
• Maine man charged in Vermont grave robbery
• Kennebunk victim's family doubts cops
• Auburn man sentenced in car assault case
• Maine home sales down 21% in March
• Orchard wood offers hope as therapy
• Bill legalizes posession, growing of marijuana
• Father of slain Marine, Collins talk war strategy
• Performance celebrates meaning of Easter
• Fallen deck up to code
• Kenway thrives on big trends in business
• Ashley sidelined by racial tension
• Group hopes to take anti-casino helm
• Sex offender facing more assault allegations
• Poet Laureate pledges active artistry
• Report: Early education boosts economy
• BRIEFS
• 'Restrepo' director Hetherington killed in Libya
• Logger killed in central Maine
• Scientists: Soot may be key to rapid Arctic melt
• No charges expected in deck collapse at bar
• Group challenges Oxford casino's permits
• Ark., Miss. rely on cellphones most
• Right whales off Mass. prompt boater alert
• Poll: College students get hard lessons in finance
• 3,200 Gulf wells unplugged, unprotected
• 2 Maine college students win national honor
• Portland legislator unveils bill<br>to legalize, tax marijuana
• LePage signs $65M supplemental budget
• Man dies of burns suffered in February fire
• Eastport marks 1,000th ship in 3 decades
• Maine law honors dead Viet War soldiers
• McNair to be installed as poet laureate today
• NH senator: Alter shipyard project timing
• AUTO RACING: Kyle Busch will race in 250
• Sex offender arrested after 3 years in hiding
• Asians called fast-growing Maine ethnic group
• Wife-carrying champs seek world title
• Kyle Busch returning to Oxford Plains
• BRIEFS
• Ashley faces new challenges in final weeks of game
• Labor mural case hits federal court
• McDonald's hopes to hire 50,000
• Some healing, but much still unknown
• Mystery blaze guts Troy farmhouse
• POLICE
• DA, judge choose leniency for bail violator
• Hiring day draws crowds, positive publicity
• State employees get furlough
• Senior College celebrates 10th anniversary
• NH sewage disks wash up on Maine beaches
• Unemployment falls in two-thirds of states
• Judge: Why rush mural decision?
• Police: Woman in cliff fall had inherited $4M
• WWII vet from Maine gets overdue medals
• Quimby foundation buys historic Maine camp
• Sen. Collins to meet with fallen Marine's dad
• GOP group raises $2,300 toward mural
• New guidelines define pre-Alzheimer's
• Royal wedding spoof an online hit
• Feds OK plan for Mass. ocean wind farm
• New-home construction up 7.2%
• FAA suspends air controller for watching movie
• Rally to tout bill to legalize, tax marijuana
• Maine Maritime cruise going to Mediterranean
• Proposal to ban driver texting advances
• Fort Kent hires new school superintendent
• Poll: Students grade high school down, college up
• Roll-Back Agenda Meets Resistance in Augusta
• Main runway could close for 2 months
• Regulation overhaul bill nears vote
• FirstPark refocuses for second decade
• Credit rating giant issues stern warning on government debt
• Rain, melting snow bring Kennebec warning
• Town hires new part-time officer
• Bigger catch limit for 12 New England groundfish
• Miss Maine USA chooses family over title
• Man wins case for cheaper electronic access to deeds
• Buddhist work graces college of art
• Protest at Bank of America
• National Tax Day Campaign "Make Them Pay"
• CMP customers in Kennebec County have power
• Flood warning in Augusta
• 5 partygoers injured after fire escape collapses
• An inspired business decision
• State health director accepts new challenge
• New postcard-sender mystery develops
• America's wealthiest paying less taxes
• Oak Hill High won't seek federal aid
• New website allows ratings check on physicians
• LePage: 'I'm not politically correct'
• Museum locates property
• DISTRICT COURT
• Firefighters battling blaze in Lyman
• Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots
• Waterboro fire causes smoke damage to home
• 3-year-old rescued from Maine pond
• More than 24,000 power outages due to wind
• Truck hauling ash overturns, closes Haigis Parkway in Scarborough
• Bar's fire escape collapses, injures at least four people
• 'Perfect Storm' captain to address Maine graduates
• $6.4 M returned in restitution to investors
• LePage brings Capitol for Day to Sagadahoc
• A class full of star-eyed fathers
• A call to arms
• Snowe likely safe in 2012
• A first look at new Chelsea Elementary School
• Spokesman for LePage steps down
• Higher gas prices spur college students, officials to scramble
• Abramson to ease into retirement
• Next Capitol for a Day Set in Sagadahoc County
• Paddlers endure Kenduskeag Stream race
• Ground Round about to become debt free
• Francona takes Crawford out of Sox lineup
• Breaking the Silence Rally in Monument Square
• Camden man charged with aggravated assault
• LePage spokesman resigns
• LePage goes on offensives against Dems
• Acadia National Park celebrates park week
• Mother: Bullying didn't cause daughter's suicide
• Budgets critical in tough climate
• TURNPIKE PROBE: Civic groups didn't get to use most cards
• Tractor trailer flip spills grain on I-95 South
• AG joins Plum Creek in fight for development plan
• Several bills would limit bottle redemption law
• Law would allow guns
• Selectmen ask state to help with 'treacherous' roadway
• POLICE
• AT&T: Not planning to close Oakland call center
• Pingree to VA Secretary: ease rules for victims of sexual assault
• "Dirty Air Act" ignores science for the sake of polluting companies
• Voting against spending plan
• VIDEO: Repeal of preventive health program shortsighted and unhealthy
• Survey on Gas Prices
• VIDEO: Pingree votes against Republican budget that would end Medicare, cause job losses
• Alec Baldwin joins fight for campaign finance reform
• Standing up against net neutrality
• Republican leaders should abandon extreme measures in budget proposal
• Reps. Michaud and Pingree Announce Screening Panel for U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit Judge
• Bringing Maine companies, government contractors together to talk business
• Woman says husband pushed her off Camden cliff
• Mainer thrown out of 'Real World'
• MLB: Red Sox give Gonzalez 7-year, $154 million extension
• Ex-turnpike chief Violette<br>grilled in hearing; watch video
• Man pleads innocent to LePage threats
• Dozens speak at bottle bill hearing today
• Youth Volunteer of the Year is Nickolas R. Bray, Volunteer at Berwick Public Library
• Scientists: Let air controllers nap on the job
• Maine man admits threatening NPR hosts
• AG's appeal aims to reinstate Moosehead project
• Michaud Speaks about Katahdin Paper Mills on House Floor
• AT&T: 'No plans to close'<br>Oakland call center
• Flipped truck blocks I-95 lane in Augusta
• Maine jail inmate dies after refusing treatment
• Low visibility reported before warden's fatal crash
• On Equal Pay Day, Women's Coalition Issues Recommendations for Action
• LePage spokesman in foreclosure
• Collecting tolls, and anger, on turnpike
• Tax filers get slight reprieve
• Large deficit remains after school reductions in Winthrop
• LePage faults legislature for lack of progress
• GOP unveils tax-cut package
• Former MTA chief traveled in high style on agency's dime
• Selectmen in Chelsea eye plow contracts and staff overtime
• Police Log
• Senators: Oakland call center staying
• 2 teens linked to 21 burglaries in Lincoln County
• Brunswick psychiatrist's license suspended
• LePage upbeat about next 60 days
• Shuttered mills' owner offers them to state
• FAA official resigns over sleeping controllers
• Panel backs limit on motorcycle noise
• Maine woman gets 10 months for wedding fraud
• State treasurer urges pension reform
• Dealership plan under microscope
• Documents detail agency spending
• Analysis: Obama borrows time with proposal to cut deficit
• City planners sign off on new hospital project
• Return of the Robfather
• Dam repair given boost
• Governor Meets with Local Farmers
• Democrats give LePage an 'incomplete'
• China planners leave Lakeshore gift shop in limbo
• Police Log
• Man given 5 years for sex offenses
• Search leads to drug trafficking charges
• Mount Vernon considers law to help food producers
• First responders oppose bill curbing mental illness coverage
• State Senate supports House BPA ban
• Kennebec County Superior Court
• Snowe bill gives military funerals more protection
• Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice
• Maine transportation chief unveils 2-year plan
• Peaks Island secession rejected in Legislature
• Governor Signs Resolve to Honor Fallen Maine Marine
• Michaud Reacts to President’s Fiscal Speech
• Pilot in fiery crash confirmed as N. Yarmouth man
• FAA: Air controller asleep as plane landed
• Obama: Cut deficit by $4 trillion in 12 years
• Police arrest 112 on outstanding warrants in Maine
• Report says NH is 'retail oasis,' Maine 'desert'
• U.S. Attorney to give awards for conviction assists
• Rottweiler blamed in Maine baby's death
• Osprey returning to Wolfe's Neck park
• Senate rejects bill aimed at loggers from Canada
• Eastern Maine Med nurses authorize strike
• UMaine exceeds $150M fundraising goal
• MaineGeneral hospital approved in Augusta
• The Rose and Samuel Rudman Trust Awards 2011
• Which player to root for?
• Deal spares farmland
• Legislation sorts bathroom users by 'biological sex'
• Japan raises rating of nuclear accident
• State's new poet laureate set for Saturday
• Arsenic rules go before officials in Gardiner
• City planners delay action on expanded convenience store
• Human rights panel sides with woman in harassment case
• Winthrop, Fayette schools working to finalize budgets
• Woman to serve 45-day term in jail for assault
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Proposal for museum on Augusta council agenda
• Super jumbo jet clips, spins plane at JFK
• Shuttles going to Fla., Calif., suburban DC
• No positive ID on pilot killed in Biddeford crash
• Fewer deer permits to help Maine's herd grow
• Health group unveils quality care website
• Bill requiring majority vote for governor rejected
• Sen. Collins wins children's advocacy award
• Former suitor for 2 Maine mills out of picture
• Maine House passes sovereignty resolution
• Maine woman pleads guilty to stealing $200K
• Bill seeks clarity on transgender restroom use
• Cop rescues woman from Penobscot River
• Attorney general defends labor mural’s removal
• LePage nominates second-in-command to lead Maine State Police
• Workshops teach how to grow high-grade pot
• Expanding business relocating to Libby Hill
• Panel backs claim of discrimination by transgender renter
• Winthrop, Fayette plan dead in water
• Lawmakers opt out of CMP change
• Concealed weapons bills meeting resistance
• Anthem rate boost request meets with scorn
• Man charged with assaulting girlfriend before Randolph fire still in jail
• Budget gap vote expected today in House
• MaineGeneral's plan for new hospital before planners
• Assistant job might become 2 deans posts
• Snowe's campaign war chest grows to $2M
• Legislature defers to PUC on smart meter policy
• NTSB on scene; plane registration had lapsed
• 3 bills allowing Sunday hunting shot down
• Maine AG: Mural removal is 'government speech'
• Owners of home hit by plane plan to rebuild
• Samuelson to run Boston Marathon
• Couple capture suspect in pharmacy robbery
• Legislators consider retirement age increase
• Maine woman charged with assaulting officer
• NTSB: No distress call before crash
• Lawmakers hear testimony on gun measures
• Maine gasoline up 7.5 cents in past week
• Drivers cut back as gas prices rise
• LePage nominates State Police veteran as chief
• Food Not Fines Week, May 9 - 14 at Maine Libraries
• Natural gas pipeline backers seek support
• DISTRICT COURT
• Talk begins for tax-increment funding for gas line
• Small plane hits house
• Activists plan ahead
• BRIEFS
• Energized — and back in Augusta
• Collection sites established for old medications
• Funding running out for court program
• Legislation could lower ticket prices for movies
• Maine's crucial role in Civil War honored in sesquicentennial
• Arson suspected in Randolph blaze
• Bike swap attracts 1,900 people from across Maine
• Portland burglary suspect shot by police, in critical condition
• Fire guts Randolph apartment building
• Maine Woods National Park idea faces challenges
• LePage's TV show to air 2nd episode
• Submarine victims remembered on 48th anniversary
• Search is on for Maine's top lobster chef
• Police Log
• Palermo selectmen need to appoint selves
• New program aims to teach entrepreneurial skills
• Obama, Boehner each win in accord
• ‘She was very much loved’
• New Inland Fisheries and Wildlife chief still an outdoorsman at heart
• Worm ... castings are the new gold
• Brew Fest draws crowd to new venue
• Stories painted on walls
• SVCA names Seigars to board
• Bids to be given for restoration, road sand, more
• Sen. Collins' unbroken vote-casting streak not without cost
• Shutdown averted
• Fatal accident in Mechanic Falls
• Search for possible serial killer presses on in NY
• LePage: Maine can use NH as model for prosperity
• Hundreds of bikes for sale at annual swaps
• Government stays open
• Administration opposes shoreland bill
• Shelter takes in puppies from Alabama
• Monmouth board's deadline extension spurs questions
• Elsie Viles given first Great Women award
• Proposed RSU 18 budget $1.4 million less than current year
• Woman guilty in dozens of thefts
• Bond Bank director grilled over NYC expenses
• Freeport 9/11 event to include World Trade Center beams
• Class helps elderly cope with effects of disease
• Portland museum art forum quickly turns to mural debate; artist speaks
• Police Log
• Multiple pressures reshaping demands on UMaine system
• Court asked to force labor mural return
• MLB: Manny Ramirez retires
• Aid to Planned Parenthood main hurdle in talks
• Still no deal as shutdown nears
• Deal for 2 Maine paper mills falls through
• Coast Guard ends search for missing boater
• Forum on public art focuses on labor mural
• Statement on Katahdin Region Mill Deal
• Maine author wins outdoor writers award
• Maine delegation to forgo pay if shutdown occurs
• 4 Maine high schools featured at conference
• Couple injured in fall from Camden cliff
• Maine Senate defeats sex offenders-schools bill
• Coast Guard rescues severely hypothermic woman
• Ballot set for Senate 7 special election
• Michaud to Forgo Pay in Case of Shutdown
• State fudges permit process in Chelsea
• Maine judge halts Plum Creek plan
• Winless Red Sox head home to Fenway
• 15 microbrewers on tap this year for celebration
• Bill would repeal uniform statewide building code
• House votes to ban bisphenol-A
• Panel puts forward draft of regulatory reforms
• Turnpike Authority cuts access to credit
• BRIEFS
• Girls Rock! expected to draw hundreds of young women
• City sees fees as means to make up lost state dollars
• Some residents urge greater cuts
• School board continues to trim huge budget gap
• Lifer gets four more years for tax fraud
• Police: Teens threatened school on Facebook
• Judge rejects Plum Creek plan for Moosehead
• Obama threatens to veto<br>GOP budget extension plan
• Former sheriff’s deputy not guilty
• Maine House approves BPA ban
• SS to stop mailing out benefits estimates
• Libyan rebels: NATO bombed us
• Red Sox drop to 0-6,<br>lose to Indians on bunt
• Aroostook Republicans set up fund to buy mural
• Pirate named AHL’s top rookie for 3rd season
• Gates: Some US troops may stay if Iraq wants
• Michaud Calls for End to Political Games; Votes Against House Funding Bill
• Michaud Pushes National Manufacturing Strategy to Spur Job Growth
• Michaud Responds to USTR Testimony on KORUS
• Regulatory Reform Gaining Speed in Augusta
• Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast
• House OKs bill to clarify casino distance rule
• Federal shutdown would close Acadia
• Auburn to give iPads to each kindergartner
• Governor Gives Green Light to Bond Package for Student Loans
• Selectmen continue budget process
• Board hopes to figure property value fairly
• Residents show concern about motorbike track
• Real ID rejection returns to House
• Ashley’s tribemate ousted ... again
• POLICE
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• AG’s inaction on DEP chief irks Democrats
• Monmouth filmmaker wins big
• State agency launches new website seeking to aid in pest control
• Bill would end state pesticide registry
• Mainer fights cuts to organic farming
• Wind project critics cheer decision
• Panel backs CMP in smart meters battle
• Army makes good decision on Purple Heart rules
• Pentagon should ease rules for awarding Purple Hearts
• Federal grant for Memorial Bridge expected to be secured
• Congresswoman Chellie Pingree asking Pentagon to preserve sexual assault records
• Federal grant for Memorial Bridge now secure
• Pingree urges House leaders not to hijack budget bill with environmental rollbacks
• Maine's newest airport opens in Brunswick
• Pingree: Return the labor mural
• VA Secretary asked to ease rules for victims of sexual assault
• If the Federal Government Shuts Down: What You Should Know
• Selectman charged with OUI pleads not guilty
• Man ruled sane in father's death
• Maine tribal police chief guilty of theft
• Maine boy without hands honored for penmanship
• 2 arrested in I-95 prescription drug bust
• AG declines to issue opinion on Brown
• When it comes to peace, Maine's No. 1
• Text of Gadhafi's letter to Obama
• Ex-Libyan official: Regime 'just going mad'
• Gadhafi letter to Obama seeks end to air strikes
• New poll shows Mainers support environment
• LePage Signs Bill to Reduce Regulation Around Lobster Trap Storage
• State commission approves tougher standards for Highland wind project
• States, Amtrak vying for high-speed rail money
• Lawmakers, MCLU: ID law invades privacy
• Following the Controversial Murals Money Trail
• Pentagon notes Gadhafi's changing tactics
• Governor LePage to offer Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2011
• Mainer charged with bid to solicit murder
• Lewiston gives OK for methadone clinic
• Bill on 100-mile casino rule specifies road miles
• Lawmakers review 2 bills to curb school bullying
• State's education chief visits northern Maine
• Monmouth filmmaker wins film festival award
• Embezzlement suspect lived as virtual 'Queenie'
• Radiated water dump scares fishermen
• Price at the pump may prove decisive
• Expert: Maine Yankee's spent fuel still poses risk
• School could be closed to solve budget problem
• Low-achieving status could net school $4M
• City prepares for 150th anniversary of Maine's entrance in Civil War
• What Ashley can expect from the merge
• Taxpayers may face property tax hike
• Portland man faces charges in jailtime unemployment
• Panel wants to keep money for shellfish bed inspectors
• Fishing regulations working, Maine fishermen playing by the rules
• Build Your Business, Build the Future
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Vaccine bills challenge medical establishment
• Bragdon leaving Maine Heritage Policy Center
• Whoopie pie 1 step closer to officialdom
• Pit bull terrier bites Fairfield woman, baby
• Operator chosen for northern Maine rail line
• House OKs switchblades for 1-armed people
• Builders protest attempts to undo uniform code
• Maine names basketball search committee
• Governor LePage's Nominee to Public Utilities Commission Earns Unanimous Senate Confirmation
• Lobster trap-stacking bill signed into law
• Senate expected to confirm PUC nominee
• Maine adopts 'common core' education standards
• National Semi. to keep S. Portland plant open
• Woman sentenced for sham marriage scheme
• Census: Ellsworth is fastest growing city
• Youngster's award-winning efforts inspire many
• Taxation panel rejects LePage's proposal
• Mural loss could cost state taxpayers
• Suspect indicted in slaying of man who took him in
• Firefighters testify against proposed cuts
• Early budget drafts include tax increase
• 'Low-achieving' label prompts board meeting
• Written opinion needed on Brown, Democrats say
• Gardiner official stepping down
• New legislation may affect plan for crematorium
• POLICE
• The Budget, Education and Effects of Red Tape on New Edition of "Inside the Blaine House"
• US Labor Dept. tells LePage:<br>Display mural or refund money
• Governor LePage Signs Bill to Remove Red Tape for Lobstermen
• Cracks found in 3 more Southwest jets
• Bill sponsor: Unicameral legislature more efficient
• 350 at pro-mural rally tell LePage to 'put it back'
• Mural flap makes latest Time magazine
• Search for radiation leak turns desperate in Japan
• 9/11 suspects to face military tribunal
• Nominee to chair PUC nearing confirmation
• UMaine system launches online learning site
• Head of Bangor psychiatric hospital resigns
• Two bills to decriminalize pot die in Legislature
• Maine's avg. gasoline price rises 7.9 cents
• Hundreds rally for Ice Arena
• DISTRICT COURT
• New owner of Tobey's Market to add grocery lines
• Plan to cut aid to immigrants pared back
• Bank has new name
• Prison debate continues
• Radiation releases likely to last months
• Planning Board to hear plan for winery
• Lawmaker wants to list OUI offenders
• Five businesses honored at event
• NYU professor discusses Maine's Jewish history at Colby College
• Fire damages tavern
• Superintendent livens up budget presentation
• KENNEBEC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
• POLICE
• Maine fishermen weigh in on effect of regulations
• Airport opens in Brunswick
• Foundation offers scholarships
• Farming in Whitcomb's blood
• New guide a help for businesses
• Repairs for Cobbossee Dam on agenda
• MaineGeneral's $320M loan bid under way
• Possible bail violations by Swan under review
• Proffitt resigns from Acadia Hospital
• Michaud, Pingree find new climate in House
• LePage willing to kick in more
• POLICE
• Work to begin on Route 201
• Don't tell the birthers
• McLean's film well received
• Bill: You can't be your own boss
• Harpswell brawl under investigation
• Online petition for citizens' recall process
• Highway construction on I-295 resumes Sunday
• LePage touts cooperative approach with businesses
• Civilian planes begin using Brunswick Naval Air Station
• Jail officers flex muscles for good cause
• Subpoenaed Turnpike chief unlikely to testify
• POLICE
• Selectmen make decision on summer mowing
• Fire station has new solar panel system
• State website to feature information on 'ice out'
• Delegation fights to save federal subsidy for airports
• Bill Cosby plans show in Augusta
• Farm's livestock now belongs to state
• Lawsuit filed over mural's removal
• GOP senators critical of LePage's tone
• Snowstorm slows down region
• Chelsea moves toward normalcy
• Monmouth man's movie creating more than a bit of buzz
• Rally for Ice Arena set for Sunday
• Lawsuit: Return mural to Labor Dept.
• GOP senators express 'dismay' with LePage
• Nateva cancels summer concert
• Panel subpoenas ex-turnpike chief Violette
• Portland forum to focus on labor mural
• Former Red Sox GM Lou Gorman dies
• Mainer misses out on BMW on 'Martha Stewart'
• Most of Northeast more wet than white
• Chelsea clerk hires lawyer to defend contract
• Residents OK funds for town probe
• Blast of wintry weather 'fools' region
• Jones cleared of funds misuse
• LePage defends decision to remove mural
• New logo design unveiled by UMA
• Monmouth selectmen decline food ordinance
• Poster project educational for students, public
• Trial under way for sheriff's deputy
• Police Log
• Lawmakers wrestle with Summers’ idea
• Briefs
• Blodgett: Fired 'without cause'
• LePage: 'timing was bad' for labor mural removal
• Cape Elizabeth doctor to head Maine CDC
• Buxton man, 85, dies from grass fire burns
• Portland Museum: Return mural to Labor Dept.
• Low levels of radiation found in West Coast milk
• Northeast prepares for storm's arrival
• Legislator seeks process to recall governor
• Man gets 18 years for running down rival with SUV
• Wis. gov. to halt plans to enact anti-union law
• Ethics panel clears ex-lawmaker on plane ticket
• State House cancels Friday meetings
• Scarborough man joins field for Senate 7 seat
• Man arrested after bomb threat on bus
• Bill would require warnings on cellphones
• Researchers make golf balls from lobster shells
• Mural 'secure' in Augusta, building owner says
• Thousands say goodbye to warden
• Election winner eager for service
• Hackers breach bank's online system
• Accident prompts improvements
• Ashley's team stays strong
• Voters OK new ventilation system for school
• Administration sharing mulled
• Wayne selectmen hear bids for dam work
• Man admits sending letters to LePage, others
• New access road for school debated
• Anson employees' lawsuit moves closer to trial date
• Police Log
• Thousands attend game warden's funeral
• Man who threatened LePage held without bail
• Location of labor mural revealed
• Feds OK $20M for Maine-NH bridge
• Mural artist offers Bronze Star for empty wall
• Search at Sebago Lake called off
• Don't put away those snow shovels just yet
• Gilbert School referendum passes in Augusta
• LePage critic creates video sendup of mural decision
• Hancock ranked Maine's healthiest county
• Religious leaders: Be kind to immigrants
• Setbacks mount at damaged nuclear plant
• Fatal US bus crashes<br>renew interest in safety bill
• UMaine chancellor: Progress in reducing deficit
• Mount Vernon OKs community center as evacuation site
• Man dies in truck rollover
• Maine game warden's funeral today
• Nemitz: More 'exploitation' of young workers by the Legislature
• Governor traveling to Jamaica for week-long vacation
• Child-safety product proposals spur debate
• Leotsakos winner; election challenged
• Cindy Blodgett fired
• Hall-Dale High teacher's thoughts half a world away
• Ashley now has conflict
• College president takes LePage to task about labor mural
• 'Loan originators' focus of new rule
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Leotsakos wins special poll in Chelsea
• Build Your Business, Build the Future
• LePage heading for vacation in Jamaica
• College president rebukes LePage over mural
• Federal lawsuit aims to speed Maine redistricting
• Kennebunk woman died of multiple gunshots
• UMaine fires Cindy Blodgett
• Man accused of LePage threat due in court
• Son charged with killing father ruled competent
• Maine author's book is finalist for national award
• Japan vows to review nuclear safety standards
• Libyan rebels retreating after Gadhafi onslaught
• Syrian Cabinet resigns amid unrest
• Environmentalists rally in support of chemical ban law
• UPDATE: Augusta man killed in Winthrop crash
• Obama to outline plans for energy security
• SMCC teacher makes bid for Senate 7 seat
• Owner of car stuck in mud found dead in woods
• $200K verdict against Bangor hospital upheld
• Mural 'protected' in secret location
• Augusta help sought against wind developers
• Wrestling show draws 1,600 fans to Civic Center
• Compensation panel's agenda deep
• Gardiner library opens a store
• 3-alarm fire razes home
• Death threat against LePage
• Obama defends fight against Libya
• LePage officials plan to fill $65 million hole
• Labor Dept. mural removed, put in storage
• New Updated Maine Professional Genealogists List
• Libyan rebels stopped short of Sirte
• Maine Turnpike to stop hiring outside lobbyists
• Elvis Costello to play Portland
• DISTRICT COURT
• Maine bishop's day of penance delayed a week
• Obama to lay out his case on Libya tonight
• AG probes Kennebunk police shooting
• An unthinkable Final Foursome
• Mural Statement
• Carolinas utilities report radiation from Japan
• Plutonium found at Japan's nuke complex
• Chelsea election Tuesday
• Man charged with threatening to shoot LePage
• Abbott named athletic director at UMaine
• More radioactive water spills at Japan plant
• Maine's Important Role in American Civil War
• Burt’s Bees founder wants large land tract for national park
• Town employees finally paid
• Mainers assistant guides on Mount Everest
• Clean elections getting clocked?
• Voters to be asked for air system
• Printing press slated for Augusta escapes damage from Japanese disasters
• DNA tests for only arrested proposed
• New era as Kennebec Journal moves
• Lewiston goalie wins Travis Roy Award
• CHELSEAIntense scrutiny for ballot count
• Waterville raises awareness of abuse with blue lights
• Maine, N.H. firefighters ski in gear for fundraiser
• Burt's Bees founder wants to donate national park
• Gorham home receives unwelcome nocturnal visitor
• Books from the Maine State Library Collection Now on Display in Governor's Office
• Governor LePage Mourns Death of Maine Game Warden
• MDOL to Display Artwork that Brings Employees and Employers Together
• KJ moving day
• Orono apartment fire investigated
• Maine Marine flying rescue missions in Japan
• Community still mixed about use of 'Redskins'
• Education chief: Schools must adapt
• Poliquin works to be visible treasurer
• Augusta teen's wish granted
• Fade out for Liz Taylor
• Selectmen circumvent bid process
• Roads, Town Office plan top issues for Somerville residents
• Doctor's loss teaches him life's value
• Catholic bishop sets day of prayer Tuesday for victims of abuse
• Maine students create at Odyssey of the Mind tournament
• Tax hike, school cuts still likely in Mt. Blue district
• Benton residents say no to name change
• Graves near slope edge in jeopardy, town says
• Washington voters reject watercraft proposal
• POLICE
• Maine outdoes Pennsylvania with massive whoopie pie
• Voters: school shouldn't be renamed
• Biddeford food pantry falling on hard times
• Maine Marine found dead in Arizona had gunshot wound
• Secretary of State Summers Announces May 10, 2011 Special Election For Maine Senate District 7
• Democrats urge legal opinion on DEP chief
• Rallies protest removal of mural
• Panel OKs ban on products containing BPA
• Intense scrutiny planned for ballot count
• Graduating class to stay ‘Redskins’
• Pair ready to play 'amazing piece' at benefit concert
• Augusta, Waterville populations see increase
• Another Richardson campaign employee pleads guilty to violations
• Turnpike board votes to prohibit charitable giving
• Archaeologists unearth artifacts at Homer Studio
• Man charged with burning house for insurance money
• MAINE MAPLE SUNDAY EVENTS
• National exposure of mural removal spurs talk of vacation boycott
• Labor mural possibly headed for Portland City Hall
• BRIEFS
• Fairchild headquarters moving to Silicon Valley
• Man faces several charges after alleged assault
• Maine paper industry competitive despite cutbacks
• Mill becoming more energy efficient
• Maine game warden killed in plane crash
• FairPoint to pay Vt. penalty by adding broadband
• Fairchild moving HQ to Calif.
• Violence erupts around Syria, protesters shot
• Second rally protests labor mural's removal
• Labor mural headed to Portland
• Breach suspected at Japanese nuclear plant
• LePage drops opposition to BPA ban
• Turnpike's new director: No more donations
• Smart cookies: Girl Scouts go high-tech
• Right whales head north with 20 new calves
• LePage set to announce fate of labor murals
• Nyquist signs contract<br>with Detroit Red Wings
• Group protests Labor Dept. mural removal
• Japan nuclear power plant<br />breach 'very grave and serious'
• Tax breaks for mill would result in fewer policemen
• Otisfield school fights mold
• Comet-hunting spacecraft shuts down after 12 years
• Doubts raised about Brown's eligibility
• Native of California to lead RSU 2
• Council gets update on Colonial Theater plan
• Newspapers launch mobile apps for Apple iPad tablets
• Student-centered approach at RSU 2 wins high marks
• Chief justice: System needs improvement
• China board advises raising subdivision review fees
• Census: State's population now at 1.3 million
• Police Log
• Report: More Mainers struggling to buy food
• FAA boss suspends dozing air traffic controller
• Ugandan convicted of arranging sham marriages
• Family gathers to bury Elizabeth Taylor
• Defenders of labor mural headed to Augusta
• Maine official: Don't worry about using website
• Legislature hears from top Maine justice
• Woods goes mobile with golf instruction
• French jets down Libyan plane, target arms flow
• Mainer uses toilets to pooh-pooh Kittery decision
• House favors keeping current seat belt law
• Elan School for troubled teens to close
• L.L. Bean to offer free shipping
• Economic stress in the U.S. declines
• Officials cast scrutiny on Chelsea clerk's lucrative contract
• Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
• Sen. Collins renews criticism of Libya action
• Sen. Collins praises Maine success story of Poland Spring
• Augusta Board of Education adopts $27 million budget
• Wrestling superstars to hit Civic Center on Sunday
• Mills nixes annual Maine Turnpike Authoity banquet
• SURVIVOR: Is Ashley taking it too easy?
• Unions enraged by Gov. LePage's order to remove labor mural
• Chelsea residents hear from selectmen hopefuls
• Maine senators express concern for Oakland T-Mobile workers
• Legislators consider cutting excise tax
• MaineCare cancels contract with Aetna unit
• Education Dept. makes change at the top
• Maine senators urge AT&T to 'consider the impact' on Oakland call center
• Home heat aid advocates seek emergency money
• Legislators consider changes to Maine excise taxes
• 75 rally in support of LePage budget
• NATO ships patrol sea; Gadhafi forces roll back
• Bus explodes in Jerusalem
• Spring? Yeah, right: More snow for Northeast
• House votes to make whoopie official treat
• High school bands win honors at Maine jazz fest
• UMaine system opens doors to Japanese
• Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
• As it shuts Windham facility,<br>Bushmaster expands in NY
• LePage: Remove Labor Dept. mural
• Concern in Tokyo over radiation in tap water
• Maine to get new driver's licenses
• California sex offender caught in Skowhegan
• Defunct energy group still faces big scrutiny
• LePage takes to the airwaves
• D.C. budget dispute keeps Mainers out of new homes
• Private-property owners seek help against reckless hunters
• POLICE
• BRIEFS
• Gardiner Main Street seeks new director
• Gove unseats 7-year road commissioner in Pittson
• Maine 'Survivor' contestant's already lived her share of dreams
• Another giant gift from Alfond Foundation
• Councilors urged to toss sign law
• Snowe, Collins challenge Obama on Libya
• Police probe tour bus rollover in NH
• Sex can trigger heart attack in couch potatoes
• Webcam sex abuser gets 15 more years
• Outlaws gang member gets 5 years in prison
• Marine from Maine found dead in Arizona
• New Maine license unveiled
• Results of election in PIttston
• Sister of 'Bachelorette'<br>to be on shopping show
• 300 protest bills to limit mandatory union dues
• Power lines up at Japan nuclear plant
• Alfond Foundation pledges $5 million to Thomas College
• Maine home sales dip slightly in February
• US jet crashes in Libya; fighting rages in cities
• Local impact of AT&T, T-Mobile deal unclear
• State workers fight pay freezes
• Town Office has solar panels
• Maine's stored nuclear waste seen as no threat by experts
• Wood cut benefits Monmouth
• Campaign worker pleads guilty
• Two-vehicle crash injures Walpole woman
• Public hearing set for $27 million schools plan
• Inside the Blaine House Show Gives Mainers More Transparency into LePage Administration
• Health law at one year: Future still in question
• Deals help push the Dow back above 12,000
• Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance
• LePage to start regular TV program
• Two arrested for oxycodone trafficking
• Bill would allow four-day school week
• Boston hospital performs full face transplant
• General: Coalition strikes more Gadhafi defenses
• Canadian man sentenced in Maine for smuggling
• Hearing to focus on state worker pay freeze
• Marine from Standish missing in Arizona
• Two snowmobilers suffer broken legs
• Businessman sponsors election forum
• Candidate seeks to add stability, open government
• Poliquin's proposals give voters more authority on debt
• Dismantled mill set for Russia
• Police ready to go car shopping
• Group supports LePage policies
• Planning Board to meet on Tuesday
• Technology brings positive and negative effects in classroom
• New board plan nixed
• Town takes steps to put food on tables
• Road bids draw debate
• Maine locomotives, passenger cars heading for N.C.
• Catching moonbeams
• New Grants for Maine Libraries
• North Yarmouth native top American man at XC World Champs
• Ex-paper co. official named state forester
• Groups seek nominees for downtown awards
• Allies rain missiles down on Libya while Gadhafi hits rebels
• Two towns try to loosen reins on local farms
• Voters add $3,000 to China Rescue
• Maine farmers lobby for white potato
• Sawin Millet's lifetime of public service
• West Gardiner approves raise for selectman
• Belgrade voters OK new sand, salt shed
• In lieu of $31M cut, local nonprofits seek alternative to bond package
• The Japan I knew has been shattered
• Fire destroys Vassalboro home
• Sidney residents pass budget after line-by-line debate
• Maine shutterbug makes history with Obamas
• DJ Don Brown named 'Citizen of the Year'
• Jordan still the top speller in Maine
• Collins inducted into Maine Women's Hall of Fame
• LePage touts initiatives to help businesses
• Mill gets grant to upgrade machine pumps
• Waterville cop to receive marrow from his sister
• Buxton woman dies in crash at Dresden intersection
• New Balance appears on History Channel tonight
• Wind, thaw bring chaos to Kennebec County
• Masked thieves breaks into Farmington apartment
• Winthrop picks Air Force colonel for town manager
• Farmingdale's bid for Dragon property rejected
• Japanese government admits slow response to nuclear crisis
• Obama endorses military action to stop Gadhafi
• LePage assails previous DHHS administration
• Turnpike Authority gets ultimatum: Prove your worth or get the axe
• Holding Big Oil accountable for price gouging
• Officials agree to hold tuna regulations hearing in Maine
• Short-term spending bill passed
• Enforcement reforms to help Maine fishermen
• Supporting NPR for Maine
• Let's bring home the troops
• Maine newspapers agree: No to Styrofoam
• Assets, savings and lending up at credit unions
• LePage unveils 'Open for Business' sign on I-95
• Ex- teacher facing federal child porn counts
• UPDATE: Ex-DHHS chief responds to LePage remarks
• 2 Maine towns try to loosen reins on local farms
• 14 top community college students to be honored
• LePage visits Turnpike Authority
• Diplomat says minuscule fallout reaches Calif.
• Japan official: Disasters overwhelmed government
• Seinfeld to play Portland on June 16
• Libya announces immediate cease-fire
• Nemitz: LePage 'envious' of Walker
• Republicans demand Pentagon eliminate position filled by Baldacci
• Peter Mills tapped as interim Turnpike boss
• FBI specialists copy town's computer hard drives
• POLICE
• Riverview patient granted restricted leave
• BRIEFS
• Member of RSU 2 board to keep seat
• County buildings now in compliance after state inspection
• Decriminalizing marijuana focus of two measures
• Roads position up for grabs
• Official says spending in line with last year
• Seat opens as Snowden resigns from board
• Selectmen race a contested one
• China voters to have their say at Saturday's annual meeting
• Tough Questions on Afghanistan
• Incumbent takes on challenger in Jefferson election
• Bills seek to decriminalize pot in Maine
• Cape E. man charged with threatening NPR hosts
• Names released of 3 in fatal Unity Township fire
• Governor Paul LePage Comments on Maine Turnpike Authority Interim Executive Director Peter Mills
• New DHHS Leadership Uncovers Budget Errors
• Lawmakers kill bill requiring daytime headlights
• Officials develop plan to rebuild deer herd
• Mills to be interim Turnpike head
• Lawmakers urge Pentagon to cut Baldacci post
• Brunswick Catholic school principal wins award
• Despite Japan, LePage OK with nuclear power
• Caribou man charged in ATV fatality
• June issue features Clinton woman as Maine's first Playmate
• Republican lawmaker questions Baldacci's hiring
• All-night vigil guards Town Office
• FBI seizes documents
• Oil from camp spills into lake
• Possible tax increase confronts Sidney
• Legislative probe of group's dealings continues
• Ashley takes to the beach
• Bliss says he is leaving Senate seat
• Suggestions made about unspent road funds
• Jefferson hearing tonight, with vote on Tuesday
• Shed, firetrucks up for Belgrade vote
• Amending gambling laws for casinos seems likely
• Education group gives $4,500 in grants
• BRIEFS
• Sentence comes due to package
• Waterville Library Director Honored by the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce
• GOP lawmaker questions Baldacci's hiring
• Bowdoin curling team wins championship
• Evidence of meth lab uncovered in Lewiston
• Franco-American Day Celebration
• US troops told to stay 50 miles from nuke plant
• Feds to allow more review of fish fines
• OSHA proposes $212K fine for Lincoln mill
• Paisley tickets go on sale next week
• Jail consolidation savings pegged at $19.2M
• Maine ski school gets new headmaster
• House delays whoopie pie debate
• Maine home sales down 10.7% in February
• It's back to Chelsea business for Carole Swan
• Bates concert to benefit Japan quake victims
• This time, Maine's Ashley Hebert gets her pick of suitors as 'Bachelorette'
• Bedridden woman, three others rescued from fire
• Rumford's police chief warns of<br />fewer services, no crossing guards
• 2011 Downtown Achievement Awards - Call for Nominations
• 2011 Downtown Achievement Awards - Call For Nominations
• Japan forced to suspend operations at nuclear plant
• Senate makes first move to loosen seatbelt law
• Over budget far more than other towns
• Self-defense claimed
• Big cuts on table for RSU 11 budget
• What if Ashley doesn't make it?
• 'We've got to stop the bleeding,' says West Gardiner selectman
• CMP accused of 'bullying' customers into smart meters
• Bomb threat forces evacuation of 425
• Texting while driving may become illegal
• Adjacent apartments safe after barn fire
• Roads, assessors board on agenda in Whitefield
• BRIEFS
• Bath Iron Works laying off 84 more workers
• Former barber sentenced for sexual assault
• Governor stands by budget veto threat
• Bail denied for suspect in Readfield slaying, arson
• Gadhafi tells rebels: Surrender
• Bill to make seatbelt law less enforceable advances
• Mainer gets 20 years in 'worst case' of child porn
• Colby hoops coach to retire after 40 years
• Senate Democrat to resign for new job
• Maine flags half-staff to honor WWI veteran
• LePage issues veto threat on budget
• Trustees OK plan, Orono president
• Former officials: LePage staffers knew of 'error' back in January
• Positive IDs of 3 fire victims elusive
• $1.5 million facelift for Walmart
• Lobstermen troll for ghost traps, other lost gear
• Thief goes through roof, gets 8 years
• Only 1 offer on historic house
• L.L. Bean bounces back with big finish
• Woman gets 30 years for killing Maine man
• Welch Nominated as Public Utilities Commission Commissioner
• Governor Announces Director of Office of Energy Independence and Security
• Governor Directs Flags to be Flown at Half-staff Tuesday, March 15, 2011
• Illinois educator chosen as UMaine president
• Maine woman guilty of health care fraud
• L.L. Bean reverses 2 years<br>of sales declines
• Autopsies performed on 3 Unity fire victims
• Bodies not yet identified in fatal Unity Township fire
• York County Next Stop for Capitol for a Day
• Head to Stay on as Professional and Financial Regulation Commissioner
• Bill targets deceptive military claims
• Winthrop gun thief jailed for 8 years
• Maine pump prices rise to average $3.58
• Dogs take to the fashion runway for humane reasons
• Contractors gearing up for new hospital
• Nuclear crisis in Japan deepens as toll from quake, tsunami soars
• Research teams trying to identify efficient, productive schools
• AUGUSTA DISTRICT COURT
• Hearings start today on LePage tax breaks
• Trio found dead in burned-up mobile home
• Middle school No. 9 on funding list
• Voters still control policy on gambling
• Stephen King blasts LePage
• Three found dead in Unity Township
• Winslow man pleads guilty in November police standoff
• Students share weather work with readers
• Tipping Point Blog author to speak to Kennebec Dems
• Statement from Governor LePage on Japan
• New State Poet Laureate Named
• 'Mobile Midwife' helping Ghana's poor
• LePage budget likely to steer many into retirement
• Red Cross honors duo as 'Real Heroes'
• Tweaks, changes, discussion rage around bottle redemption law
• University sets key goals
• KIA: 4 decades of memories
• Corrections chief accepts challenge of 'changing people'
• BPA and his feminine side
• Pit Bull 101 offers new view of breed
• Cemetery stone, new stove approved in Rome
• Personnel policies, salaries dominate Palermo meeting
• Vienna property-tax rate should remain the same
• Swan seeks Town Office access, reduced bail
• Giant pothole sends cars scrambling
• Area residents await word of kin
• Individual pain from cuts revealed
• Mercer's Wesley McNair named Maine poet laureate
• Man from Winslow pleads guilty to 27 burglaries
• Gift card givers, recipients told they'll testify
• CMP briefs selectmen on project
• Rains fuel flood concerns
• MCLU sues state on Cutler Files free speech
• Selectmen face decision on formerly illegal road
• Pingree calls on Congressional leaders to end subsidies for Big Oil
• LePage appoints new state poet laureate
• Hundreds killed in tsunami<br>after 8.9 quake in Japan
• Heavy rains increase threat of ice jams
• Heating oil use falls as prices, irritation rise
• Mainer sentenced as 'armed career criminal'
• Chelsea selectman, in court, seeks bail change
• Probe of turnpike's finances, lobbying continues
• Wis. governor officially cuts collective bargaining
• Central Maine put under flood advisory
• Secret Service releases tape from Reagan attack
• Maine education chief plans 'listening tour'
• Bills propose raising Maine's minimum wage
• More video of earthquake
• 150 protest proposed health cuts at State House
• Waves hit Hawaii, sweep across islands
• Questions remain about Turnpike's spending, lobbying
• Ice arena's future still unwritten
• DHHS overpaid hospitals by $66M
• Police Department urged to do less
• Board candidates debate in Belgrade
• WISCONSIN, Organized labor suffers setback
• Cameron sentenced to 16 years in prison in child-porn case
• Debit-card fee fight pits bankers vs. merchants
• A fortuneteller in another life
• BRIEFS
• POLICE
• Shop's departure raises questions about Hathaway
• Six to face off for seat of embattled board chairman
• Drug charges dropped against Conn. inmate
• Forum scheduled for early kids' education
• Wis. Assembly passes bargaining limits
• Cameron sentenced to 16 years in prison
• Maine woman gets 4 years for bank robbery
• Sheen files $100M lawsuit against Warner
• Lohan rejects plea deal, awaits hearing
• Lawsuit defends 'Cutler Files' creator
• DHHS: Overpaid hospitals by $66 million
• Report urges Mainers to move to solar
• King: 'Rage, hysteria' over hearing unwarranted
• Gadhafi showers strategic oil port with rockets
• Man caught in home of mother he'd beaten
• State House panel digs into regulatory reform bill
• Housekeeper charged with stealing $28K
• Mulherin new head of police in Monmouth
• Bill would let teens work more hours
• Breaking stereotypes
• Hallowell manager to step down
• Ashley strong in alliance with Rob
• 'Majority Governor' bill headed to Legislature
• LePage says he’ll make more groups to meet in secret
• Pentagon announces Baldacci’s new job
• Elective posts may be appointive in Palermo
• Governor talks jobs, Medicaid at Thomas
• DHHS head: We’re not cutting Maine’s safety net
• Big change not likely at Rome's Town Meeting