Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Somerset County filed a civil suit against the state Board of Corrections on Tuesday for payment of more than $280,000 the county contends it is owed for operations at the Somerset County Jail.
Authorities have yet to say how many homes were damaged or destroyed, but an aerial view of the site shows whole neighborhoods obliterated.
Two infants among 10 children killed by tornado
One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path
Oklahoma teachers saved lives, witnesses say
SLIDESHOW: Aftermath of a tornado
Gary Bird says he's '98 percent sure' there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble. The twister killed 24 people.
SLIDE SHOW: Death, destruction in Oklahoma
In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
VIDEO: Tearful reunions at elementary school
Power of Oklahoma tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
VIDEO: 'Can't describe' emotions during twister, teacher says
Unofficial vote totals indicated that Regional School District 18’s proposed school budget of $32,281,753 passed handily at polls in the district’s five towns Tuesday.
Waterville city councilors voted 5-1 on Tuesday to approve a proposed $20.3 million school budget for 2013-14, sending the budget to voters for final approval June 11.
Kylie Keene, a 2012 UMaine grad, was selected out of hundreds of applicants to be the “Nabisco 1D VIP Tour Correspondent” following the band in major cities.
Crews next week will begin putting another layer of pavement along Route 32 from Waldoboro to Washington, according to the Maine Department of Transportation.
NHL PLAYOFFS: Paille gives Bruins 3-0 series lead
Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period — after defenseman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame — and Boston put the Rangers ...
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The state funds will go toward replacing Hall Elementary and fixing Longfellow Elementary, says Portland's finance director.
EF5 tornado: A powerful blend of wind, moist air
The deadly storms, which form about once a year, have more energy than an atomic bomb.
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