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Waterville, Winslow schools' rankings by national magazine better than state's grades

Waterville and Winslow high schools, average according to the state's new grading system, are ranked among the top 12 in the state by a national magazine.

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Madison knocks off Oak Hill

MADISON — It was Madison’s 15th win of the season, and the first loss for Oak Hill since April 24. It was a great pitching matchup between Emily McKenney and Kortni Michaud, and yet it also had some offense.

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May 20

STILL LIFE: Dandy of a day

Some see dandelions as a weed, but Ben Bernier and neighbor Isabella Devanna apparently saw the flowers in a different light, as they walk through a field in Oakland on Monday.

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PUC probing Electricity Maine for possible false ads

Did the company's ads give the impression it is the state's cheapest provider? Regulators ask for answers.

Girl's murder suspect silent amid grief in Maine court

Several photos included in this story As Kyle Dube is formally charged with killing Nichole Cable, 15, the judge seals an affidavit with case details.
Amid tears for Maine teen, an arrest

Central Maine home sales on the rise, agents say

Home sales, and prices, across the state are on the rise, according to April sales data and local real estate agents, and central Maine is seeing the results.

PHOTO: Budget protest rally

People chant at the start of a lunchtime rally to protest Gov. Paul LePage's budget plan on Wednesday, on the plaza outside west entrance of the State House in Augusta.

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Labor leaders claim Winslow manufacturer fired workers for trying to organize

ALCOM, a Winslow trailer manufacturing company, calls claims by labor groups that it has illegally fired employees for trying to form a union "very false."

Michaud: Backlog of veterans' claims 'unacceptable'

With Memorial Day near, lawmakers are stepping up efforts to address a backlog that has some veterans waiting years to receive disability claims.

No deal in sight to rescue Maine health bill

Gov. LePage looks poised to veto the popular hospital payback plan in order to block Medicaid expansion.
Q&A: The facts surrounding the parties' disagreement

Pittsfield fire-safety company among five celebrated for environmentalism

Edwards-United Technologies, of Pittsfield, was one of five businesses in the state recognized by the governor's office and the state Department of Environmental Protection with a 2013 Environmental Excellence award Wednesday.

Sports from the Morning Sentinel

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Madison knocks off Oak Hill

MADISON — It was Madison’s 15th win of the season, and the first loss for Oak Hill since April 24. It was a great pitching matchup between Emily McKenney and Kortni Michaud, and ye ...

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 Surge in housing demand sparks Portland bidding battles

Available houses dwindle and prices rise as the city's housing market sees 'a very big change.'

Nation & World

 Survivors recount the tornado's wrath

'I've only been knocked down once. No storm is going to scare me off,' says one man from Moore.

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