8:08 PM

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.

8:00 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS: Bruins relaxed on verge of sweep

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Bruins are on the brink of the Eastern Conference finals, and they got there on the backs of their suddenly offensive defensemen and a potent fourth line of forwards.

May 18

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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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8:25 PM

Winthrop man injured in US Route 202 crash Wednesday

Stephen Huff, 66, of Winthrop was injured Wednesday when he crashed his car on U.S. Route 202.

5:58 PM

Suspect in Glenburn girl's slaying enters no plea in court

Several photos included in this story Kyle Dube, dressed in T-shirt and jeans, did not make eye contact with the many friends and family members of Nichole Cable who were in the courtroom.
Amid tears for Maine teen, an arrest

6:55 PM

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.

7:28 PM

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.

Other Maine News Headlines

8:20 PM

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."

5:21 PM

LePage hints at veto of Medicaid, hospital payments bill

The Maine Hospital Association supports both ideas, but Republicans say they're ready to block the bill if the two concepts aren't considered separately.
Hospital payback, Medicaid expansion hinge on LePage
Q&A: The facts surrounding the parties' disagreement

7:05 PM

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.

6:43 PM

Waterville car rental business owner loses use tax appeal

Eagle Rental of Waterville will have to pay use tax on four Cadillac Escalades driven by company owner Dan Bickford and his wife Jane, who is company vice president and treasurer. the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision, State Tax Assessor vs Eagle Rental (PDF)

Sports from the Morning Sentinel

MLB: Francona expects emotional return to Fenway

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona is bracing for a lump in his throat and maybe a tear or two. He's going back to Boston.

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News from the Kennebec Journal

Kennebec Journal area police log, May 22, 2013

Augusta, Tuesday, At 5:24 p.m., there was an accident on Memorial Bridge.

News from the Press Herald

Dispute leaves thousands in Maine without phone service

USA Telephone has been planning to end its service next month, but Fairpoint shuts down the transmission lines USA used because the company stopped paying to use them.

Nation & World

U.S. drone strikes have killed 4 Americans since 2009

The four include Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric who was targeted, and three others who were not targets of counterterror operations in Pakistan and Yemen.

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