Yesterday at 5:39 PM

Understaffed, undersized and under siege: Riverview hospital struggles with safety Several photos included in this story

Data the Kennebec Journal received through a records request show the total number of injuries reported at Riverview is the highest it's been in three years, though lower than in years before that.

Killers' cases illustrate difficulties in granting freedoms to forensic patients

Oxbow, Gary Stevens
Yesterday at 11:22 PM

Oxbow's victory reins in Orb's bid for Triple Crown Several photos included in this story

Oxbow and jockey Gary Stevens lead all the way in the Preakness, ending Orb's five-race win streak.

Yesterday at 12:48 PM

• MOVIES • Several photos included in this story

• Admission • The Croods • 42 • Future Weather • GI Joe: Relatiation • The Host • Identity Thief • Jurassic Park • The Place Beyond the Pines • Olympus Has Fallen • On the Road • Oz: The Great and Powerful • Safe Haven • Scary Movie 5 • War Witch

Yesterday at 8:28 PM

STILL LIFE: Benton Alewife Festival

Erma Blakney, of Fairfield, center, looks over as her friend, Edward Fisher, tastes a smoked alewife during the 2nd annual Benton Alewife Festival on Saturday.

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Charge to UMF graduates Saturday: Live united

Several photos included in this story On Saturday, 456 graduates of the University of Maine at Farmington were urged to let go of imaginary lines that needlessly divide people and keep them from joining together to support each other.
University of Maine at Farmington Class of 2013

Five hospitalized in Skowhegan two-vehicle crash Saturday

Five people were taken to a hospital early Saturday evening after a two-vehicle collision on Route 150 in Skowhegan.

Banker to KVCC grads: 'Being above average is simple, but it isn't easy'

Several photos included in this story The men and women graduating Saturday from Kennebec Valley Community College were urged to make the most of their opportunities through hard work, integrity and discipline.
Kennebec Valley Community College Class of 2013

Waterville car-chase suspect arrested in Connecticut

Ernest Almeida, 31, of Fairfield, wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase, is in custody in Connecticut.

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    Skowhegan police issue scores of parking tickets at 10-Mile Lawn Sale

    Skowhegan police Saturday handed out more than 70 tickets for improper parking during the 30th annual 10-Mile Lawn Sale.

    Snowe's media blitz touts book on congressional reforms

    Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book; Congress makes progress on important legislation; Rep. Chellie Pingree's bill on military sexual assault gets pushed back; Rep. Mike Michaud urges action on safety accord; and the C-SPAN bus stops at Cony High School, State House on Wednesday.

    Unity College graduates charged with stewardship of Earth, communities

    Take care of your community, your country and the planet, an acclaimed environmental educator, writer and scholar told Unity College seniors Saturday.
    Unity College Class of 2013

    Oversight of Maine restaurants diminishes, just as complaints rise

    Maine’s guidelines for overseeing restaurant safety were quietly scaled back last year, even as the number of health-related complaints about Maine restaurants has been on the rise.
    Why do failure rates vary across the state?
    Maine inspection rule among least restrictive in U.S.
    Accessing, crunching the state’s results ultimately frustrate bid to create database

    Sports from the Morning Sentinel

    HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Waterville sweeps -- again

    WINSLOW -- The location was new, Winslow High School's refurbished Donald Matheson track, but the result of the Community Cup track and field meet was the same. For the ninth conse ...

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    News from the Kennebec Journal

    Kennebec Journal area police log, May 18, 2013

    Augusta, Friday, At 8:55 a.m., there was an accident at the railroad trestle on Water Street.

    News from the Press Herald

     Bird-banding science takes off Several photos included in this story

    While a delight for children to observe, the practice can shed light on important issues such as climate change.

    Nation & World

     Boy Scouts prepare for vote on gays

    Rhetoric is heated as religious groups say they do not want openly gay boys in the Boy Scouts.

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