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Couple plans Blue Moon Lounge in vacant downtown Skowhegan hotel Several photos included in this story

The vacant Kennebec Valley Inn will be the newest link this summer connecting the restoration of historic buildings with economic growth in downtown Skowhegan.

2:51 PM

5 things learned in Game 3 of Stanley Cup finals

Noteworthy themes from Boston Bruins' win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night.

1:00 AM

Our View: Corporations win, Maine people lose under DEP regime

Corporations can hire lobbyists to fight for them and influence public policy.

May 31

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• 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

11:59 AM

STILL LIFE: Cleaning up an old Messalonskee

Oakland police officer Tracey Frost holds up some metal that was dredged from the bottom of Messalonskee Lake at the boat landing on Monday.

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3:48 PM

Grand jury: No charges in October Starks shooting

A grand jury decided against pressing charges in the case of a Starks man, Kerry Hebert, then 56, shot at close-range on his own property in an incident involving a group of hunters in late October.

6:36 PM

Democrats' grading plan for Maine schools gets initial Senate approval

The bill would likely slow – and eventually replace – Gov. Paul LePage's A-F grading system, which was introduced early last month.

6:35 PM

Report: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate immigration bill

The Congressional Budget Office said deficits would fall by $197 billion across a decade, and by $700 billion in the following 10 years if the bill became law.

6:34 PM

Maine House approves bill to extend reach of dental hygienists

Dental hygiene therapists would be able to do more procedures, such as filling cavities and pulling teeth, which only dentists now do.

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6:33 PM

Fairfield man's fourth arrest spotlights difficulties in aiding mentally ill

The fourth arrest this year of Ronald Brousseau, 49, of Fairfield, on Monday, highlights the challenge in attempting to stop certain people with mental illnesses from committing crimes and to provide them with treatment.

6:35 PM

LePage issues new policy: No more talking to newspaper

The policy comes after a series of articles about the Department of Environmental Protection.

5:36 PM

Van Buren educator is new Winslow High principal

Former Van Buren Principal Chad Bell will take over the same post at Winslow High School for the upcoming school year.

1:08 PM

Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies

Harvard researchers found that pregnant women exposed to high levels of diesel particulates or mercury were twice as likely to have an autistic child compared with peers in low-pollution areas.

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Maine Hall of Fame revokes hoopster's induction after child-porn conviction

Dana Wilson of Brewer was arrested a month after his induction.

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