June 18

Maine leaders try and fail to dilute recycling's success

'Product stewardship' regulations – even those with industry and bipartisan support – meet staunch resistance from, among others, a commissioner with former ties to corporate interests.

Political parties split in response to newspaper series
Efforts to reduce risks to kids run into a powerful foe
Sources describe a department under duress
The lobbyist in the henhouse: Whose interests is Maine’s DEP commissioner serving?

11:20 PM

STANLEY CUP FINALS: Bruins shut out Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead

BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another exhausting overtime.

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

8:23 PM

STILL LIFE: Cleaning up an old Mess-alonskee

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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 7:30 PM

$398M wind farm project proposed off Route 16 in Somerset, Piscataquis counties

A Boston-based wind power developer wants to build a $398 million, 62-turbine wind energy facility in Somerset and Piscataquis counties towns of Bingham, Moscow, Mayfield Township, Kingsbury Plantation, Abbot and Parkman.

11:59 PM

LePage vetoes bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan

The bill would extend health insurance to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers under the federal Affordable Care Act.
LePage's finance chief wants to avoid government shutdown

12:23 AM

2 drivers killed Monday in Augusta Route 3 head-on crash

A head-on crash claims Laura Hall, 46, and Dean A. James, 45; James, who caused the crash by crossing the center line, was a convicted drug dealer.

7:52 PM

'Nashville' star Keith Carradine is Maine International Film Festival award winner

Award-winning actor, songwriter, and producer Keith Carradine will be honored at the 2013 Maine International Film Festival with the Mid-Life Achievement Award in July.

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12:48 AM

Maine police: Cyclist probably fell into truck

Evidence indicates the rider was killed when he lost his balance while sipping water, police say.

7:34 PM

Leaner Waterville schools, city budget faces final votes Tuesday

Waterville city councilors will consider final votes on a proposed $36.4 million municipal and school budget for 2013-14, cut down last week from $37.7 million.

11:19 PM

Auditors to host forum on improving Fairfield police department

The Maine Chiefs of Police Association is conducting a public forum Thursday on how to best improve Fairfield's police department as part of its ongoing, top-to-bottom review.

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STANLEY CUP FINALS: Bruins shut out Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead

BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins' offense to do it without another ...

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