December 12, 2012
AUGUSTA — A number of people were sentenced Monday and Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court:
December 12, 2012
IN ALBION, Tuesday, at 3:29 p.m., reported theft was investigated behind Lee Brothers Construction on Unity Road.
December 12, 2012
FAIRFIELD — The town is seeking volunteers to serve on the budget committee as well as various other boards and committees, according to Town Manager Josh Reny.
December 13, 2012

On a clear night in a dark sky, your eye can pick up about 2,000 individual stars.
December 12, 2012

WINSLOW — In less than seven minutes, voters from three communities unanimously approved a $1.8 million budget for Alternative Organizational Structure 92 during a public meeting Wednesday.
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SKOWHEGAN — Wednesday was a special day for Sydney Ames.
December 12, 2012
FARMINGTON — A town selectman will be starting a new business organization in January to address a void he says he and other business owners think needs to be filled.
December 12, 2012

OAKLAND — A second man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the theft of an elderly couple’s Christmas presents, a crime that struck an emotional chord with police and the community.
December 12, 2012

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — On a clear December day, hikers and skiers dot the snow-covered trail leading them through an evergreen forest below the Bigelow Mountains.
December 13, 2012
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New census statistics reveal a large gap between have and have-not communities in the state.
December 12, 2012

For first-year members, intelligence and budget seats are unusual. In the House, Pingree is tapped for Appropriations.
December 12, 2012
WATERVILLE — The city is offering businesses an online site where they may advertise their goods and services and for consumers to find out what they offer, free of charge.
December 12, 2012

In the midst of a large budget shortfall, they decide not to spend $50,000 to pay three top officials above entry level.
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Artists from the Rolling Stones to Kanye West to Bruce Springsteen, above, are gathering at Madison Square Garden tonight for a benefit concert to help Superstorm Sandy's victims.
December 12, 2012

Unemployment will fall no lower than 7.4 percent next year and 6.8 percent by the end of 2014, the Fed projects.
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Maine would be especially hard hit since 68 percent of state homes use oil, the most expensive heating source.
December 12, 2012

The grants for developing better offshore technology near Monhegan Island and Boothbay Harbor could help make the state a leader in the industry.
December 12, 2012

For the third consecutive year, Maine ranked No. 50 in Forbes seventh annual “Best States for Business.”
December 12, 2012
A Peace Corps official says the region has a culture of involvement and community engagement.
December 12, 2012
Bush has been in the hospital for almost three weeks.
December 12, 2012
Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22, had armed himself with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines when he arrived at a Portland mall on Tuesday.
December 12, 2012

Police say the driver believed the cat was seriously injured or dead and placed it in her van early this morning.
December 12, 2012
A senior Iranian lawmaker said experts have reverse-engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel drone, and Iran now is capable of launching a production line for the unmanned aircraft.
December 13, 2012

Police think more than the nine suspended students were part of the incident, and media coverage is criticized.
December 12, 2012
Roxanne Quimby's son says the park idea isn't being abandoned altogether, but that it's just one option.
December 17, 2012

Mark Strong's attorney also makes a motion to have key evidence thrown out and the case dismissed, which the judge will rule on later.
December 12, 2012
The channel, similar to C-SPAN, will broadcast up to five hours daily of live and recorded legislative proceedings.
December 12, 2012

Ryan Lovett, 18, of Oakland, produced a spoof of PSY’s video, “Gangnam Style,” and posted it on YouTube.
December 12, 2012
The recall affects older-model vehicles sold mainly in the United States.
December 12, 2012
Criminal mischief, assault, shoplifting
December 12, 2012

Vatican officials have insisted that the pope's tweets will be his alone, culled from his speeches, homilies or catechism lessons.
December 12, 2012
She's asking the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to treat sexual disorders in women veterans the same as it does for men.
December 12, 2012

Gary C. Noyes, 42, is accused of assaulting the girls between 2007 and 2011.
December 12, 2012
Dr. Mark Weinreb was accused of prescribing a teenager more than 2,000 oxycodone pills over 11 months.
December 12, 2012
The Democrats are still working on their list of appointees to the commission.
December 12, 2012

Gun rights backers interpret the 2-1 appellate court ruling as a mandate instructing lawmakers to pass a bill allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons in public with few if any restrictions.
December 12, 2012

Ravi Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music.
December 12, 2012

Obama won't specify cuts to benefit programs, the Republican says, but aides say he's already done so.