December 15, 2012
WATERVILLE -- On Friday 26 people were shot by a gunman at a Connecticut elementary school. Adam Lanza, 20, forced his way into the school, and killed 20 children, the school principal, school psychologist and four teachers. He also shot his mother, at her home in Newtown, Conn., before the school rampage.
December 15, 2012

The former principal of Stockton Springs Elementary School, where four years ago a fifth-grade class was held hostage at gunpoint while the rest of the school was evacuated, advised parents to protect their children this weekend from the images being broadcast of the Newtown, Conn., mass shootings.
December 15, 2012

AUGUSTA -- After an election that was good for progressives, activists are committed to advocating for peace, the poor and the environment at the state and national levels.
December 15, 2012

ARLINGTON, Va. -- On any day, the rolling hills of Arlington National Cemetery are a place of solemn reflection on the contributions and, often, the sacrifices made by the men and women who rest there.
December 15, 2012
IN FAIRFIELD, Friday at 5:25 p.m., domestic disturbance was reported on Kelley Street.
December 15, 2012

WATERVILLE -- Lukas Stewart worked diligently on applying red glitter and beads to his Christmas tree card.
December 15, 2012

WATERVILLE -- City Manager Michael Roy is recommending the city no longer pay stormwater treatment fees to the Waterville Sewerage District.
December 15, 2012

FAIRFIELD -- The economic benefit of a $4 million renovation project at the former Gerald Hotel, where demolition began this week, is likely to be significant, although much of it will be hard to quantify.
December 15, 2012

FARMINGTON -- For decades, Herbert "Bussie" York tinkered with running his farm.
December 15, 2012

As the old song goes, Christmas trees are green when summer days are bright; they're green when winter snow is white.
December 15, 2012

AUGUSTA -- The state and the Maine State Employees Association are set to go back to the negotiating table this week as they try to come to a collective bargaining agreement 18 months after the contract expired.
December 16, 2012
All the children killed were 6 or 7.
December 15, 2012

AUGUSTA — Five people have been arrested in connection with a massive drug operation in the region, police said, and drugs seized have a street value of more than $23,000.
December 15, 2012
A statement says Hillary Rodham Clinton was dehydrated because of the virus and that she fainted and sustained a concussion
December 15, 2012
The officer and two employees suffered injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
December 15, 2012
Government officials are dispatching more than 1,000 crisis counselors to the worst-hit areas in New York and New Jersey, helping victims begin the long work of repairing Sandy's emotional damage.
December 16, 2012

Lt. Paul Vance said the suspect was not voluntarily let into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton.
December 15, 2012
Visitors will have an opportunity to view the museum's exhibits and share personal ski history stories on Saturday afternoon.
December 15, 2012
Bird-watching groups with Maine Audubon began their bird-counting excursions in Maine on Saturday..
December 15, 2012
The tragedy in Kansas City involving a former UMaine football player spurs the Maine governor to talk about domestic violence.
December 15, 2012
Trista Reynolds, the mother os missing toddler Ayla Reynolds, and LostNMissing are sponsoring a "Shining Hope for Ayla Event" on Saturday at the Riverton Community Center in Portland.
December 15, 2012
The three weapons were registered to the shooter's mother, who was killed in Friday's shooting.
December 15, 2012

Police shed no light on the motive for the nation's second-deadliest school shooting.