Thursday, May 23, 2013
BOSTON — A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance today, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond.
Major winter storms are generally cause for event cancellations, but today's wintry weather is cause for excitement for the organizers of one central Maine event this weekend.
PORTLAND -- Former Gov. John Baldacci said he will decide in April whether to run again for governor of Maine, but he said no matter who runs, that person needs to be a strong cheerleader for the state.
GARDINER -- Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center will recognize one of its departing founders by celebrating with the medium she helped bring to the city decades ago.
ST. ALBANS — A house fire Thursday morning has left a couple homeless and destroyed the business that they ran out of their home on Nelson Road.
Carole Swan, the former Chelsea selectwoman facing federal extortion and tax fraud charges, had been receiving around $50,000 annually from federal workers compensation, according to documents obtained by the Kennebec Journal through a public records request. 
The woman who survived two bullets – and saw her son and his girlfriend slain – says they were harassed for months.
McAuley student Rachel Ann Wallace, reported missing Thursday morning, was located in Old Town Thursday afternoon.
Environmental activists call on the college to stop investing in firms they say add to global warming.
WATERVILLE -- A family was left homeless Thursday after fire destroyed their belongings and the 21/2-story wood frame home they were renting on Squire Street.
Mainers prepare for what could be the biggest snowstorm to hit parts of the state since 1979.
William Kayatta's nomination to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals will now be sent to the full U.S. Senate for consideration.
A historic manhunt is launched to find a military-trained ex-cop accused of killing 3, but jittery police officers accidentally shoot at – and sometimes hit – innocent citizens.
Iran has long claimed it managed to reverse-engineer the RQ-170 Sentinel, seized in December 2011 after it entered Iranian airspace.
Barry and Paula Spencer will pay restitution, do 100 hours of community service and write a letter of apology.
Casino developers want to expand the gambling facility, and add parking, restaurants, a spa, a pool, a conference center, an RV Park and a skating rink.
The Democrat won't reveal what would lead him to run for governor – maybe to halt the 'negative outbursts.'
But even with blasting and machinery grinding through bedrock day and night, most New Yorkers are blithely unaware of the work under way 160 feet below Manhattan.
Many British pet owners already have veterinarians insert chips under the skin of dogs, cats and rabbits in a bid to keep track of their animals. 
Sally Jewell has earned recognition for her environmental stewardship at REI.
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