Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Kevin Raye, the Republican challenger in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, got a boost of $82,000 from national party leaders Wednesday, and his campaign consultant says internal polls show the candidate is poised to win.
AUGUSTA -- Rarely does a district attorney's race get political and feisty.
WATERVILLE -- Two people were injured Thursday when their SUV struck a tree and rolled onto its side.
STARKS -- Kerry Hebert is recovering from surgery at a Lewiston hospital Thursday after being shot at close range in a dispute with hunters on his land the day before.
The governor says the request for information is an attempt to "reset the clock" until after the election.
Graham Spanier is charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children and conspiracy.
The former catcher played for a pair of division title winners in Portland before a 13-year career in the big leagues.
Democrats say the figures reflect their closing of enthusiasm gap, Republicans not convinced.
AUGUSTA — The two candidates vying to become the next district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties will meet tonight for a debate that will be streamed here online. 
Consumer confidence surged in October to its highest level in nearly five years. Americans were encouraged by recent declines in the unemployment rate.
Mainers United for Marriage is expecting up to 500 people at Thursday evening's get-out-the vote rally in Monument Square.
The Republican secretary of state has run out of vacation time, his office says.
The report comes just before Friday's October jobs data, the last broad snapshot of the economy before the presidential election Tuesday.
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Shoreline advocates say the state should consider relocating homes and businesses farther from the shore, building more seawalls and keeping sand dunes high.
Meanwhile, nearly 20,000 people remained stranded in their homes by floodwaters in Hoboken, N.J., across the river from the New York, and swaths of the New Jersey coastline lay in ruins.
Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, R.I., and another man face murder charges in connection with the Aug. 13 discovery of the three bodies in a burning car.
The deadline to request a ballot is the close of business today.
A convicted sex offender and fugitive from justice with ties to Waterville was captured Tuesday by police in Kansas after he escaped while being driven to Colorado.
AUGUSTA -- A Waterville Democrat and state Senate candidate who made international news for playing the online game World of Warcraft will not face an investigation into her fundraising activities, despite a complaint filed by the Maine Republican Party.
Gerry Boyle remembers feeling a kick in the gut when he started reading his Morning Sentinel in his driveway the morning of Dec. 18.
WINSLOW -- A teenaged driver who was killed in a crash Friday had an intermediate driver's license, according to police.
Justices hear arguments on the legality of searches by drug dogs and whether the results are reliable.
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