Monday, May 20, 2013
The Franklin County commissioners decided Tuesday against a proposal by Sheriff Dennis Pike to hire a new secretary and waive an employee's probationary period.
FARMINGTON -- Three weeks after closing Whittier Road because of safety concerns, it was partially reopened Tuesday because of complaints about convenience.
WATERVILLE -- Planning Board member Michael Owens is the new city councilor representing Ward 2.
The 2012 election is barely two weeks old, but Maine Democrats are already talking about the next one, specifically the 2014 governors race.
HALLOWELL -- Federal authorities on Tuesday searched the home of Barbara Cameron, as part of a nationwide manhunt for her ex-husband, James Cameron.
PORTLAND -- Helaina Lake's two flights Tuesday morning were each barely an hour long, but they tired her out.
The Maine Republican Party's state committee will meet early next month to choose one of two former lawmakers as the party's next chairman. Its choice could prove crucial to Republicans' immediate future in the wake of widespread defeats on Election Day.
AUGUSTA -- For the third time in 10 years, Les Fossel faced a recount in a Senate race.
WATERVILLE -- The Humane Society Waterville Area ran out of dog food Tuesday, prompting shelter officials to ask for donations on their Facebook page.
OAKLAND -- A lawyer for a Messalonskee High School football player said he was deeply disappointed with the decision Monday not to prosecute former high school coach Wes Littlefield on an assault charge.
The Democrat received 10,943 votes and Fossel got 10,772, according to the Department of the Secretary of State.
Killed was Gerard Parent, 49, of Wales. He was shot by Christopher Austin, 41, of Andrews Road in Wales.
The documents, used to request search warrants, are usually made public after the indictments, but haven't been in this case.
Police say 29-year-old Reynard Eugene Carroll was selling cocaine from a car parked at Lewiston Middle School.
After surviving a suicide bomber and enduring 18 surgeries, U.S. Army Sgt. Helaina Lake finally makes it back to Maine..jpg)
The defendants, including a man who served in the U.S. Air Force, were arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb military bases and government facilities.
The state’s former top drug prosecutor cut off his monitoring bracelet and fled last week after learning his appeal of child porn convictions had failed.
Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from "Sesame Street" on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys.
The Republican warned about a terrorist attack on U.S. soil and tried to slow the budget deficit.
Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers have staked out tough, hard-to-bridge positions, and the gaps keep alive the threat of an Israeli ground invasion. 
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair waits to hear whether he'll be court-martialed on charges including forcible sodomy, wrongful sexual conduct, and possessing pornography and alcohol while deployed.
Judge Robert Wolf also puts the gender reassignment surgery he ordered for Michelle Kosilek in September on hold until the state appeals his ruling.
The bodies of a man, his wife and his friend were found in Alton on Tuesday, but few details have been released.
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