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  • Maine lawmakers grapple with falling gas tax revenues

    – State revenue from the gas tax is on the decline, as it is in other states that are struggling to fund transportation improvement ...

  • Social medias role in Maine girls death makes friends family wary

    – Nichole Cable's friends and family say they are worried about the role that social media play in young people's lives, in the wake of Cable's death and the arrest of the 20-year-old man who is accused of murdering ...

  • In Maine a Causeway cause to celebrate

    lbridgers@pressherald.com Staff Writer The celebration planned for the Naples Causeway this weekend was originally supposed to mark the completion of the project that began in ...

  • Maine man zooms in on Bruins fans

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store Coombs, who grew up in Brunswick, is a member of the in-house video crew at the TD Garden. He's one of the cameramen who provide shots for the Jumbotron and for the networks that televise the games. His work might show fans celebrating, players getting ready for the game or in-your-face action on the ice. He's so close ...

  • Maine Omnibus Energy Bill cleared by committee

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store The so-called Omnibus Energy Bill, which incorporates ideas from at least nine separate bills, would encourage the expansion of natural-gas pipelines into New England, increase funding for energy-efficiency efforts and provide financial assistance to help low-income families switch to more affordable heating systems. Sen. John ...


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A Life Less Ordinary

"A Life Less Ordinary" premiered in theaters with heavy anticipation as the follow-up film by director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge, and actor Ewan McGregor, the team that brought the wildly entertaining "Trainspotting" (1995) to life. Unfortunately, the film was ransacked by critics and, worse, lost on audiences. Its love story of a kidnapping-gone-wrong mixed with heavenly angels and ear ... ...

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  • Maine sports star guilty on child-porn charge

    Select images available for purchase in theMaine Today Photo Store Dana Wilson pleaded no contest Thursday in a Bangor courtroom. The plea means while not admitting guilt, he is not contesting the charges. The judge then found him guilty. Authorities say the 62-year-old Wilson, who works as a disc jockey, had videos of young girls engaged in sexual behavior on his computer. Wilson's lawyer ...

  • No change of heart on Maine hospital debt

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers had no change of heart Friday on a bill to repay a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals and expand ...

  • Maine murder suspect not competent to stand trial

    - A judge says a Maine man charged with throwing a man out a window to his death in 2011 is not competent to stand trial. A judge on Friday ordered 31-year-old William Hall of Bangor to be committed to Riverview Psychiatric Hospital in Augusta. Stephen Smith, Hall's attorney, told WLBZ-TV that his client is due to be tried on Aug. 26 but the trial will be postponed unless the judge deems ...

  • Lawyer wants documents in Maine teens death sealed

    - The lawyer for a Maine man charged with killing a 15-year-old girl wants a judge to keep affidavits and search warrants with details about the case under ...

  • LePage keeps TV in place but opts for somber tone

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage, who got in a tussle with legislative leaders for having a television running outside his office, was still staying away from his State House office in protest ...

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