Municipal budget up 3 percent
2012
Bush enjoys birthday premiere of ’41’
The former president marks his 88th birthday with a red carpet event in Kennebunkport attended by family and former political associates.
Maine boy flown to hospital after fall from fort
A Bucksport first grader fell 15 feet at Maine’s Fort Knox Historic Site while on a school field trip.
George Zimmerman’s wife charged with perjury
The wife of Trayvon Martin’s shooter is accused of lying when she told a judge that the couple had limited funds to get her husband cheaper bond.
Study: Women MDs paid less, even at same jobs
The study authors surveyed 800 doctors also working as researchers who had received prestigious federal grants.
Fast-food chain bets on bacon sundae
The sundae – vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon – clocks in at 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar.
Soldier found guilty of murdering 2 Army roommates
Prosecutors said 34-year-old Spc. Neftaly Platero of Kingwood, Texas, opened fire on his roommates as they readied for bed at Camp Fallujah on Sept. 23, 2010.
U.S.: Russia sending Syria attack helicopters
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the shipment “will escalate the conflict quite dramatically.”
Average price of 4-year college tuition up 15 percent
When those college tuition bills come in, be prepared for sticker shock.
Voter turnout low so far in southern Kennebec County
In two of southern Kennebec County’s three cities, officials say turnout is low.