AUGUSTA — Disclosure forms for the two major-party candidates looking to replace Olympia Snowe in the United States Senate make them look pretty normal, with a few outliers.

“And, as if all of this was not enough, the largest federal program ever devised, Obamacare, is now poised to take control of (one-fifth) of our economy.”

“And, as if all of this was not enough, the largest federal program ever devised, Obamacare, is now poised to take control of (one-fifth) of our economy.” — Secretary of State Charlie Summers’ campaign “message” Web page

WEST GARDINER — He was born, raised, educated and killed in this town, all within about a mile.

FARMINGDALE — Voters for the second time rejected a tax break for a natural gas pipeline company and a selectman who touted it barely survived his reelection bid Friday.

FARMINGDALE — Voters for the second time rejected a tax break for a natural gas pipeline company and a selectman who touted it barely survived his reelection bid Friday.

“In 2000, Angus King had a budget surplus of over $300 million, but he left office with a $1 billion shortfall.”

AUGUSTA — The prospective buyer of a company planning to build a natural gas pipeline through the Kennebec Valley region plans to spend $150 million on a massively expanded project.