Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Did your college essay help get you into the school of your dreams? We’re seeking the best college application essays from graduating high school seniors in our area. If you’re particularly proud of yours, send it to us. We’ll publish our favorites online and in an upcoming issue of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. Send it to: communitynews@pressherald.com with “College Essay” in the subject line.
Gov. Mary Fallin said authorities did not know how many people were still missing, but they vowed to account for every resident.
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Two brothers say the late Rev. James Vallely sexually abused them over a three-year period in the late '70s at St. Michael's Parish in South Berwick.
House Speaker Rep. Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, will address the evening session to push expanding public health insurance program for low income residents.
A contractor from New York says CMP failed to deliver materials on time, costing the contractor extra time and money during a yet-to-be-finished transmission-line upgrade.
It got support from the two-thirds of the Senate needed to amend the constitution but failed to get two-thirds in the House in an initial vote Monday.
VoteTRAC: early voting constitutional amendment
She says she would use her time in prison to bring about positive changes, including donating her hair to be made into wigs for cancer victims and designing T-shirts to raise money for victims of domestic abuse.
Dr. Crothers was a prominent Portland surgeon and the driving force behind the formation of Maine Handicapped Skiing.
The governor says he'll focus on that effort if the people of Maine re-elect him to a second term, but he won't support the current bipartisan plan to cut the tax in half.
An accused drug dealer from Old Orchard Beach is named in court papers as a suspect in the killing.
Fire and code officials will inspect the building after the lack of working fire alarms forces evictions.
Maj. David Cote hopes to honor the 46 Mainers who have died in the war on terror with engraved rocks atop the state's tallest mountain.
Legislators will look into fixes after the Sunday Telegram reported that the state's inspection program is one of the least rigorous in America.
Oversight of Maine restaurants diminishes, just as complaints rise
Twin Rivers, which has facilities in Madawaska and New Brunswick, produces specialty papers and lumber.
Portland to have 'American Pie' on July Fourth
Camden resident Don McLean will perform his iconic song and others at the city's annual celebration.
Dogs can't catch the Cats
Three times Portland scratches back to one run, only to have the visitors extend their lead and streak.
Our View: Confusing process blocks college opportunity
No one wins when the doors of higher education are shut to society's newcomers.
Decision due in Kerry Kennedy drugged-driving case
The defense says fairness demands a dismissal. But prosecutors say dropping the charge would feed the perception that famous people are treated differently.
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Maine Senate backs bill to expand Medicaid, pay hospital debt
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