The pontiff will convene an urgent meeting of senior clerics to debate controversial issues.
May 2014
Posted inTimes Record
Putin demands Ukrainian troop withdrawal
In a conversation with the German chancellor, he calls for Kiev to remove forces from southeastern Ukraine.
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Posted inJournal Tribune
Former Maine Guard leader opposes swapping engineers for infantry
The 133rd Engineer Battalion is a critical resource for the state, Maj. Gen. Earl Adams says amid other reactions to the plan.
Posted inMaine, News
Overcharges lead Maine Turnpike agency to pledge refunds
They’ll go to anyone billed for having three axles who used a Kennebunk toll plaza that had broken sensors.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State House Dispatches: Medicaid expansion, tax haven bills fail
But lawmakers do overturn Gov. LePage’s veto of a bill that would allow more children to receive private insurance coverage to treat autism.
Posted inNews
FBI man who helped nab gangsters in Bangor dies at 106
Walter R. Walsh helped capture the Al Brady Gang in Maine and was also the world’s longest-lived Olympian.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland launches new city website
The site is designed to be more user-friendly and navigable than former web portal.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
One taste of life in Maine, and many are hooked for good
More Maine adults choose to stay put than in almost all other states, a poll reveals, and they’re happy to say why.
Posted inMaine, News
Local & State Dispatches
Ex-ambulance firm worker sentenced for child porn / Mother, 4-year-old son taken to hospital after crash / Mass. man held on heroin distribution charge in Maine … and more news from around the state.
Posted inNation & World, News
Some tired of militia presence in Nevada cattle dispute
Rancher Cliven Bundy’s battle with federal officials is still attended by armed supporters vowing to stay.