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Candidates propose ‘People’s Pledge’ for US House race
Two of the five declared Democratic candidates for the congressional seat set to be vacated by Senator-elect Edward J. Markey have proposed a pact that would attempt to limit outside spending in the US House race. State Senator Will Brownsberger and state Representative Carl Sciortino have both called for a “People’s Pledge” in the race to fill the Fifth Congressional District seat.
Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Keeping First Night alive
Can the mayor of Boston save First Night? And what would Boston be without music and ice sculptures at the turn of the new......
Starts & Stops
A do-it-yourself approach to bike ridership data
Ari Ofsevit, who runs the blog "Amateur Planner," was underwhelmed by state data on bike use on Longfellow Bridge. So he hatched a plan to conduct his own ridership count, Ninja-style.
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Dr. Terrie E. Inder to lead newborn department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Terrie E. Inder will be chairwoman of the newly named Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. ...
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Religious leaders working on interfaith service
Religious leaders are working with the governor's office to develop Thursday morning's interfaith service in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

In the Cards

Wynn wins landslide in Everett
EVERETT -- City residents sent an emphatic message Saturday: They want Wynn.

War and Peace

As fighting season heats up, US commander says newly trained Afghan forces passing test -- so far
The annual summer fighting season is now well underway in Afghanistan, with nearly daily suicide bombings, assassinations, and other high-profile attacks by the Taliban and other militant groups. But one thing appears decidedly different this time around to Lieutenant General Mark A. Milley, a native of Winchester who is now on his third tour and commands the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command: the Afghans are fighting back, mostly on their own.

Science in Mind

Two planets discovered orbiting stars in a crowded cluster
In May, NASA scientists announced that the space-based Kepler telescope that has been scouring the sky for habitable worlds was in trouble. Part of the mechanism used to position the telescope had failed. Scientists were quick to praise the mission and note that even if it were over, they had more than enough data to analyze. The latest discovery from the data beamed back by Kepler came Wednesday, with the detection of two planets smaller than Neptune orbiting stars in a cluster about 3,000 light-years away.

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Maine news

  • Michaud raises $300K for governor's race

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud has raised more than $300,000 in little more than two weeks since announcing an exploratory committee to consider a run for governor.(   07/01/2013 1:54 PM )

  • Jackson, Willette to run for Maine's 2nd CD

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Two Maine lawmakers, including one who drew the ire of Gov. Paul LePage, are running for Congress.(   07/01/2013 1:52 PM )

  • Maine Gov. boosts funding for domestic violence

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage is directing some of the state's saved money toward services for people affected by domestic violence.(   07/01/2013 1:49 PM )

  • Man from England charged with raping Maine girl

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Maine police say a 26-year-old man from England has been charged with raping a 13-year-old girl he'd met online.(   07/01/2013 10:44 AM )

  • No Maine law license for F. Lee Bailey _ yet

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey is going to have to wait a few months to find out if he can practice law in Maine, where he hopes to restart his legal career.(   07/01/2013 3:51 PM )

  • Police investigate shooting in Prospect, Maine

    PROSPECT, Maine (AP) -- Maine police are investigating a weekend shooting in Prospect that sent a 34-year-old man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach.(   07/01/2013 9:39 AM )

  • Hebron grants permit for Redneck games

    HEBRON, Maine (AP) -- The Redneck games are returning to Hebron for the third successive year.(   07/01/2013 8:06 AM )

  • Maine gas prices fall almost 4 cents

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has dropped nearly 4 cents in the past week to average of $3.52.(   07/01/2013 7:49 AM )

  • Readfield sues farmer over loose cows

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The town of Readfield is taking its beef with a local farmer to court.(   07/01/2013 6:16 AM )

  • 2 dead in Clifton motorcycle crash

    CLIFTON, Maine (AP) -- Police say two people have died in a motorcycle crash in Clifton.(   07/01/2013 5:56 AM )

  • Maine GOP holds firearms training fundraiser

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Republican Party is raising money in an unconventional way -- by holding a firearms training class for people who want to get concealed weapons permits.(   07/01/2013 4:50 AM )

  • Fisheries commissioner, Maine lobstermen to meet

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's top fisheries official is meeting with lobstermen this month to discuss how the lobster-fishing season is progressing.(   07/01/2013 4:29 AM )

  • Sales of now-legal fireworks far greater than expected

    Sales at Maine's fireworks stores have far surpassed initial projections when fireworks became legal last year for the first time in 63 years. When legislators debated a bill in 2011 seeking to legalize fireworks, the Maine Revenue Services estimated that fireworks stores would generate about $120,000 a year in sales taxes. In reality, the state collected $380,000 in sales taxes for the latest 12-month period ending May 31, according to the agency.(   07/01/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Ford, Egan win literary medals

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Ford and Timothy Egan, winners of literary medals presented by the American Library Association, both credit libraries for making their work possible.(   06/30/2013 10:27 PM )

  • Maine fireworks revenues far exceed projections

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Sales at Maine's fireworks stores have far surpassed initial projections when fireworks became legal last year for the first time in 63 years.(   06/30/2013 3:29 PM )

  • Maine man seeks pardon on license revocation

    SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) -- A 35-year-old Maine man whose driver's license was permanently revoked following a 1996 drunken-driving crash that killed three people wants his license back.(   06/30/2013 1:39 PM )

  • UMaine study aims to fight childhood obesity

    ORONO, Maine (AP) -- Researchers at the University of Maine are leading a study to determine how cooking can combat childhood obesity.(   06/30/2013 1:15 PM )

  • Lobster trap limit increased for Maine island

    SWANS ISLAND, Maine (AP) -- Lobstermen on Swans Island off the eastern Maine coast are now allowed to fish more traps.(   06/30/2013 9:50 AM )

  • Maine outdoor recreationists surveyed

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Outdoor recreationists in Maine are being asked to share their attitudes and opinions about public use of private land.(   06/30/2013 8:51 AM )

  • Judge: Maine girl, 11, not competent for trial

    SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) -- A Maine judge has ruled that an 11-year-old girl charged in the death of an infant remains incompetent to stand trial.(   06/29/2013 5:30 PM )

  • Maine AG issues warning about deed mailings

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine's attorney general is warning about a deed processing notice that could cost consumers money.(   06/29/2013 3:02 PM )

  • New owner sought for western Maine ski mountain

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The search is on for a new owner of a ski mountain in western Maine.(   06/29/2013 10:23 AM )

  • Maine lawmakers send minimum wage bill to LePage

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Paul LePage's desk that would incrementally raise the state's minimum wage.(   06/29/2013 9:12 AM )

  • Maine toddler dies after falling into pool

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Law enforcement officers say a Maine toddler found floating face down in his family's pool more than two weeks ago has died.(   06/29/2013 8:52 AM )

  • Lobster boat races held in birthplace of races

    JONESPORT, Maine (AP) -- Lobstermen are racing their boats in the port where Maine's first lobster boat races were ever held.(   06/29/2013 8:14 AM )