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Inmate: Nielsen enjoying notoriety
PARIS (AP) - A jail inmate accused of killing and mutilating four people in a Labor Day weekend killing spree seemed to be enjoying his notoriety and laughed about news accounts, according to another inmate.
Pregnant woman attacked
HANCOCK (AP) - Maine State Police are seeking a suspect in an assault on a 21-year-old pregnant woman who was kicked in the stomach by a stranger over the weekend in a convenience store parking lot.
Police identify bodies from fire
HARTLAND (AP) - Investigators believe the two bodies that were burned beyond recognition in a suspicious fire were those of a divorced couple, officials said Monday.
Driver of car in bus crash dies
SCARBOROUGH (AP) - A Westbrook man whose car collided with a bus carrying the University of Southern Maine's men's cross-country team has died of injuries.
Quimby eyes land purchase
AUGUSTA (AP) - A working group that is expected to follow up on a land deal expanding Baxter State Park convened Monday and immediately took up a more recent development - a 25,000 acre purchase nearby by conservationist Roxanne Quimby.
Gov. Baldacci's nominees OK'd
AUGUSTA (AP) - Eleven gubernatorial nominees won approval Monday at a Senate confirmation session. Leading the list was the confirmation of Michael Friedman of Bangor for a position on the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
Study: Young voters show up in Maine
BANGOR (AP) - Maine's young voters had a high turnout at the polls in 2004 and could have another strong showing in November's election, according to a newly released report.
Prolific Maine author dead at 89
CUSHING (AP) - Elisabeth Ogilvie, a prolific author best known for her colorful portrayals of Maine coastal and island life, died Saturday at her home in this midcoast town, 10 days after suffering a stroke. She was 89.
Baldacci, leaders, pay tribute to victims, heroes in attacks
AUGUSTA (AP) - A somber ceremony led by the governor on the sun-drenched steps of Maine's State House was among the observances across Maine on Monday that paid tribute to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks five years ago.
Anti-TABOR lunch draws crowd
AUBURN - About 140 people, mostly senior citizens, turned out Monday for a two-and-half-hour discussion of the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
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