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Michael Snell, left, and Steven Bridges speak to a reporter, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, outside City Hall before obtaining a marriage license under the state's new law in Portland, Maine. Bridges and Snell held a commitment ceremony six years ago but made marriage official under state law with a simple ceremony early Saturday as Maine's new law permitting same-sex marriage took effect at the stroke of midnight. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine same-sex couples marry in first hours of law

David Sharp · December 29, 2012 8:54 am

Steven Bridges, left, receives a wedding ring from Michael Snell, early Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at City Hall in Portland, Maine. Same-sex couples in Maine are now legally allowed to marry under a new law that went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings

David Sharp · December 29, 2012 6:27 am

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2012 file photo, Sarah Dowling, left, speaks at a gay marriage rally, accompanied by her partner of 18 years, Linda Wolfe, and their daughter, Maya Dowling-Wolfe, in Portland, Maine. Dowling and Wolfe plan to marry after Maine passed a law allowing same-sex marriage, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Gay marriage law goes into effect in Maine

David Sharp · December 29, 2012 5:18 am

LL Bean CEO Chris McCormack, right, and company spokesman Carolyn Beem prepare packages for shipping at the company's order fulfillment center, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Freeport, Maine. At this time of the year the company's white-collar executives have abandoned their desks in favor of the shipping department at L.L. Bean, part of a final push to get things shipped in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

It’s all-hands-on-deck for final retail push

David Sharp · December 21, 2012 7:58 am

This undated photo provided by Trista Reynolds shows Ayla Reynolds, the two-year-old girl who went missing on Dec. 16, 2011 from her father's home in Waterville, Maine. With the one-year anniversary approaching, investigators still have unanswered questions for the father and others who were in the home the night the youngster was last seen. (AP Photo/Trista Reynolds)

Year later, Maine’s Ayla Reynolds case is mystery

David Sharp · December 13, 2012 8:44 pm

Obama wins Maine, turning back Romney challenge

Obama wins Maine, turning back Romney challenge

David Sharp · November 7, 2012 4:13 am

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Nicole Greenaway shows her 3-month-old daughter, Brooklyn Foss-Greenaway, of Clinton, Maine, who died on July 8, 2012 while in a babysitter's care. An 11-year-old U.S. girl charged with juvenile manslaughter in the baby's death entered a "no answer" plea Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, during a hearing in Skowhegan, Maine. (AP Photo/Nicole Greenaway, File)

11-year-old accused in Maine baby death arraigned

David Sharp · October 22, 2012 4:00 am

Dems pump cash into ME Senate race, but for whom?

Dems pump cash into ME Senate race, but for whom?

David Sharp · September 29, 2012 2:13 am

Federal court rejects Maine’s Medicaid lawsuit

Federal court rejects Maine’s Medicaid lawsuit

David Sharp · September 13, 2012 9:09 pm

10-year-old Maine girl charged in infant’s death

10-year-old Maine girl charged in infant’s death

David Sharp · August 30, 2012 4:00 am

Navy to repair sub that caught fire in Maine

Navy to repair sub that caught fire in Maine

David Sharp · August 18, 2012 2:56 am

Study: Seal deaths linked to new avian flu strain

Study: Seal deaths linked to new avian flu strain

David Sharp · August 3, 2012 4:53 pm