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  • 'Meet Your Farmers' to offer fresh produce, fish
  • "Meet Your Farmers and Fishermen" and get your share of the Maine harvest at a celebration of community supported agriculture and fisheries in your community between Friday and Sunday, Feb. 24 and 26. In the "community supported" model of local ...
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  • 2/3/2012 8:46:46 PM
  • U. Maine students offering free tax counseling
  • ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- If you're going through the seasonal pain of trying to get your taxes done, you might want to consider stopping by the Orono Public Library on Fridays. Accounting students at the University of Maine are once again providing .
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  • 2/3/2012 3:10:20 PM
  • Maine Republican Caucus underway
  • PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- After watching political coverage in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, it's finally Maine's turn. Republicans all across the state will be caucusing for their candidates this weekend. A handful of communities
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  • 2/3/2012 1:01:29 PM
  • River Valley Outdoors
  • Family and friends that know me also understand my passion for hunting and ice fishing in snowy weather – and my need for an off-trail sled for Maine’s extreme winter conditions. Over the passed few years, I have been searching for the ...
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  • 2/2/2012 8:55:07 PM
  • Maine treasure hunters claim to find $3B WWII wreck
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billi
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  • 2/2/2012 12:26:53 PM
  • Feds list Gulf of Maine sturgeon as ‘threatened’
  • BATH — The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday listed Atlantic sturgeon in the Gulf of Maine — and the Kennebec River ... The service will now develop regulations to protect the fish.
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  • 2/2/2012 10:39:30 AM
  • ELECTRICITY MAINE
  • Electricity Maine is a Maine owned and operated electricity supplier serving residential and small businesses in the CMP and Bangor Hydro territories. Electricity Maine is the largest electricity supplier in the state offering power at rates less than the
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  • 2/1/2012 8:20:30 PM
  • Portland Mayor meets with Maine Governor
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - After the Mayor of Portland denounced social service cuts proposed by Governor LePage, the Governor invited the Mayor to hash out money saving ideas. On Monday, Mayor Michael Brennan criticized LePage's proposed cuts to ...
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  • 2/1/2012 3:55:39 PM
  • Super Bowl XLVI organizer is from Maine
  • INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (NEWS CENTER) - The woman organizing the biggest sporting event in professional football is from Auburn, Maine. Allison Melangton is the President-C.E.O. of the Super Bowl Host Committee. Lee Goldberg talks with her about her ...
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  • 2/1/2012 3:19:52 PM
  • Hundreds of students attend career fair at U Maine
  • ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Students at the University of Maine got to look into some of the opportunities available in the career world on Wednesday. The university held its annual career fair throughout Wednesday morning and afternoon at the campus ..
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  • 2/1/2012 1:25:20 PM
  • Maine girl heads home after multiple organ transplant
  • BOSTON (AP) -- A 9-year-old Maine girl is heading home after a groundbreaking multiple organ transplant at Children's Hospital Boston. Alannah Shevenell of Hollis underwent 14 hours of surgery in October to remove an aggressive tumor and to undergo a ...
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  • 2/1/2012 4:35:37 AM
  • Maine students need help making Fenway documentary
  • (NEWS CENTER) -- Fenway Park is turning 100 years old, and to help ring in the birthday, students from Maine who attend Emerson College in Boston started a production company called Red Seat Productions. Jacob Ouellette of Sanford founded the production ..
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  • 2/1/2012 4:14:08 AM
  • Maine boy scores 2nd incredible goal at TD Garden
  • PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A young hockey player from Cumberland is making a splash once again with a trick shot that even the pros would admire. At the age of nine, Oliver Wahlstrom became an internet sensation with a move he put on a goalie in ...
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  • 1/31/2012 9:54:45 PM
  • Fish story amy spawn suspicion
  • The Globe hired a laboratory in Canada to test its fish. Sun Spots does not know of any lab in Maine that would undertake the task. Anyway, the DNA test to determine whether your fish is really haddock would cost far more than the fish is worth.
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  • 1/31/2012 8:28:51 PM
  • Gas prices in Maine creep up once again
  • ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- You may have noticed gas prices are beginning to creep up again, and we're all feeling the pain at the pump. Jim McConnon is an Economics Professor at the University of Maine. Citing the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report Tuesday ...
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  • 1/31/2012 3:21:03 PM
  • Maine lobster catch tops 100M pounds
  • HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) -- Maine's fisheries commissioner says the state's lobstermen last year harvested more than 100 million of lobster, the first time the lobster catch has topped the 100 million-pound mark. Department of Marine Resources Commissioner ..
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  • 1/31/2012 11:31:59 AM
  • Maine lawmakers consider bill to loosen gun laws on state grounds
  • Peter Gore, representing the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, reiterated his organization's opposition to the new law. Gore even suggested that lawmakers use the current proposal, LD 1603, as a way to repeal the law. Gore didn't hold out hope ...
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  • 1/31/2012 11:10:30 AM
  • Maine gov, Pingree, meet to discuss budget issue
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree have met to discuss a Medicaid-coverage issue that's critical in the state's effort to fill a $220 million budget gap. The Republican governor and Democratic congresswoman met Tuesday ..
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  • 1/31/2012 9:51:46 AM
  • Maine Adaptive hosting Veterans/No Boundaries program at Sunday River
  • It will be held by Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation (formerly Maine Handicapped Skiing). Additionally, Maine Adaptive will debut a new program for blind and visually-impaired people Sunday, Feb. 12, through Thursday, Feb. 16, at Sugarloaf Ski ...
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  • 1/30/2012 8:37:12 PM
  • Feds list Gulf of Maine sturgeon as threatened species
  • BATH — The National Marine Fisheries Service on Tuesday listed Atlantic sturgeon in the Gulf of Maine — and the Kennebec River ... The service will now develop regulations to protect the fish.
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  • 1/30/2012 3:58:01 PM
  • Maine High School Principal wins Super Bowl trip
  • Auburn, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Edward Little High School Principal Jim Miller has been selected by Patriots owner Bob Kraft to receive an all expense paid trip to the Super Bowl. Kraft selected 10-winners from around New England who serve their country or .
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  • 1/30/2012 3:00:45 PM
  • 2nd request made to AG for Maine treasurer opinion
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine legislative Democrats say a second request is being filed with the state attorney general on whether Treasurer Bruce Poliquin's private business dealings violate the state Constitution. Portland Democratic Rep. Mark Dion made a
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  • 1/30/2012 1:06:14 PM
  • Maine grants awarded for coastal projects
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Coastal Program has awarded $291,000 in grants for eight projects along the coast aimed at improving public access to the shore, enhancing water quality and re-opening clam flats that have been closed. The grants are being
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  • 1/29/2012 8:59:51 PM
  • Harrison to hold senior luncheon
  • HARRISON — The Recreation Department invites seniors ages 60 and older to join a Valentine’s celebration luncheon with games and prizes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Congregational Church, across from Crystal Lake Park ...
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  • 1/29/2012 8:52:42 PM
  • Free tax preparation offered by Western Maine CA$H Coalition
  • FARMINGTON — Free tax preparation in greater Franklin County has started, although Friday's Western Maine CA$H Coalition kickoff was canceled due to inclement weather. A service now celebrating its 10th anniversary, WMCC provides free tax ...
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  • 1/29/2012 6:58:10 PM
  • Presidential hopeful Ron Paul campaigns in Southern Maine
  • FREEPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Texas representative and presidential hopeful Ron Paul campaigned in Southern Maine Saturday. He started the day with a rally and speech at the University of Southern Maine's Gorham campus. Supporters from all over the area
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  • 1/28/2012 5:11:59 PM
  • First wave of Maine income tax refunds already on the way
  • Those early birds are getting their returns. Maine Revenue Services sent out about 10,000 income tax refunds Friday, the first batch of many to come over the tax-filing season. “Our issuing of refunds has been pretty quick over the years ...
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  • 1/27/2012 7:57:48 PM
  • Maine man given 45 years for stabbing death
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A 31-year-old Augusta man is going to prison for 45 years for stabbing another man to death with a broken walking can in a dispute over a woman. Peter Bathgate II pleaded guilty Friday in Kennebec County Superior Court before being .
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  • 1/27/2012 3:18:38 PM
  • Bangor rally kicks off Maine tour for Ron Paul campaign
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was in the Queen City Friday morning. The Texas congressman is making a six-stop tour in Maine talking to voters at a series of town hall style meetings. Hundreds of his supporters ..
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  • 1/27/2012 2:42:50 PM
  • Maine EMS investigates ambulance crew's treatment of injured skier
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A formal investigation into an ambulance crews treatment of an injured skier, who later died, is being done at the request of the skier's widow. Dana Morse said in newspaper article the ambulance crew that treated her ...
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  • 1/27/2012 2:42:50 PM
  • Chips off YE OLDE block
  • RICHMOND — The last month has been a whirlwind for Wayne and Kristy Alexander as the husband and wife worked around day jobs as local school bus drivers to ensure that their new fish and chips restaurant on Main Street will reflect that famous ...
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  • 1/27/2012 10:32:18 AM
  • Committee votes to look into Maine State Housing Authority spending
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Friday morning to have the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) investigate a portion of the spending of the Maine State Housing Author
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  • 1/27/2012 10:03:40 AM
  • Ron Paul begins 48 hours of Maine campaign stops
  • BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Presidential hopeful Ron Paul wants other Republicans to know that he and his supporters plan to hang around for a while longer. The Texas congressman is on a two-day campaign swing through Maine, which holds caucuses starting Feb. 4.
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  • 1/27/2012 9:42:12 AM
  • Four Maine ice fishing derbies from Roxbury to New Gloucester still on
  • Prizes are $800 for the longest game fish — either brook trout or brown trout ... That's why it offers some pretty unusual prizes rarely seen at Maine ice fishing derbies. The first-place prize for children catching the largest pike, bass ...
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  • 1/26/2012 6:54:34 PM
  • It's on: Same-sex marriage supporters give it another try in Maine
  • AUGUSTA — Three years after suffering a devastating repeal of Maine's same-sex marriage law, gay rights advocates say they're ready to try again. A coalition of marriage equality supporters announced Thursday that it had gathered more than ...
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  • 1/26/2012 12:56:39 PM
  • Maine poised for 2nd public vote on gay marriage
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Gay marriage supporters in Maine say they're moving forward to put the issue up for a statewide vote this year. Three activist groups have collected far more than the 50,000-some signatures needed to put gay marriage on the ballot.
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  • 1/26/2012 10:04:51 AM
  • Census numbers reveal scope of Maine poverty
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Advocates for low-income Mainers are presenting a report that highlights the impact of poverty on children, families and seniors. The Maine Community Action Association is releasing its annual Poverty Report Update on Thursday.
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  • 1/26/2012 4:21:15 AM
  • Patriots Hall of Fame linebacker visits Maine State House
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Some heavy hitters came to Maine to support legislation aimed at better management of head injuries suffered by student athletes. A representative of the National Football League and former Patriots' linebacker Andre Tippett
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  • 1/25/2012 4:03:57 PM
  • Life Flight of Maine seeks to expand
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--When Life Flight started 14 years ago, Maine was the only state in the country that didn't have a helicopter service for picking up medical patients. Now Life Flight of Maine is looking to expand its services by adding an airpl
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  • 1/25/2012 4:03:57 PM
  • Former NFL star backs Maine concussion bill
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Former New England Patriots star Andre Tippett is speaking out in favor of a bill in Maine addressing a growing concern from school sport fields to the National Football League: head injuries. Pro Football Hall of Famer Trippett ...
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  • 1/25/2012 11:46:15 AM
  • Maine transit agencies welcome free bus donation
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Four community transit services in Maine are getting free buses from a New York county. The Maine Department of Transportation says a fleet of 14 buses rolled into the state Tuesday from the Westchester County Public Works and ...
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  • 1/25/2012 4:15:17 AM
  • Maine has special place in Robert Kraft's heart
  • His wife Myra passed away over the summer and the team has dedicated this season to her. They wear an MHK patch on their uniforms. NEWS CENTERS Lee Goldberg caught up with the man who spent summers in Maine, to talk about his teams latest title.
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  • 1/24/2012 7:54:12 PM
  • Conservative think tank touts right-to-work law for Maine
  • The Maine Heritage Policy Center this week released a report it says shows people are fleeing Maine for "right-to-work" states and concludes that Maine should adopt a right-to-work stance — prohibiting unions from charging workers who don't ...
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  • 1/24/2012 7:11:15 PM
  • Changing weather puzzles many in Eastern Maine
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- The changing weather has been a good talking point in the region as yet another balmy day washed away most of the snow in the Bangor region. While experts say the Queen City has received a fair amount of snow, the unusual ..
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  • 1/24/2012 5:23:53 PM
  • Occupy Maine goes to court to remain in city park
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Occupy Maine demonstrators have made their case to a state judge on why the group should be allowed to continue camping in Portland's Lincoln Park. Occupy members testified at a daylong hearing Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior
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  • 1/24/2012 5:16:43 PM
  • Tuition freeze for schools in the University of Maine System
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--For the first time in 25 years, tuition will not increase for undergraduate students who attend any of the schools in the University of Maine system. According to Vice Chancellor Rebecca Wyke, the decision came after several ..
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  • 1/24/2012 3:22:11 PM
  • Maine 7 percent December jobless rate unchanged
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Labor Department says the state's December unemployment rate was 7 percent, unchanged from the November figure. Labor Commissioner Robert Winglass said Tuesday the preliminary 7 percent figure for December is also lower ...
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  • 1/24/2012 11:33:07 AM
  • Occupy Maine defends encampment in court
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Occupy Maine demonstrators who've camped out in Portland's Lincoln Park since October are getting their opportunity to make their case to a state judge. Oral arguments and testimony will be presented Tuesday in Cumberland County ...
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  • 1/24/2012 3:55:00 AM
  • Super Bowl rematch has Maine football fans excited & divided
  • SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Super Bowl rematch between the New England Patriots and New York Giants has Maine football fans excited and their loyalties divided. The Giants defeated the Pats to spoil New England's bid for a perfect season in
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  • 1/23/2012 10:32:52 PM
  • Matt Mangene, Maine Hockey earn conference honors
  • ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Junior forward Matt Mangene was named Hockey East's Player of the Week for his performance against Boston College on Friday and Saturday, while the entire squad earned Team of the Week honors from the conference. Mangene ...
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  • 1/23/2012 7:05:17 PM
  • Maine heating oil unchanged at $3.70
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The average price for home heating oil in Maine remains unchanged from a week ago even after some cold temperatures across the state. A weekly survey shows an average price of $3.70 per gallon. Ken Fletcher, director of the Governor
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  • 1/23/2012 3:44:51 PM
  • Maine bishop assails Obama on birth control
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The leader of Maine's Roman Catholics is adding his voice to a chorus of condemnation by religious leaders of President Barack Obama's decision to require church-affiliated institutions to cover free birth control for employees.
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  • 1/23/2012 3:44:51 PM
  • Road Trip: Fish around in Gray, Maine
  • It's January in Maine – did I hear you say "ice fishing derby"? I thought so, and one coming right up is the Crystal Lake USO Ice Fishing Derby in Gray. And it's not just about ice and fish. Benefiting the Uniform Service Organization ...
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  • 1/21/2012 8:55:02 PM
  • Winter Kids welcomes immigrant families to Maine
  • PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Even for Maine natives, getting used to the winter's cold days isn't always easy. It may be even more difficult for immigrant and refugee families who have moved here from warmer climates. To welcome them to winter in Maine
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  • 1/21/2012 3:32:54 PM
  • Kick that cabin fever
  • Ice Fishing: A couple of derbies are in the offing, including a county-wide derby Jan. 29, sponsored by the Springvale Fish and Game Club that benefits ... Snowmobiling: Sanford-based Southern Maine Snogoers updates trail reports daily on ...
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  • 1/21/2012 3:01:17 AM
  • Students see fossils, meteorites up close
  • The students viewed fossilized remains of various shells, shark’s teeth, fish, plants and trees. Of particular note were shell fossils from Maine, fossilized fish from Wyoming and petrified tree slices from Oregon and Arizona. The students ...
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  • 1/20/2012 5:57:15 PM
  • Maine State Housing director under fire at meeting
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- There were several heated exchanges Friday at the Maine State Housing Authority board meeting, as board members clashed with the agency's executive director Dale McCormick. Board members say there needs to be more ...
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  • 1/20/2012 2:29:40 PM
  • Peer Helpers organize Wellness Day for MVHS
  • The list of presenters included Kathy Sutton, school health coordinator for RSU #10; Kate Chiasson, nutrition educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension; Tony Solis, fitness specialist for State of Maine Wellness Program ...
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  • 1/20/2012 10:19:08 AM
  • Coaches vs. Cancer event
  • RUMFORD -- The Mountain Valley High School Athletic Boosters, along with coaches, players and staff of MVHS, are participating in a fundraiser for the Cancer Society. The event is called Coaches vs. Cancer, when everyone attending a pair of home basketball
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  • 1/20/2012 10:19:08 AM
  • CC's Outdoor Journal; Taking the first step
  • Even without seeing the top, I still feel so good that I was able to make the time, keep up with the group, make a new friend and spend the afternoon with three strong women in western Maine's beautiful forest.” “I see this adventure as the beginning ...
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  • 1/19/2012 8:43:05 PM
  • Government at a glance: Sabattus
  • Fish for a Cure needed a mass gathering permit for its planned ... Brian Luongo resigned from that board. Issue: The Maine Emergency Management Agency has concerns about cracks in Sleeper Dam on the lake. A formal letter is coming from them.
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  • 1/19/2012 8:35:56 PM
  • Maine vet receives purple heart for wounds received in World War II
  • MILLINOCKET, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- More than six decades after World War II ended, a Maine veteran has finally been recognized for his service. The U.S. Air Force presented Edwin Waite with a Purple Heart medal at his daughter's home in Millinocket.
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  • 1/19/2012 8:21:37 PM
  • Eastern Maine Community College Trains New Dealers
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--This week Eastern Maine Community College received approval from the Gambling Control Board to teach students how to be dealers for the new table games that will be coming to Hollywood Slots this spring. One of the students who
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  • 1/19/2012 4:25:23 PM
  • Maine gets nearly $10M for LIHEAP aid
  • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- Maine has received nearly $10 million in heating aid under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The latest allotment released by federal government brings Maine's total this year to nearly $40 million this winter ...
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  • 1/19/2012 12:50:38 PM
  • Regulators assess Gulf of Maine shrimp catch
  • SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Fishery regulators are meeting to assess the Gulf of Maine shrimp harvest so far this season and discuss whether more restrictions are needed to keep the catch in check. An Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission committee
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  • 1/19/2012 7:35:40 AM
  • Ex-Maine Turnpike director charged with theft
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's attorney general is charging former Maine Turnpike executive director Paul Violette with theft. Spokeswoman Brenda Kielty said Violette is being charged with obtaining unauthorized control over Maine Turnpike Authority ...
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  • 1/19/2012 7:28:31 AM
  • University of Maine Chancellor Candidate Tour
  • ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--There is an opening for the new chancellor for the University of Maine system. Candidates are taking tours of the U Maine campuses at Portland, Orono, and Fort Kent to meet with university staff members, students and the general
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  • 1/18/2012 2:46:21 PM
  • Coalition touts renewable energy for Maine
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A coalition that's pushing for a referendum to mandate increased use of renewable energy in Maine says its initiative would reduce dependence on foreign oil, strengthen the economy and promote energy efficiency. The Maine Citizens ..
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  • 1/18/2012 1:27:37 PM
  • Leading Maine: A Conversation with Five Governors
  • PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- They are members of a small fraternity -- the men who have served as governor of Maine. For the first time, Maine's five most recent chief executives go on camera together to talk about what it takes to handle the state's t
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  • 1/18/2012 1:13:18 PM
  • Ice offers dazzling view
  • In past years, the ice has been thick enough by mid-January to hold pedestrians, ice fishing shacks and even motorized vehicles ... who enjoys exploring the woods of southern Maine, can be reached via email at rlovejoy84253@roadrunner.com.
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  • 1/18/2012 7:01:04 AM
  • Maine State Department holds forum to discuss driving safety for teens
  • BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- The Maine State Department has been turning to the public in trying to find better ways to teach young drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. Secretary of State Charlie Summers has been holding a series of forums .
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  • 1/17/2012 5:46:30 PM
  • U. Maine hosts diversity day in remembrance of Martin Luther King
  • OLD TOWN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- At the Old Town-Orono YMCA, students at the University of Maine focused on honoring Dr. Martin Luther King by celebrating culture and diversity. This is the third year that UMaine groups hosted an "MLK Diversity Day."
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  • 1/16/2012 3:38:50 PM
  • Man on Montana's most wanted list arrested in Maine
  • LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A man on Montana's most wanted list in connection with a throat slashing has been arrested in Lewiston, Maine. The Sun Journal reports that 49-year-old Kelly Zuhlke, formerly of Gallatin County, Mont., was arrested last week in ...
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  • 1/16/2012 1:22:50 PM
  • Kestrel to build factory in Wisconsin, not Maine
  • BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- An aircraft manufacturing company has decided to build its factory in Wisconsin instead of Maine. Kestrel Aircraft was the first major tenant for Brunswick Landing, the site of the former Naval Air Station. The company has
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  • 1/16/2012 9:55:14 AM
  • Maine Jewish Film Festival to celebrate 15th year
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Jewish Film Festival has announced some of the highlighted films that will be showing this year. This year's festival, now in its 15th year, will be held from March 17-22 with a lineup of American and foreign films.
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  • 1/16/2012 7:46:23 AM
  • A man is wanted for a home invasion in Lebanon, Maine
  • LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The York County Sheriff's Office is looking into a home invasion in Lebanon, Maine. A woman tells investigators that she saw the silhouette of a man outside her door Thursday and opened the door to see who it was.
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  • 1/14/2012 5:21:25 PM
  • Education department names six Maine schools in line for improvement
  • NEWPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Maine's Department of Education has picked six schools to be renovated or replaced in the years ahead. The schools topped a list of 71 schools on the department's list of schools that applied for help. They are Sanford High
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  • 1/13/2012 3:28:05 PM
  • New Red Sox manager meets Maine fans
  • SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A capacity crowd will be on hand when Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine delivers a speech at the Portland Sea Dogs' annual Hot Stove Dinner. Valentine will speak at Friday night's sold-out event at the Sable Oaks Marriott in Sou
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  • 1/13/2012 4:29:31 AM
  • Maine Handicapped Skiing becomes Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation
  • In 2011, the organization served over 400 people with disabilities and enlisted nearly 400 volunteer instructors in lessons in alpine and nordic skiing, snowshoeing, golf, paddling, cycling and fishing. All Maine Adaptive programs will remain entirely free
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  • 1/12/2012 3:57:54 PM
  • Bringing community back
  • PERU- The Friends of Peru Elementary will be hosting a pancake breakfast on Saturday, January 21 from 8:00 until 10:30 a.m., complete with coffee, bacon, sausage, hot cocoa, orange juice and quite possibly the biggest draw, pure Maine maple syrup straight
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  • 1/12/2012 3:57:54 PM
  • Maine supreme court upholds Holland's conviction
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's supreme court has upheld the conviction and two life sentences for a Biddeford man who shot two brothers outside his home in a late-night confrontation. Rory Holland maintained he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot .
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  • 1/12/2012 2:10:31 PM
  • Maine Turnpike down to 45 MPH
  • (NEWS CENTER) -- Roads in Southern Maine are becoming snow-covered Thursday morning as a winter storm moves south to north. At the request of the Maine State Police, speed limits on the turnpike from Kittery to the New Gloucester toll plaza have been ...
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  • 1/12/2012 5:27:58 AM
  • Sagebrush, songwriting and plastic guitars
  • When I came back to Maine the next time, I worked at the Norway Country ... I did a sign for my father's fish house and I did a sign for a hang-out in Market Square for 4-H kids. It was a natural attraction. By the time I was 18 and in Georgia ...
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  • 1/11/2012 9:21:12 PM
  • Six Maine schools to be replaced, renovated
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Board of Education has signed off on improvements to six schools in critical need of renovation or replacement. Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen said Wednesday that the board approved the list of six schools that would
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  • 1/11/2012 3:30:27 PM
  • Maine man found lying in alley dies of hypothermia
  • ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) -- Maine police say a Machias man has died of hypothermia after he was found lying in an alley in downtown Ellsworth. Police say 64-year-old Ronald LaCasse was found on the ground between two buildings Wednesday morning by a worker at
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  • 1/11/2012 1:14:27 PM
  • Maine farmers optimistic about industry
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The mood was an optimistic one as the doors opened on the 71st Maine Agricultural Trade Show at the Augusta Civic Center. "We are right posed on the edge of some tremendous success stories," stated Walt Whitcomb ...
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  • 1/10/2012 3:24:29 PM
  • Economist Colgan: Maine jobs recovery to be slow
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A top Maine economist says the state's employment won't reach pre-recession levels until 2017, three years later than his outlook a year ago. In Tuesday's annual "Breakfast with Charlie" economic forecast presentation, economist ...
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  • 1/10/2012 1:37:06 PM
  • Maine private prison bill headed to dead files
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A bill carried over from last year's session to allow a privately run prison in Maine has been killed. The bill last year won support from some lawmakers in the Milo area, but not enough to pass. It was carried over to this year's ..
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  • 1/9/2012 3:47:08 PM
  • Four airlines bid to maintain regional Maine flights
  • BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Four airlines have submitted proposals to maintain service to airports in Presque Isle and Bar Harbor. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, ranking member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced Sunday that three ...
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  • 1/9/2012 9:56:23 AM
  • Wind energy showcased in two Maine events
  • FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- The Greater Portland Council of Governments and the Windependence group that promotes wind energy are holding events this week to promote the idea of municipally owned wind power. The council's Jennifer Puser says the technology and
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  • 1/9/2012 4:19:57 AM
  • Maine Handicapped Skiing now Maine Adaptive
  • In 2011, Maine Handicapped served more than 400 people with disabilities and enlisted nearly 400 volunteer instructors in lessons in alpine and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, golf, canoe and kayak paddling, cycling and fishing, Topper said.
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  • 1/8/2012 7:58:52 PM
  • LePage opposes renewable energy mandate in Maine
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is urging residents not to sign a referendum petition aimed at requiring at least 20 percent of Maine's electricity come from new renewable energy sources by 2020. In his weekly radio address Saturday ...
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  • 1/7/2012 8:14:22 PM
  • Maine Hockey set to face UNH at 2012 Frozen Fenway
  • The Black Bears arrived in Boston on Thursday afternoon and headed to the ballpark after dinner to watch the Maine-UNH alumni game. The former Black Bear squads swept the Wildcats. Head Coach Tim Whitehead says he hopes being at the ballpark for the alumni
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  • 1/7/2012 4:25:18 PM
  • College hockey: Maine set to skate at Fenway
  • For most of the University of Maine's hockey players, the only interaction they've had with Fenway Park — if they've been lucky to get tickets — has been as a spectator at a mid-summer baseball game. With a large hockey rink spanning the ...
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  • 1/6/2012 8:44:11 PM
  • Maine counties eligible for USDA disaster assistance
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Michaud has announced that more farmers in Maine are eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance. “Farmers across our state have experienced several natural disasters this year,” said Michaud.
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  • 1/6/2012 8:37:02 PM
  • Occupy Maine to clean up encampment
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Occupy Maine protesters are planning to clean up their city park encampment as they await word on whether they'll be able to stay in the park. The group is holding a cleanup of Lincoln Park on Saturday and Sunday days after Portland
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  • 1/6/2012 12:01:38 PM
  • Angevines named Outstanding Tree Farmers
  • BETHEL -- Ernest and Alberta Angevine of Bethel have been chosen as the 2012 Maine State Outstanding Tree Farmers ... The land has been open to the public for all types of recreation, fishing and hunting, and many people have viewed the Angevine’s ...
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  • 1/6/2012 11:11:31 AM
  • Central Maine Credit Union recognizes school librarians
  • LEWISTON — Central Maine Federal Credit Union hosted a reception on Dec. 7 to present donations to Androscoggin public elementary school librarians. This marks the credit union’s 10th year of donating to Androscoggin county public school libraries.
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  • 1/6/2012 10:57:12 AM
  • Multi-car crash on Maine Turnpike in Falmouth
  • (NEWS CENTER) - State Police are on the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike at mile marker 55 in Falmouth. We're told traffic is at a standstill in the area. There are reports that up to six cars are involved in the crash. There's no word
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  • 1/6/2012 5:35:05 AM
  • Maine's fire marshal retiring after 14 years
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's fire marshal for the past 14 years is retiring at the end of the month. John C. Dean of Winthrop was a Maine firefighter for 27 years before becoming fire marshal in 1998. He was a member of the Old Town department from 1971
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  • 1/5/2012 3:37:34 PM
  • Dill: Money a factor in possible bid to unseat Snowe in Maine
  • If she decides to run, Dill would be the third Democrat vying to unseat U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has been in Maine's congressional delegation since 1979. Although Snowe has been unbeatable, the number of candidates lined up to oppose her ...
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  • 1/5/2012 1:50:11 PM
  • New Red Sox manager coming to Maine
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is coming to Maine. Valentine will attend the Portland Sea Dogs' annual Hot Stove Dinner on Jan. 13 at the Sable Oaks Marriott in South Portland. The Sea Dogs are the Double-A affiliate of
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  • 1/5/2012 1:00:05 PM
  • 2011 was a great year for conservation
  • It would have been a shame to miss out on these opportunities to keep open space for passive recreation in the heart of Maine’s most populated area ... add to a $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
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  • 1/5/2012 9:03:52 AM
  • Maliseet Indian sworn in to Maine Legislature
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - For the first time ever, the Houlton band of Maliseets -- a Native American tribe from that area -- has a tribal representative in the Statehouse. Governor Paul LePage gave the oath of office to Rep. David Slagger.
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  • 1/4/2012 5:11:49 PM
  • 'Short' Maine legislative session opens
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine lawmakers are back in Augusta to begin their 2012 session. The House and Senate will conclude business left unfinished during the opening round of the 125th Legislature last year. Energy, education and voting rights are among .
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  • 1/4/2012 3:17:17 PM
  • Man accused of robbing supermarket in Maine
  • WATERBORO, Maine (AP) -- Bail has been set at $250,000 for a 23-year-old Maine man accused of robbing a supermarket and suspected of several other robberies. Sheriff's detectives arrested 23-year-old Christopher Dimastrantonio of Gorham on Tuesday.
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  • 1/4/2012 2:34:20 PM
  • Former FBI profiler weighs in on Maine case
  • Waterville, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt has worked on cases involving missing children, similar to the Ayla Reynolds case. He says an investigation like this is a methodical one that starts by focusing on the parents ...
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  • 1/3/2012 3:18:28 PM
  • Maine lawmakers return Wednesday for 2012 session
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine lawmakers return to the State House to begin their 2012 session with a full agenda. The House and Senate bells will ring at 10 a.m. Wednesday to call lawmakers back into session. A Thursday session is also scheduled for this we
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  • 1/3/2012 11:50:52 AM
  • Missing Maine toddler's dad pleads for her return
  • WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — The father of a Maine toddler missing for more than two weeks spoke publicly for the first time Monday, saying he wanted to tell whoever has her that "you have no right" to have taken her. Justin DiPietro wants to do ...
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  • 1/2/2012 8:48:56 PM
  • Shrimp fishing season kicks off in Gulf of Maine
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen are casting their nets as the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishing season kicks off. Shrimp boats from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts take to the waters each winter for the sweet northern shrimp, with Maine ...
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  • 1/2/2012 8:41:46 PM
  • Dunlap announces Maine Senate run
  • Guests at the event were encouraged to sign Dunlap’s nomination papers to place her name on the ballot as a Democratic candidate and to donate $5 to help her qualify as a Maine Clean Election candidate. Dunlap made a short speech in which she ...
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  • 1/2/2012 8:41:46 PM
  • Pet feature: Winter sets in at Gray's Maine Wildlife Park
  • The mountain lion likes to sit by himself in the sun. But when the pair of moose catch sight of someone walking through the Maine Wildlife Park in the middle of winter, they lope right over to say hi. The park might shut down for the season ...
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  • 1/2/2012 3:55:26 PM
  • Fireworks are now legal in Maine, but stores have yet to open
  • MANCHESTER, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Fireworks are now legal in the state of Maine, but one prospective retailer says his plan to open six stores across the state has been stalled in a sea of bureaucratic red tape. "I've got people we've been interviewing ..
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  • 1/2/2012 2:22:23 PM
  • New year means new laws in Maine
  • (NEWS CENTER) - With the start of the New Year comes new laws in the Pine Tree State. Fireworks are now legal in Maine. Mainers can buy, use and posses fireworks - but only in certain parts of the state. Municipalities from Portland to Bangor have put in .
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  • 1/2/2012 12:13:32 PM
  • Maine lawmakers have new Indian member in midst
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine lawmakers will have a new member in their midst when they return to the State House for their 2012 session. David Slagger becomes Maine's first Maliseet Indian legislator when he takes a seat in the House. The University of ...
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  • 1/2/2012 11:37:44 AM
  • Police log
  • * Travis Lee Poulin-Adams, 22, of 1211 Center St., warrant, 10:42 p.m. Friday at that address. * Jessica Marie Pomerleau, 21, of 222 Russell St., Lewiston, operating while license suspended or revoked, 11:49 p.m. Friday at the intersection of ...
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  • 1/1/2012 8:14:19 PM
  • Maine's New Year's baby
  • PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A pair of proud parents from Springvale welcomed Maine's first baby of the new year. Alejandro Joseph Mejia was born at 3:03 a.m. at Maine Medical Center. Parents Carly and Alejandro say they never expected to have a New ..
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  • 1/1/2012 5:15:22 PM
  • Caylee's Law could come to Maine
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-Mainers are calling for harsher penalties for people who fail to report missing children. State representative Anna Blodgett says she heard from dozens of Mainers about the need for a new law. According to the National Center .
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  • 12/31/2011 2:53:23 PM
  • Maine closes some scallop grounds
  • HALLOWELL, Maine (AP) — The Department of Marine Resources is shutting down parts of eastern Maine's Cobscook Bay to scallop fishing after fishermen reported small scallop sizes and large quantities of scallops sustaining damage under heavy ...
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  • 12/30/2011 9:06:48 PM
  • Gulf of Maine shrimp season to be a short one
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Gulf of Maine shrimp fishing season could be a short one with the ... Net fishermen can only fish three days a week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday — while those who use traps to catch shrimp can't do so until ...
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  • 12/30/2011 8:16:42 PM
  • Gulf of Maine shrimp season to be a short one
  • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Gulf of Maine shrimp fishing season could be a short one with this year's catch limited to a third of last year's harvest. Shrimp fishermen this season are being restricted to a catch of about 4 1/2 million pounds, down sharply
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  • 12/30/2011 12:17:05 PM
  • Maine ship-modeling center to add jobs in 2012
  • BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- A high-tech ship-modeling organization that set up operations in Maine last summer plans to add 16 people to its payroll next year. The American Bureau of Shipping says it now has 30 employees at its modeling center, which opened .
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  • 12/30/2011 11:48:27 AM
  • Maine DEP: Mercury take-back programs are costly
  • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging the Legislature to take a closer look at the cost of so-called take-back programs aimed at ensuring proper disposal of mercury-containing compact fluorescent lights ...
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  • 12/30/2011 11:41:18 AM

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