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Heating crisis raises discussion, not cash
AUGUSTA : The scramble at the State House to do something to help Mainers with what are expected to be skyrocketing home heating bills this winter is creating a lot of rhetoric, but not a lot of cash - ' the ...
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Kids in Maine, N.H. sought for arsenic study
Researchers are recruiting students in Maine and New Hampshire to participate in a study evaluating arsenic's effect on children's intellectual development.
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Brunswick Man Accused Of Sending Threatening E-Mail To Gov. Baldacci
A Brunswick man has been arrested in connection with a racially charged e-mail sent to Gov.
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Exhumation Completed In 1980 Cold Case Killing
Workers have completed the exhumation of the body of a teenage girl killed 28 years ago as internationally renowned forensic experts Dr.
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Congressman Tom Allen Speaks At DNC
Representative Tom Allen spoke on Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
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Insurance superintendent says she's not biased toward Dirigo
AUGUSTA : The state's new superintendent of insurance has rejected claims she is prejudiced in favor of the governor's subsidized DirigoChoice insurance plan and will not step away from presiding over a hearing ...
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Wausau Paper to eliminate 150 jobs in Maine
Spokesman Perry Grueber said Monday that the No. 10 paper machine targeted for permanent shutdown in Jay makes paper that's used in the backing for adhesive labels.
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States Sue EPA Over Oil Refinery Emissions Standards
Twelve states, New York City and the District of Columbia are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the Bush administration has failed to rein in emissions from oil refineries.
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Baldacci Asks For Help Repairing Summer Storm Damage
Gov. John Baldacci has asked for federal help to repair road damage from heavy rain and storms earlier this month.
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Colleges Promote Drinking Awareness
Colleges in Maine are hoping to increase alcohol awareness among students. The substance abuse prevention coordinator at the University of Southern Maine, Lee Ann Dodge, is conducting training sessions through ...
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Tidal power moves forward in eastern Maine
Far from discouraged, Ocean Renewable Power Co. is spending the summer preparing to deploy larger turbines capable of producing up to 5 megawatts.
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Party Leaders React To Obama's Vice-Presidential Pick
Maine Gov. John Baldacci hailed Sen. Joe Biden as a ticket-helping talent who would serve well as a sounding board in a Barack Obama White House.
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Maine Carnival Worker Accused Of Raping 2 Girls
Bail has been set at $150,000 for a carnival worker accused of raping two teenage girls he met at the Marshfield Fair.
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3 Maine dams to be opened to fish
Conservationists said Thursday they are moving forward with plans to remove two dams and install a fishway at a third to reopen hundreds of miles of Maine river habitat to Atlantic salmon and other sea-run ...
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I've heard that story before
"Gov. John Baldacci said Monday he would propose lowering Maine's personal income taxes in the January session of the Maine Legislature, but how much depends on the state budget now being developed." Some ...
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Signatures certified; beverage tax repeal headed for ballot
AUGUSTA : A veto of taxes on beer, wine, soda and health insurance passed at the end of the legislative session to fund the state's subsidized insurance plan known as DirigoChoice will appear on the November ...
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A Maine beacon blinks
Every day for the last 20 years, shortly after 5 a.m., Mayor Ed Suslovic has stepped through his front door in an undershirt and boxers to begin a ritual that defines his day.
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Maine crash defendant's assets questioned; crash killed Berwick woman, companion
Robert LaPointe of Medway, Mass., is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 8 in Portland on two manslaughter counts.
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Petition Validated On Maine Tax Repeal Effort
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has validated a petition to allow a statewide vote asking Mainers if they want to repeal new taxes on beer, wine and soda.
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Maine considers making computer techs report child porn
The Legislature's Judiciary Committee is drafting the bill that would impose a requirement similar to those in place for doctors, teachers and commercial film developers, who are already required to report any ...
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