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Flash Flood Warnings Throughout Maine
There are a number of roads that are flooded across the regions of Jonesboro, Machias, Cutler, Eastport, Calais, and Bar Harbor.
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More land is posted in Maine
NORTH WATERBORO, Maine - Maine's distinctive tradition of allowing recreational access to privately owned woodlands and waterfronts may be in jeopardy, in part because of abuses that test the limits of ...
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Health Highlights: Sept. 1, 2008
Alcohol to Blame for 12% of Native Americans' Deaths: Report Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled byeditors of HealthDay: While bypass surgery and angioplasty offer similar ...
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Maine Turnpike traffic down
While the number was down, it was still 11,000 more than the Maine Turnpike Authority projected.
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5 Deputies Reprimanded For Using Taser During Party
Five Maine deputies have been reprimanded for using a Taser on a sheriff's deputy during a bachelor party in Knox County.
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Dirigo Health $20 Million Deficit Discovered
The state's subsidized Dirigo Health insurance plan has run up nearly a $20 million deficit since November - a shortage that has just come to light even though funding for the program has been a topic of heated ...
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Deadline Extended For Pet Vanity Plate
Animal welfare advocates have been given more time to pre-sell vanity license plates that aim to benefit Maine's cash-strapped Animal Welfare Program.
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Mainer charged in friend's murder appears in court
A 50-year-old man charged in the fatal stabbing of a friend in Maine was returned to jail after making his initial court appearance Wednesday.
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Maine recovers cash from bad investment
AUGUSTA : The state has recouped its money from a bad $20 million investment in a mortgage-backed fund, after the broker that sold it to the Treasurer's Office essentially agreed to buy it back last week.
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Maine: Casino advocate isn't keen on ballot question
The chief architect of a failed 2003 referendum to allow a casino in southern Maine isn't keen on a ballot measure this November asking voters if they want a casino in the western part of the state.
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Government to test flexible work hours
AUGUSTA : Gov. John Baldacci has begun an experiment that would allow state employees to work flexible schedules - ' including four-day work weeks of 10-hour days and some telecommuting from home - ' to help ...
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In Maine, hope for answers in haunting death
This quiet mill town on the edge of Maine's northern wilderness has not been the same since it buried Joyce McLain 28 years ago.
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Blue Angels Jets To Arrive Early In Maine
Mainers along the state's southern coast will notice it's a little noisier than usual.
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Tourists to exit Maine Monday
Southbound traffic's going to be heavy as holiday weekend tourists head out of Maine.
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Maine Car-Smoking Law Kicks In
Maine on Monday joins other states and Canadian provinces that have made it illegal to smoke in a car while children are present.
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Maine delegates push unity
Prominent Mainers attending the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday played down questions of party unity as delegates waited to see how long it takes for Hillary Rodham Clinton delegates and supporters to ...
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Maine Republicans respond to McCain's VP choice
Maine Republicans respond to McCain's VP choice Sen. Susan Collins speaks Friday with Ernie and Judy Gelinas of Surry while making a campaign stop on her statewide bus tour at the Blue Hill Fair.
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Gov pledges help for displaced Berwick workers
Saying he had learned of Prime Tanning's intent to shut down its Berwick facility, Maine Gov.
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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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