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First Wind details new project in Maine | Bangor Daily News

Posted on July 4, 2010 | Leave a comment

First Wind details new project – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Bowers Mountain, First Wind, Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, Stetson Mountain, turbines, Washington County, wind energy, wind farms, wind power

‘Enjoyed the dullest fourth . . . that I ever knew’ | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

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‘Enjoyed the dullest fourth . . . that I ever knew’ | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME.

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Posted in Law and Order, Maine history, Politics and government

Tagged 12th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Lt. John W. Dana, Civil War, letters, Maine Gov. John W. Dana, Maine State Museum, New Oreleans

Worth the hike, and so worth protecting | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Worth the hike, and so worth protecting | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Education and Schools, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged access, Appalachian Mountain Club, Bethel, fauna, flora, Grafton Loop Trail, hiking, Land For Maine Future, loop trail, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Newry, protection, Trust for Public Land

Former Maine defense site eyed for wind | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Former Maine defense site eyed for wind | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cold War, First Wind LLC, Maine, Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, Moscow, Penobscot Indian Nation, radar site, wind energy, wind farm, wind power

Augusta business may soon save soldiers | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

Posted on July 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Augusta business may soon save soldiers | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Advanced Industrial Solutions, Afghanistan, Augustat Business Park, jobs, modular ballistic protection systems, protective exoskeleton, Tex Tech, University of Maine's Advanced Structures & Composites Center

Maine getting more funding for broadband | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine getting more funding for broadband | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Education and Schools, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged broadband, computers, federal grant, Internet, Maine, New England

Snowe: Jobless aid not Senate break | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

Snowe: Jobless aid not Senate break | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Consumer warnings, Economy, Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Economy, holiday recess, jobless, legislation, Maine, Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, U.S. Senate, unemployment benefits, unemployment figures, unemployment insurance extension, Washington

Michaud blasts Congress for adjourning without extending unemployment | Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Posted on July 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Michaud blasts Congress for adjourning without extending unemployment | Maine Public Broadcasting Network

[For full disclosre, U.S. Rep. Michaud are not related, as far as I know. — KM]

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Posted in Economy, Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Congress, Fourth of July weekend, jobless, Olympia Snowe, Rep. Mike Michaud, Susan Collins, unemployment insurance extension

Maine needs to get real in wind power debate | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine needs to get real in wind power debate | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Law and Order, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged energy grid, energy mix, environmental impacts, Highland Plantation, transmission lines, turbines, wind energy, wind power

Unemployed Left Waiting | Bangor Daily News

Posted on July 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Unemployed Left Waiting – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Consumer warnings, Economy, Law and Order, Maine, News and Newspapers, Politics and government

Tagged consumer spending, Democrats, Economy, extension, FMAP, Fourth of July, holiday, holiday recess, July 4th recess, Maine, Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, recession, Republicans, Sen. Olympia Snowe, Sen. Susan Collins, unemployment benefits

State government offices closed today and Monday | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

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State government offices closed today and Monday | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Posted in Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Augusta, Fourth of July, government shutdown, July 4, Maine Forest Service, offices closed, state parks

Obama declares federal disaster area in Hancock, York counties | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Obama declares federal disaster area in Hancock, York counties | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Disaster, Environment, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged flooding, Hancock County, major disaster area, President Barack Obama, rainfall, storm, York County

Environmentalists lay out ‘trail map’ for Maine | Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Posted on July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Environmentalists lay out ‘trail map’ for Maine | Maine Public Broadcasting Network

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Posted in Economy, Education and Schools, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged ‘trail map’, clean energy, Economy, Environment, Maine, Maine Conservation Voters Education Fund, Outdoors, report, tourism, toxic chemicals

Town panel lauds solar panels | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

Posted on July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Town panel lauds solar panels | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Politics and government

Tagged Central Maine Power Co., EfficiencyMaine, Green Committee, Maine, renewable energy, ReVision Energy, solar panels, Winthrop

USS Maine submarine crew to visit namesake state | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

USS Maine submarine crew to visit namesake state | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Agusta, Bangor Wash., Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Bath, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Fourth of July, Heritage Days, nuclear-powered submarine, Portland, Portland Sea Dogs, sailors, State House, Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USS Maine

Vegetable’s exclusion becoming hot potato | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

Vegetable’s exclusion becoming hot potato | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Food and Drink, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged aid, Economy, federal nutrition program, food, food voucher, potato, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, vegetable, WIC, Women Infants and Children

More Mainers lose their homes to foreclosure | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment

More Mainers lose their homes to foreclosure | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged banks, Bureau of Financial Institutions, credit unions, foreclosure, Maine, Mainers, mortgage loans

Republicans block bill to continue benefits for millions with no job | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 comment

Republicans block bill to continue benefits for millions with no job | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

Posted in Economy, Law and Order, Politics and government

Tagged bill, Congress, Democrats, filibuster, green jobs, jobless, jobs, Olympia Snowe, Republicans, Susan Collins, unemployment, unemployment extension, unemployment insurance

Why Is Maine’s moose lottery and hunt disappearing? | DownEast.com

Posted on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Why Is Maine’s moose lottery and hunt disappearing? | DownEast.com

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Posted in Economy, Environment, Food and Drink, Law and Order, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged DownEast.com, hunters, L.L. Bean, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, moose, moose hunt, moose lottery, permits

Maine ranks 29th in national obesity study | Bangor Daily News

Posted on June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine ranks 29th in national obesity study – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Education and Schools, Food and Drink, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged childhood obesity, Maine, obesity, overweight, ranking, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Trust for America's Health

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