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Hiker rescued in Maine not liable for search costs | Bangor Daily News

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Rescued hiker not liable for search costs – Bangor Daily News.

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

Tagged Baxter State Park, Helon Taylor Trail, Knife Edge Trail, lost hiker, Maine Forest Service, Mount Katahdin, Pamola Peak, shattereed kneecap

Tridents return to Maine, prepare to leave | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Tridents return to Maine, prepare to leave | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Maine history, Politics and government

Tagged Brunswick Naval Air Station, Office of the Secretary of Defense, P-3 Orion, Patrol Squadron 26, Pentagon, Portland International Jetport, Tridents, U.S. Navy

Mainers in Afghanistan Mainers in Afghanistan | Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

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Mainers in Afghanistan Mainers in Afghanistan | Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

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Tagged Afghanistan, fighting, Maine, Mainers, Marines, soldiers, troops

Maine’s fallen: Iraq and Afghanistan | Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

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Maine’s fallen: Iraq and Afghanistan | Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

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Posted in Maine, Maine history, Politics and government

Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, fighting, Iraq, Marines, Navy, sailors, soldiers, troops

Officials: Federal building renovations in Maine to cost $20 million less than budgeted | Bangor Daily News

Posted on June 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Officials: Federal building renovations to cost $20 million less than budgeted – Bangor Daily News

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

Tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Bangor, Consigli Construction Co. Inc., General Services Administration, Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building, renovations

Diva’s owner to get hearing on Bangor nudity ordinance | Bangor Daily News

Posted on June 7, 2010 | Leave a comment

Diva’s owner to get hearing on Bangor nudity ordinance – Bangor Daily News.

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

Tagged alcoholic beverages, Bangor, bikini, Diva's Gentleman's Club, exotic entertainment, g-strings, naked, nudity, pasties

Medical marijuana hearing today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Medical marijuana hearing today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged dispensaries, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, medical marijuana, pot, public hearing

Maine jet engine maker plans rehirings | Bangor Daily News

Posted on June 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine jet engine maker plans rehirings – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged aviation, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, jet engine, laid off, military, North Berwick, Pratt & Whitney, stealth aircraft, unemployed

War vets begin bike trek to Los Angeles | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on June 6, 2010 | Leave a comment

War vets begin bike trek to Los Angeles | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, military, Old Port, Portland, U.S. Military Academy, veterans, vets, West Point, wounded soldiers, Wounded Warriors Project

Maine crime rate drops, with exceptions | Bangor Daily News

Posted on June 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine crime rate drops, with exceptions – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged arson, burglaries, cocaine, crime, drugs, heroin, homicide, Maine Public Safety Commissioner Anne Jordan, robberies

Maine likely to adopt national school standards | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on June 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine likely to adopt national school standards | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Education and Schools, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Common Core, Council of Chief State School Officers, educators, Maine, Maine Department of Education, National Governors Association, national school standards, Race to the Top, schools, students, teachers

Snowe praises Coast Guard’s preparations for spill in Maine | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

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Snowe praises Coast Guard’s preparations for spill in Maine | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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

Tagged BP, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, crude oil, Gulf of Mexico, Maine, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, oil-spill preparations, Portland Harbor, spill, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe

Unemployed must wait for benefits | Bangor Daily News

Posted on May 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Unemployed must wait for benefits – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged COBRA, Congress, extended benefits, joblessness, labor, Maine Department of Labor, Memorial Day weekend, unemployed, unemployment insurance

Acadia closes Beech Cliff area to protect nesting falcons | Bangor Daily News

Posted on May 29, 2010 | Leave a comment

Acadia closes Beech Cliff area to protect nesting falcons – Bangor Daily News

For more information on trail closures, visitors may call 288-3338 or go to www.nps.gov/acad.

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Posted in Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Acadia National Park, Beech Cliff, Beech Cliff Ladder Trail, Echo Lake, peregrine falcons, Precipice Trail

US energy secretary to visit UMaine wind program | Bangor Daily News

Posted on May 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

US energy secretary to visit UMaine wind program – Bangor Daily News.

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

Tagged Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, Gov. John Baldacci, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Nobel Prize for Physics, offshore wind energy, Physics and Molecular and Cell Biology, Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, University of California, University of Maine

Salmon return to Penobscot River in record numbers | Bangor Daily News

Posted on May 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Salmon return in record numbers – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Environment, Food and Drink, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged angler, Atlantic salmon, Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat, fish, fishing, fishway, Maine, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Penobscot River, Veazie Dam

Rockland won’t use taxpayer money to fund Lobster Festival | Bangor Daily News

Posted on May 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Rockland won’t use taxpayer money to fund Lobster Festival – Bangor Daily News.

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

Tagged firefighter overtime, lobster, Maine Lobster Festival, police overtime, Rockland, Rockland City Council, Rockland Festival Corp., taxpayer

Maine oil booms on the way to help Gulf spill | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on May 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine oil booms on the way to help Gulf spill | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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

Tagged BP, British Petroleum, cleanup, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Responder, Marine Spill Response Corp., oil spil, oil spill containment boom, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree

Mainer joins elite crew of Medal for Valor recipient | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

Posted on May 23, 2010 | Leave a comment

Mainer joins elite crew of Medal for Valor recipient | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME.

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Posted in Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Alan Johnston, Defense of Freedom Medal, hero, Iraq, Medal for Valor, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, truck bombs, U.S. Department of Defense, wounded

Maine gets $7.3 million to expand school data system | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME

Posted on May 21, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine gets $7.3 million to expand school data system | The Morning Sentinel, Waterville, ME.

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

Tagged data, Department of Labor, education, federal economic stimulus act, federal government, graduate, Maine, Maine Department of Education, University of Maine System

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