Provides the latest RSS feeds for Maine News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Maine State News.net http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/cat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 17:34:45 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:34:45 -0400 30 The Red Cross said it has several managers who are trained as nurses and mental health officials who will be on their way to the region. Another 40 to 50 volunteers are also on standby and could be sent to the region with just 24 hours notice. The Portland chapter of the Red Cross said it has sent out several communications to its volunteers. An official with the agency said they have not ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668780/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:08 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668780/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada. The amendment introduced Tuesday protects environmental interests from being affected by pending legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta across six U.S. ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668869/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:42 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668869/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met on Facebook. Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged in the death of Nichole Cable of Glenburn after a body presumed to be that of the girl was found in a wooded area Monday night, Maine State Police Lt. ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668781/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 14:28:15 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668781/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine psychologist has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never happened.Federal prosecutors said Carole Orem-Hough of South Portland billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions a week when she saw the patient once per week.She told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company reimbursed ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668013/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:03 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668013/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The Maine Legislature last week voted down a bill that sought to place stricter requirements on home insurers’ use of exclusions for losses on vacant homes. The bill LD 1413 (';An Act to Clarify Limitations on Homeowner’s Insurance Policies Regarding Claims on Vacant Properties';) was introduced by state Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston. It would have required a homeowners ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667820/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 14:03:41 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214667820/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The Maine Senate passed a measure Tuesday that would establish a system of true early voting in Maine. However, the proposal must gain more votes in the House of Representatives before it heads to the state's voters for approval. The bill, L.D. 156, sponsored by Rep. Michael Shaw, D-Standish, would change the Maine Constitution to give cities and towns the option to allow in-person voting ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666945/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:11 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666945/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a BANGOR, Maine -; A 20-year-old Maine man has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she befriended ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664577/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:22 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664577/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, saying church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing them and other children but failed to stop it. In complaints in Cumberland County Superior Court, Jeffrey and Frederick Conroy say the late Father James Vallely abused them from approximately 1976 through approximately 1979, when they were altar boys at St. Michael's ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664578/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:21 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664578/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a This undated photo provided by the Penobscot County Sheriffs Department shows Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl who was last seen over the weekend outside her Glenburn, Maine home. Officials said Friday that they want anyone who may have seen a black Ford Ranger pickup or similar truck near Nichole Cable's home between 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday to contact ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662959/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:13 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662959/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The team announced Tuesday that the linebacker and three-time Super Bowl champion will be inducted along with broadcaster Gil Santos at a ceremony Aug. ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662689/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:26 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662689/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The Republican governor said Monday that if re-elected he would make eliminating the state income tax a goal. He also acknowledged that it would be difficult if the Legislature remains controlled by ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661618/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 08:48:00 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661618/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Human Rights Commission has found that a former Old Orchard Beach town employee suffered discrimination and retaliation for reporting financial ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661337/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 08:17:31 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661337/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge Metro Airport will give a standard incentive package to Elite Airways when the company begins flying out of the market in ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660071/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:07 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660071/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - A Lewiston man facing up to 30 years in prison for allegedly stabbing his friend in the chest with a barbecue fork has been freed after the victim refused to testify against him in court. In a move that surprised the entire courtroom, Vincent Turner on Monday invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Authorities say the 42-year-old Turner was stabbed in the chest by ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659144/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:24 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659144/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - Three northern Maine residents have been indicted on charges of making the highly addictive drug methamphetamine. Jammie Dickinson and Kyle Stewart, of Houlton, and Crystal Dehahn of Hodgdon are charged with drug trafficking and endangering the welfare of a child. WABI-TV reported that Dehahn is the widow of Jason Dehahn, one of the victims in a 2010 triple murder in the small town of Amity. ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659143/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:23 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659143/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- One of the lead contractors on Central Maine Power Co.'s transmission line upgrade has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $43 million from the utility for what it says are work changes that cost extra time and ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659145/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:11 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659145/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is voting Tuesday on proposed new regulations. The three options are to keep the status quo, close the fishery or set a catch ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658024/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 04:54:20 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214658024/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a – State legislators said Monday they will consider increasing the frequency of restaurant inspections and hiring more inspectors a day after the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram reported that Maine has one of the least rigorous restaurant inspection programs in the nation, both in terms of frequency and making information available to the ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214655422/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 02:07:48 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214655422/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a erussell@pressherald.com Staff Writer David Cote, a Bangor native and Marine Corps major who is stationed in Washington, D.C., has an idea to honor the 46 service members from Maine who have died in the global war on terror. He calls it "The Summit ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654568/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:34 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654568/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - The University of Maine System's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a budget Monday that will again freeze tuition and fees at the system's seven ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214652773/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 22:55:50 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214652773/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a dhoey@mainetoday.com Staff Writer An exceptional geography student from Bonny Eagle Middle School won’t be competing in the finals of the 25th annual National Geography Bee in Washington, ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649678/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 19:31:09 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649678/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Maine law enforcement officials are continuing to look for a 15-year-old Glenburn girl last seen more than a week ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649434/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:15 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649434/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a BANGOR, Maine (AP) - University of Maine System trustees voted Monday to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state undergraduate ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644292/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:09 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644292/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Meeting Warren Buffett is exciting, but 10-year-old Matthew Meyer says winning $5,000 and 10 shares of stock in Buffett's company made Monday the best day of his ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643249/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643249/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a SACO, Maine (AP) - The Maine medical examiner has determined that a Saco man who was in a police standoff before setting his house on fire died of a single self-inflicted gunshot ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643062/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:34 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643062/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - The Human Rights Commission found Monday that a former Old Orchard Beach town employee suffered discrimination and was retaliated against for reporting financial irregularities. The commission recommended the former employee, Kelly Roy, the town seek conciliation – an agreement that satisfies the concerns of both sides. Without comment, the commission found in favor of an ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642103/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:51 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642103/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New York has dug an 0-2 hole on the road and will need to rebound quickly at Madison Square Garden if the club hopes to extend this postseason ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642104/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:00 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642104/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - Following a national push by Democrats to bolster a lynch pin of the federal health care law, the state Senate Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214640919/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:52 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214640919/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a - The Maine House gave initial approval Monday to a proposed constitutional amendment to allow an enhanced early-voting system, but the vote tally was just short of the two-thirds margin needed for final passage. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Michael Shaw, D-Standish, would change the constitution to give cities and towns the option of allowing in-person voting before Election Day. The bill passed ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214640920/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:50 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214640920/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a FREEPORT, Maine -; L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as chairman after more than a half-century as chairman or CEO of the outdoors retailer, but the privately held company is keeping the position in the ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638690/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:29 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638690/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Ruth Moore of Milbridge, Maine, who was raped twice while serving in the Navy, testifies before the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for mental health and substance abuse problems connected to military sexual trauma and another 4,000 ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637536/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:07 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637536/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine State Police and 83 other law enforcement agencies in Maine have kicked off their annual campaign to crack down on seat belt ... http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637804/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:21 -0400 http://www.maine.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637804/scat/f8c1fc641c28ce0a