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Maine bill seeks to protect US loggers jobs
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill that would protect some American loggers’ jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hurdle in the Maine ...
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Road signs warn drivers of endangered Maine turtles
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy, is asking drivers in southern York County to be on the lookout for turtle crossing ...
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Maine Boston hospitals collaborate on cancer care
- A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston. Officials at Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare said Thursday that the partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital will provide "fast, seamless care." The hospitals' doctors are ...
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Military memorial ceremony set at Maine State House
Gov. Paul LePage will join Maine military leaders in a Battlefield Cross Memorial Ceremony at the Maine State House. Brig. Gen. James Campbell, Adjutant General of Maine, says the ceremony will be held Friday afternoon. Memorial Day is Monday, but state government will be closed. The Battlefield Cross is a symbolic representation for soldiers who have been killed in action, and its origins date ...
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Maine bill would protect children in leased parks
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill to protect children in certain parks and fields from sex offenders has won final legislative approval and was sent to Gov. Paul LePage for his ...
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Bill requires exercise time in Maine schools
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill requiring Maine public schools to provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity each school day for kindergarten through fifth grade students has won an initial round in the state ...
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Clarification Fossil Fuels-Divestment story
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In a story May 22, The Associated Press reported 72 percent of Harvard University's student body voted in favor of the school's endowment divesting from fossil fuel companies. The story should have made clear that the vote was held only among undergraduates and that of the ballots cast, 72 percent were in favor of ...
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Maine Senate OKs cellphone privacy bill
The bill, which was approved Thursday night, would require police to get a warrant before engaging in location tracking of cellphones and other GPS-enabled devices in non-emergency ...
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W.Va. inmates will start farming for food bank
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons will soon sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food ...
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Maine energy costs bill considered
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A Maine legislative committee is expected to vote on a proposal aimed at lowering the state’s high electricity and heating ...
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Maine hospital Boston hospital collaborate
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) -- A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in ...
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Historic Freeport tavern to reopen
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) -- The historic Freeport tavern that bills itself as the "Birthplace of Maine" is expected to reopen this summer under new ...
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Maine state police gear up for busy weekend
Col. Robert Williams, state police chief, says Memorial Day weekend sets the tone for the summer season and that the state police goal ‘‘is to make it a safe one.’’ He says troopers will be looking for speeders and drunken and aggressive drivers, and that they’re also enforcing seat belt and texting ...
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Historical schooner Bowdoin is a state asset
The Bowdoin recently undertook a short tour of Maine’s coastline, stopping in Portland and Bath so that the public could explore the ship and get a taste of the state’s maritime history, the historical schooner, built in 1921 and operated by the Maine Maritime Academy, is a historical jewel with a rich and fascinating history.
Nowadays ships are built to be big and imposing, the Oasis-class cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in the world at 47 meters wide, 360 meters long and capable of carrying 6000 passengers and the Mærsk E-class container ship Ebba Mærsk at 397 meters long and 47 meters wide, have set benchmarks in the size of these various kinds of ships. Read more
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