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Maine university tuitions fees to stay same
- 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 ...
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Maine student doesnt make it to Geography Bee finals
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, ...
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Search continues for missing Maine teen
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Maine law enforcement officials are continuing to look for a 15-year-old Glenburn girl last seen more than a week ...
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Maine university tuition rates to be frozen
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 ...
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Warren Buffett gives young entrepreneurs 10 shares
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 ...
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Autopsy Maine man died of self-inflicted gunshot
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 ...
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Maine panel Ex-OOB employee was target of retaliation
- 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 ...
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Rangers looking for 2nd straight 0-2 comeback
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 ...
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Maine Dems give first nod to Medicaid expansion hospital payback bill
- 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 ...
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Maine House approves enhanced early voting but hurdles remain
- 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 ...
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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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