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Maine man charged in death of missing teen girl
BANGOR, Maine — A 20-year-old Orono man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of Nichole Cable, a 15-year-old girl from Glenburn. Police discovered a body they believe is Cable’s on Monday night in a wooded area of Old ...
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Dispute leaves thousands in Maine without phone service
USA Telephone has been planning to end its service next month, but Fairpoint shuts down the transmission lines USA used because the company stopped paying to use ...
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Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teens death
This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine. Dube, 20, was charged Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with murder in the death of Nichole Cable, who was last seen May 12, 2013. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. (AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State ...
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Path unclear if LePage vetoes Maine hospital bill
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Even though Gov. Paul LePage's office made it clear Wednesday he'll veto a bill to pay off a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals because of an amendment to expand Medicaid, Democrats professed hope the Republican governor will relent and considered passage a ...
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Veto of subsidy study upheld by Maine House
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine House has upheld Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill calling for a study of rental subsidies for people with intellectual ...
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N.H.’s Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment
US Representative Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine, and Montreal. The amendment introduced Tuesday would protect 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 US states to the ...
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Change of command at Maine shipyard Friday
Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, will preside over the change of command ceremony and give the keynote speech ...
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Maine home sales jump 14 percent in April
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Maine Association of Realtors says sales of existing single-family homes in Maine jumped 14 percent in April compared to a year earlier, and the median sales price increased 4 ...
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Maine pipeline eyes plan to ship Canada oil sands crude
Wed May 22, 2013 1:12pm EDT * Maine pipeline plan hinges on flows to Montreal * Recent spills inflame Canadian oil debate * Towns oppose oil sands, line passes through tourist zone By Dave Sherwood SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 22 (Reuters) - The little-known operator of a pipeline linking Montreal and Maine is studying how to make the line the first route to get Canadian oil sands crude to an ...
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Maine Senate votes to repeal mandate for east-west highway study
- The Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill that repeals a requirement for a feasibility study on the proposed east-west highway. The Senate's final approval Tuesday sent the bill, L.D. 985, ...
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Maine May Be Next State To Offer Universal Preschool
President Obama's proposal to make preschool universally accessible is being pushed on the federal level, six states in the country - Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York, and West Virginia - are already working on such ...
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Rule on lobbying for ex-Maine lawmakers enacted
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine lawmakers who look to take up lobbying after their state service would be subject to new rules in a bill approved by the Legislature is signed by the ...
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New England economy seen improving but unevenly
By STEPHEN SINGERAP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A group of economists says New England is recovering from the worst recession in decades, with the strongest gains in Massachusetts and Vermont, while Rhode Island and Maine lag. The New England Economic Partnership said Wednesday that external factors such as Europe's recession and federal spending cuts made in Washington are ...
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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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