Maine
Background
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the northernmost portion of both New England and the eastern United States. The state is known for the scenery of its jagged, mostly rocky coastline and the low, rolling mountains and heavily forested terrain of its interior; as well as for its seafood cuisine, particularly lobsters and clams.
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...N.Y. (AP) - Snow, sleet and freezing rain have made roads hazardous across the Great Lakes into New England and closed hundreds of schools. The National Weather Service posted winter storm warnings and ice storm warnings from Pennsylvania into Maine and winter...
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WBAY-TV
...Maine—A Searsport lawyer who's been found guilty of indecent conduct has been given a suspended 20-day jail sentence and ordered to undergo counseling. Peter Mason was also put on probation for a year when he was sentenced Tuesday in Lincoln County Superior...
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Boston Globe
...Ewers says the city sent the Travolta family condolences and is giving them space and privacy. The response is similar in Islesboro, Maine, the Penobscot Bay island where the Travoltas have a summer home. In interviews with the Bangor Daily News, Islesboro...
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Boston Globe
...the direct result of the fire, she said. Each time one of the four doctors he's seen started treating him, Garnder said, the Maine Municipal Association has denied further coverage. As of Dec. 11, the MMA denied "medical in whole," said Astrid. "It was Jan....
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SeacoastOnline.com
...Maine — A suspicious fire in Kittery discovered on Friday may be tied to an expanding investigation into a suspected arson in Yarmouth the same night and an arson at an office complex in York on Route 1 the following night. Kittery Police Chief Ed Strong said...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...and a public forum, Erickson-Irons said. The survey will become part of a statewide Mobilization for Action (MAPP) through the Maine Centers for Disease Control. "It will become part of the larger MAPP report," Rochelo said. "They will use all the information...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...local landscape Artist Barbara Heintz has traveled the world over, yet she finds her inspiration right here at home. "Scenes of Maine are right on my doorstep," the York artist says. "They just inspire me to paint." And paint she has done — the Wiggly Bridge,...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...local songwriters are invited to check out a new group, "Seacoast Songwriters Association," now forming in southern Maine. The first meeting is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 at Tunetown Music in Wells. To register or for more information on group...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...District of town with theater, interactive installations and more. www.childrensmuseumofme.org. Near the water, check out the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. with a train kids can ride on and a museum with train cars from yesteryear. www.mngrr.org. There are...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...Maine -- Lawmakers want to know why their constituents can't get through to the Labor Department to arrange for unemployment benefits. The House chairman of the Labor Committee, Sanford Democrat John Tuttle Jr., said the problem is the worst he has seen in...
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WMTW Portland
Last Week - About Maine
...Maine—A Lisbon man who helped out at his parents' home day care center has been sentenced to six months in jail on sex-related charges. Twenty-eight-year-old Christian Glidden was sentenced Tuesday in Androscoggin County Superior Court. He previously pleaded...
7 days ago from
Boston Globe
...Science Center (NEFSCA ) announced Wednesday that air searches had spotted many more of the whales than usual in the Gulf of Maine, about 110 to 130 kilometres from the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts. A plane crew spotted 44 in one location on Dec. 3 and...
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CBC News
...survey team saw 44 individual right whales on Dec. 3 in the Jordan Basin area, located about 70 miles south of Bar Harbor, Maine. Weather permitting, the team regularly surveys the waters from Maine to Long Island and offshore 150 miles to the Hague Line (the...
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Science Daily
...the wind chill could be 10 degrees or more below freezing. Jim Hayes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, said the weekend is expected to be mostly cold and dry. The region can expect to see some light snow on Friday, Hayes added,...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...of cats from around the country will be strutting their stuff in San Jose this weekend at the 25th Annual Tails & No Tales Cat Show as the fine felines compete for Top Cat. The show will feature such well known breeds as Persians and Maine Coons as well as...
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The San Jose Mercury News
...a goal by veteran former NHL player Chris Gratton, the Norfolk Admirals (13-17-1-4) saw their four-game winning streak end with a 2-1defeat Wednesday to the AHL Atlantic Division-leading Portland Pirates in Maine. Gratton beat goalie Jhonas Enroth 5:01 into...
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Hampton Roads Daily Press
...PORTLAND (AP) -- The year 2008 was a safe one on Maine's roads, as the state recorded the fewest highway deaths in a half century. The preliminary tally for highway fatalities on Maine roads was 152, making 2008 the safest year since 1959, when the state recorded...
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WCSH6.com
...Maine—Effects of the weak economy are being blamed for the closing of a rape crisis center in central Maine. The Rape Crisis Assistance and Prevention agency in Waterville closed its doors Wednesday. Officials said a financial shortfall intensified by the...
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Boston Globe
...for all of 2008 was 15 -- far better than the average of about 20 deaths per year in the 1990s. State Fire Marshal John Dean says the lowest number of fire deaths recorded in Maine was 12, set in both 2007 and in 1995. Fire deaths in Maine tend to be concentrated...
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WCSH6.com
...MaINE -- It was an emotional scene at the Maine Vital Records office as scores of people who had been adopted as children got copies of their original birth certificates. A law that took effect with the new year allows adult adoptees access to their birth...
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WMTW Portland
Last Month - About Maine
...of its last 19 times, including a current streak of 11 straight...Led by sophomores Nick Bonino (Unionville, Conn.) and Kevin Shattenkirk (New Rochelle, N.Y.) at plus-10, all 18 BU skaters that played in home-and-home series with BC have a positive plus/minus...
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Hockey East Online
...Maine -- Some 200 Iraqi refugees are headed for Maine in the coming months. Catholic Charities Maine said these so-called "secondary migrants" had previously found homes in other states but expressed a desire to move to Portland in order to join an Iraqi family...
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WMTW Portland
...price peaked at $4.71 in July. The lowest average price was in southern Maine, with the highest average price found in northern Maine. Kerosene was selling on average for $3 a gallon, down 10 cents from last week. Propane was selling for $2.79 a gallon, down...
30 days ago from
Boston Globe
...Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says the plunge in oil prices must not lead Mainers to lose sight of the importance of achieving energy independence. Baldacci took part Monday in a ribbon-cutting at Maine Energy Systems, a wood pellet facility in Bethel that provides...
30 days ago from
Boston Globe
...shrimp on December 1st and will be allowed to continue working this year's supply until May 29th. Our local Whole Foods Market began selling them this weekend and we picked up our first batch to make Margarita Shrimp. Like many of my recipes, Margarita Shrimp...
30 days ago from
BostonZest
...A Maine man was fined $1,000 for driving off as his car was about to be booted for $325 in unpaid parking tickets. Stephen Lamprey, 47, of 35 Berwick Road, South Berwick, pleaded guilty in Portsmouth District Court Dec. 8 to a class B misdemeanor count of...
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SeacoastOnline.com
...to lobby state officials for changes at Maine State Prison. His itinerary also includes a speech at the University of Southern Maine and a vigil for victims of the recent terrorist attacks in India. © Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This...
30 days ago from
Boston Globe
...Maine—A Farmingdale man faces multiple charges after taking a flying leap from a second-floor landing and fleeing while police searched his home for drugs. The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office says it executed a warrant Sunday at the home of 41-year-old Russell...
30 days ago from
Boston Globe
...grow out of it, but some of us don't," says Bown, who grew up marveling at the iron monsters that pulled in and out of his native Maine. The eight-part series, which airs at 10 p.m. Tuesdays, has given him an all-access pass to ride the vehicles he'd only...
30 days ago from
Boston Globe
...Apart from her super glam image, she has always been appreciated for her talented performances. But all is in the past for Urmila Matondkar. Where has all the glam and talent disappeared? Apparently, her shift to doing unconventional cinema has reflected...
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India Times Movies