Maine News http://www.topix.com/state/me http://www.topix.com/rss/state/me.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Report: Adult adoptees should see records http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/report-adult-adoptees-should-see-records?fromrss=1 "There are so many adoptees who want to know who they are"

This June 19, 2007 photo made available by Senator Paula Benoit, an adooptee, shows Benoit giving her floor debate in the Maine Senate chamber in Augusta for the passage of bill LD1084. via The Florida Times-Union

]]> The Florida Times-Union Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:49:22 GMT 071112CTG4OE 0 High Oil Prices Fuel Winter Heat Fears http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/high-oil-prices-fuel-winter-heat-fears?fromrss=1 "Its not just low-income people who are fearful. Its the working couple or families who are now going to have to choose between heating, literally eating, and of course driving"

Nowhere in America, it seems, are people more apprehensive about the prospect of a $3-a-gallon winter than in Maine. via KVML

]]> KVML Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:29:11 GMT 071111EEQPOH 0 Home heating topic of governor's radio address http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/home-heating-topic-of-governors-radio-address?fromrss=1 "The state behaves as though the local oil dealers are responsible for rapidly escalating prices"

Home heating prices will hit Mainers hard this winter, but the government is doing what it can to help those hit hardest, Gov. via The Citizen

]]> The Citizen Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:53:18 GMT 071110TLKK5K 0 Thought Crime Bill Video http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/thought-crime-bill-video?fromrss=1 "IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE- The term - ideologically based violence' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political, religious, or social beliefs ."

As of late yesterday, Friday, still no mainstream media has reported on this bill. via Time Goes By

]]> Time Goes By Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:49:47 GMT 071110MSF7JO 0 Vermont's workplace deaths increased in 2006 http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/vermonts-workplace-deaths-increased-in-2006?fromrss=1 The number of workplace fatalities in Vermont jumped from 7 to 14 between 2005 and 2006, with nearly half the fatal accidents involving transportation. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

]]> BurlingtonFreePress.com Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:04:42 GMT 071109STDTID 0 Winter electricity disconnection rules in effect Nov. 15 http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/winter-electricity-disconnection-rules-in-effect-nov-15?fromrss=1 "We urge Mainers to work with their utilities and with us to make sure they have safe power sources."

AUGUSTA : The Maine Public Utilities Commission reminds Mainers the state's winter disconnection rules begin Nov. via Village Soup

]]> Village Soup Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:28:09 GMT 071109SEQT11 0 House Approves Peru Free Trade Pact http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/house-approves-peru-free-trade-pact?fromrss=1 The House on Thursday approved a free trade agreement with Peru, the first under a Democratic majority in Congress that has declared that labor rights and the environment must be central parts of all such ... via New York Times

]]> New York Times Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:51:14 GMT 07110889AVQS 2 Trouble Ahead for Sub-Prime Mortgage Holders http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/trouble-ahead-for-sub-prime-mortgage-holders?fromrss=1 "They're barely making the fixed-rate payments"

Forecasters are predicting that 2008 could be the worst year yet for foreclosures on homes financed with sub-prime mortgages, but the state's consumer credit office says it already is getting almost daily phone ... via Lincoln County News

]]> Lincoln County News Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:31:28 GMT 071107I988K7 0 Democrats Win Three Of Five In Special Legislative Elections http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/democrats-win-three-of-five-in-special-legislative-elections?fromrss=1 Maine Democrats have widened their majority in the Maine House by winning three out of five seats in special elections. via WMTW-TV Auburn

]]> WMTW-TV Auburn Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:21:23 GMT 071107VTNBIQ 0 Partial Returns Favor Passage Of Bonds http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/partial-returns-favor-passage-of-bonds?fromrss=1 Unofficial returns from the polls around Maine show majority support for three bond issues, but the level of backing was not uniform. via WLBZ

]]> WLBZ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:00:54 GMT 0711068AT15B 0 Senate votes to increase funding for Amtrak service http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/senate-votes-to-increase-funding-for-amtrak-service?fromrss=1 "How much money should the taxpayers be asked to spend on a business that is losing money?"

Ten years after Amtrak vowed to end its reliance on government subsidies and become self-sufficient and four years after it failed to meet that goal, the Senate voted yesterday to increase the beleaguered ... via Boston Globe

]]> Boston Globe Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:39:20 GMT 071106J0R0F1 0 Trade Mission Wraps Up In Asia http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/trade-mission-wraps-up-in-asia?fromrss=1 A group of Maine business and government representatives has wrapped up its weeklong trade mission to Asia. via WCSH 6 Portland

]]> WCSH 6 Portland Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:36:39 GMT 071105R8IB1N 0 Sarkozy to present Legion of Honour to WWII hero http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/sarkozy-to-present-legion-of-honour-to-wwii-hero?fromrss=1 French President Nicholas Sarkozy will present the Legion of Honour to an American previously cited for valour his efforts to rescue wounded men during the D-Day invasion. via Canoe

]]> Canoe Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:07:27 GMT 071105VKMV7B 0 Thousands still without power following storm http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/thousands-still-without-power-following-storm?fromrss=1 Thousands of Mainers are without power this morning after high winds and heavy rains lashed the state. via The Associated Press

]]> The Associated Press Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:48:04 GMT 071105MSM28I 0 New England cleans up after Noel http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/new-england-cleans-up-after-noel?fromrss=1 "These are huge trees, 200 years old"

Coastal residents cleaned up tree branches and utilities repaired broken power lines Sunday after the remnants of Hurricane Noel struck the Northeast with a glancing blow. via Log Cabin Democrat

]]> Log Cabin Democrat Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:57:23 GMT 071104KT4L2Q 0 Maine's Johnny Appleseed publishes history of Palermo's apples http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/maines-johnny-appleseed-publishes-history-of-palermos-apples?fromrss=1 "In a time when interstate commerce was limited, growing apples allowed Palermo residents to have fruit almost all year round"

LINCOLNVILLE : Anyone who loves apples or loves history, or both, will also love John Bunker's new book, "Not Far from the Tree - ' A Brief History of the Apples and the Orchards of Palermo Maine 1804-2004." ... via Village Soup

]]> Village Soup Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:24:36 GMT 071104N4C1CI 0 State profile: Maine http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/state-profile-maine?fromrss=1 Maine has a strong independent streak and personalities are often more important to voters here than party labels. via BBC

]]> BBC Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:51:52 GMT 0711038KF7S9 0 Maine Warden Service chief resigns; summoned for keeping short lobsters http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/maine-warden-service-chief-resigns-summoned-for-keeping-short-lobsters?fromrss=1 "I am writing to you with great reluctance to inform you that I will be stepping down as chief of the Maine Warden Service"

AUGUSTA : Col. Thomas A. Santaguida, chief of the Maine Warden Service, announced that he is resigning, effective immediately. via Village Soup

]]> Village Soup Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:50:04 GMT 071103CB96IM 3 Noel's remnants expected to bring 70 mph gusts to Down East Maine http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/noels-remnants-expected-to-bring-70-mph-gusts-to-down-east-maine?fromrss=1 Maine emergency management officials are preparing for widespread power outages when Hurricane Noel's remnants reach the state on Saturday. via Boston.com

]]> Boston.com Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:28:01 GMT 071102Q3AAJL 0 Lawmakers pledge crackdown on abusers http://www.topix.net/state/me/2007/11/lawmakers-pledge-crackdown-on-abusers?fromrss=1 "I was particularly struck that, often times, children were not believed or families that brought charges were ostracized. Surely we can do better as a society."

State Rep. Mindy Greiling, D-Roseville, is photographed in her state capitol office in St. via Lexington Herald-Leader

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