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10 hrs ago | Cryptomundo

Giant Snake Spotted in Maine

Loren Coleman on July 3rd, 2009 The Maine Warden Service is looking into two sightings of a giant snake in the Rumford canal system.

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Related Topix: Lewiston, ME, Rumford, ME

18 hrs ago | NewsTimesLive.com

Value of Maine beaches to be explored

Maine's sand beaches bring about $500 million of new money into the state each year and support some 8,000 jobs, but the beach economy could be put in jeopardy because of the rising sea level.

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Related Topix: South Portland, ME, Kittery, ME, Cape Elizabeth, ME

Yesterday | El Paso Times

Governors don't have to look far for Fourth fare

On the day Americans celebrate the land of the free, a Maine man wants governors to feel free to live off the land.

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Related Topix: Maine Government, Home Gardening, Home, Life, Holidays, 4th of July, South Dakota, South Dakota Government, Food, Vegetables, Local Food

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WLBZ

Bill Green's Must-See Maine Historic Sites

Bill Green has been travelling the back roads and byways of Maine for NEWS CENTER for more than 25 years.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Inventions, Science / Technology, Machias, ME, Portland Metro

Village Soup

State agencies closed Friday, Monday

AUGUSTA : Maine state government offices will be closed Friday, July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

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Related Topix: Maine Government

Wed Jul 01, 2009

VillageSoup

Politics and other mistakes: Low expectations

But they're all pretty boring. So let's get to what I wouldn't like to see. I don't want anybody who's crazy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John Baldacci, US Governors, Lewiston Metro, Portsmouth Metro, Eliot, ME, Opinion

Lethbridge Herald

Maine's Bates routs Trinity of Dublin in eights at Henley Regatta

Bates College from Maine crushed Trinity College of Dublin by three lengths in the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Bates College, Trinity College, Brown University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Princeton University

VillageSoup

Mainers to hold vigil to mark 'death of affordable health care'

AUGUSTA : Mainers wearing black will hold a rally and vigil at noon Wednesday, July 1, at Anthem Insurance, 168 Capitol St., to mourn the death of affordable health insurance in the state.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Village Soup

Beetle invasion threatens state's forests

AUGUSTA : A Wilton woman recently opened a bag of manure compost she had just purchased from a big-box store and a black longhorned beetle flew out of the bag.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

BusinessWeek

Desperate Maine lobstermen sell from trucks, homes

Lobsterman Greg Turner keeps a sandwich-board sign at the end of his driveway that advertises fresh lobster for sale from his garage, an attempt to claw a few extra dollars by reaching buyers directly.

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Related Topix: Seafood, Life, Food

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Citizen

Mainer paddles 740 miles from NY to Maine

A 67-year-old man has become the first to paddle his kayak without assistance 740 miles over the Northern Forest Canoe Trail from New York to Maine.

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Related Topix: Fort Kent, ME

The Exception Magazine

Mainers Remember Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who passed away yesterday in Los Angeles was loved around the world, including Maine.

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Related Topix: Maine Government, University of Maine, Entertainment

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Exception Magazine

Maine Deserves a Level Playing Field

It's no secret that our country is in the midst of a tough recession. Mainers feel it everyday.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Boston.com

Governor proud of 'Maine Miracle'

While some states have raised taxes in response to the recession, Maine has "bucked the national trend" by passing a tax overhaul law, Gov.

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Related Topix: Maine Government, US Governors, John Baldacci

MSNBC

Enjoy your lobster! Portland on a budget

A A Caribbean way of life From chic to rustic, expensive to affordable, tourists looking for some sun and sand can find what they're looking for in the Caribbean.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro, Portland, ME, Peaks-Island, ME, Old Orchard Beach, ME, Cape Elizabeth, ME

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Village Soup

Coastal landslide threatens Stockton Springs camps

STOCKTON SPRINGS : A coastal landslide threatening two unoccupied camps, and possibly a third, took place Thursday night along the shore at Fort Point Cove, according to Maine Geological Survey officials.

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Related Topix: Landslide, Stockton-Springs, ME, Geology, Science, Waldo County, ME, Brunswick, ME

Insurance Journal West

Maine Panel to Oversee Response to Juvenile Fire-Setters

A committee formed to oversee the state of Maine's response to juveniles who set fires will be meeting for the first time Monday.

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Related Topix: Maine Government

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Maine native looks to music of his youth in recent album

Singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves will perform two Bangor-area shows next week. Singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves may live deep in the heart of Texas now, but no one - including Cleaves himself - is allowed to forget his roots.

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, Slaid Cleaves, Folk, South Berwick, ME, Brewer, ME

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Mountain lion sighting claimed in Maine

WINSLOW, Maine a ' Maine state biologists are investigating a report of a mountain lion sighting in Winslow.

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Related Topix: Winslow, ME, Cape Elizabeth, ME, Newcastle, ME, Burnham, ME

Tue Jun 23, 2009

WBZ TV

Maine Legislator Eyes Governorship

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Related Topix: Maine Government, York, ME

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