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Baldacci Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Memory of Fort Hood Victims
11/06/2009 04:05 PM ET

Baldacci says flags in Maine will also be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of a Marine from Maine who was killed earlier this month in a midair collision over the Pacific Ocean off California.


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Wolffish Not Endangered, Federal Regulators Decide
11/06/2009 03:55 PM ET

The Conservation Law Foundation, which has an office in Maine, had sought protection for the bottom-dwelling fish known for its fang-like teeth.


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Cianbro Corporation Founder Dies
11/06/2009 03:13 PM ET

Ival "Bud" Cianchette died last night at the age of 83.


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Oxford Selectmen Endorse Casino Proposal
11/06/2009 02:38 PM ET

The board voted unanimously to endorse the proposal by Black Bear Entertainment LLC


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Penobscot County Man Dies After Contracting H1N1
11/06/2009 10:28 AM ET

State health authorities aren't identifying the victim, but say he was a "young adult" with underlying medical conditions.


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Bid to Clarify Maine's Vaccination Law Rejected
11/06/2009 11:05 AM ET

Rep. Doug Thomas is proposing a measure he says would specifically ban mandatory vaccinations for the flu, but legislative leaders say under Maine law, vaccinations are already voluntary.


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Baldacci Establishing Medical Marijuana Task Force
11/06/2009 11:20 AM ET

Maine's governor says changes are needed in order for the law to be implemented.


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Maine National Guard Prepares to Deploy to Afghanistan, Iraq
11/06/2009 12:13 PM ET

The deployment is the largest since 2005, Maine Army National Guard officials told the Lewiston Sun Journal.


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Fire Destroys Lincoln News Building
11/06/2009 12:21 PM ET

Officials say the blaze might have been caused by a furnace malfunction.


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Proposed Wind Farm Site Might be Too Windy
11/06/2009 11:51 AM ET

First Wind says it's reconsidering a plan to build a 40-megawatt wind farm near Rumford after discovering that winds on Black Mountain might be too strong for turbines to handle.


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