Maine

Phillip Hoose's 'Claudette Colvin' wins book award

At the National Book Awards, an unsung hero PORTLAND, MAINE -- Maine author Phillip Hoose said winning a National Book Award for his chronicle of a young civil rights pioneer was all the more moving because she took the stage...

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Amazing survival story for missing Maine teen

TOPSHAM, Maine -- A 17-year old girl has been found alive after a two day search. 17-year old Kourtney Thibeault was found trapped in her car after it had rolled down a ravine in Topsham, Maine. Police found Thibeault Thursday...

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Military Planes to Fly Out of Maine as Last Base Closes

Saturday, November 21, 2009 BRUNSWICK, Maine — The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. After that, they'll rejoin...

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Car chase driver dies in crash

By Herald wire services Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Updated 3m ago LEWISTON, Maine - A high-speed police chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car cops were pursuing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. A...

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Maine dad accused of abduction waives extradition

By Associated Press Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Added 4m ago ROCHESTER, N.H. — A man accused of abducting his 2-year-old daughter and bringing her to New Hampshire has agreed to be returned to Maine. In court Friday,...

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Mich. company's donation powering marine education: EMCC automotive shop gets five diesel engines

Nov 21, 2009 (Bangor Daily News - In the automotive shop at Eastern Maine Community College, two students bent over a clean, white 12-cylinder marine diesel engine recently, checking the valves. There are five new marine...

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Bangor Daily News, Maine, John Holyoke column: Warm days delay Sugarloaf opening

Nov 21, 2009 (Bangor Daily News - "Right now it's pouring rain," Sugarloaf Communications Manager Ethan Austin said on Friday afternoon. The snow that was made recently hasn't all melted, even though the rain was falling and...

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Mount Desert voters approve cell phone tower standards

Nov 21, 2009 (Bangor Daily News - According to Joelle Nolan, town clerk for Mount Desert, all four proposals were handily approved by voice votes at Tuesday's special town meeting. Selectmen adopted a development moratorium on...

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No line at H1N1 immunization clinic

About 100 people were lined up to get the H1N1 vaccine at 9 a.m. today when the community immunization clinic opened at the Community Health Facility, 200 Maine. With 13 health professionals administering the vaccine,...

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Lawyers, Guns and Money(Maine)

The BDN’s recent series of stories on guns in Maine revealed, among other things, the chasm that lies between those who want to regulate gun ownership and use and those who believe gun ownership is as sacrosanct as the secret...

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