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  • Tuition increase approved for Maines community colleges

    – Tuition will increase slightly this fall at the state’s seven community colleges, school officials announced Friday. The increase of $2 per credit hour will result in an additional $60 for a full-time in-state student, with tuition rising from $2,580 to $2,640 per ...

  • LePage signs bill requiring Maine organ donation checkoff box

    Gov. Paul LePage . The governor on Thursday signed the bill that will require the secretary of state to place a $2 donation checkoff on driver's license application and renewal forms to fund a new Maine Organ and Tissue Donation Fund. The purpose is to promote education about organ donations and increase registration of residents for organ donation. The bill received the support of the ...

  • US man sells art by 3 generations of Wyeths for $2M at NYC auction 1 depicts Maine fisherman

    NEW YORK, N.Y. - Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. New Jersey businessman Eric Sambol sold the works by Andrew, Jamie and N.C. Wyeth at Christie's on Thursday. They included three by Andrew, two by Jamie and one by N.C. The highlight of the sale was N.C. Wyeth's "Norry Seavey Hauling Lobster Traps ...

  • Maine law to set grading system for maple syrup

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine is one of the nation’s top maple syrup-producing states, and Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill to change the way the sweet product is ...

  • UMaine unveils offshore wind data buoy

    ORONO, Maine (AP) - A data-collection buoy that can be plopped in the ocean and used to determine the suitability of remote locations for offshore wind farms is ready for real-world testing, the University of Maine announced ...


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Movie Review

Jarhead

Jarhead

Sam Mendes Jarhead, based on the bestselling memoir by Anthony Swofford, is set in 1990 during the Gulf War, but it is not particularly about the Gulf War. In fact, it is not really about war itself, which is a topic too obviously enormous and complex for any one movie to try to ta ... ...

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  • Maine bill seeks to protect US loggers jobs

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill that would protect some American loggers’ jobs from being taken by workers employed by foreign companies has cleared a hurdle in the Maine ...

  • Road signs warn drivers of endangered Maine turtles

    The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy, is asking drivers in southern York County to be on the lookout for turtle crossing ...

  • Maine Boston hospitals collaborate on cancer care

    - A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston. Officials at Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare said Thursday that the partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital will provide "fast, seamless care." The hospitals' doctors are ...

  • Military memorial ceremony set at Maine State House

    Gov. Paul LePage will join Maine military leaders in a Battlefield Cross Memorial Ceremony at the Maine State House. Brig. Gen. James Campbell, Adjutant General of Maine, says the ceremony will be held Friday afternoon. Memorial Day is Monday, but state government will be closed. The Battlefield Cross is a symbolic representation for soldiers who have been killed in action, and its origins date ...

  • Maine bill would protect children in leased parks

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill to protect children in certain parks and fields from sex offenders has won final legislative approval and was sent to Gov. Paul LePage for his ...

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