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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...


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The Day After Tomorrow [DVD]

The Day After Tomorrow [DVD]

Roland Emmerichs The Day After Tomorrow is most interesting when viewed as the final entry in a loose trilogy of blockbusters about well, destruction. The first film was Emmerichs big breakthrough, Independence Day (1996), in which most of Earths populati ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Bill requires exercise time in Maine schools

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A bill requiring Maine public schools to provide at least 30 minutes of physical activity each school day for kindergarten through fifth grade students has won an initial round in the state ...

  • Clarification Fossil Fuels-Divestment story

    SWARTHMORE, Pa. - In a story May 22, The Associated Press reported 72 percent of Harvard University's student body voted in favor of the school's endowment divesting from fossil fuel companies. The story should have made clear that the vote was held only among undergraduates and that of the ballots cast, 72 percent were in favor of ...

  • Maine Senate OKs cellphone privacy bill

    The bill, which was approved Thursday night, would require police to get a warrant before engaging in location tracking of cellphones and other GPS-enabled devices in non-emergency ...

  • W.Va. inmates will start farming for food bank

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons will soon sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food ...

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