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Environmental group releases report on solar power benefits

Environmental group releases report on solar power benefits

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Environment Maine is pushing for state leaders to include solar power in Maine's future energy plans.

Newsroom Olympics all this week

Newsroom Olympics all this week

(NEWS CENTER) - As a tribute to the winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Morning Report crew decided to partake in a few games of their own.

Candlelit vigil organized to remember murdered child

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--- Dozens of people are expected at a candlelight vigil this evening to honor a 15-month-old boy killed late last month.

Pres. Clinton endorses Libby Mitchell for Governor

Pres. Clinton endorses Libby Mitchell for Governor

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Former President Bill Clinton has endorsed Elizabeth Mitchell in the race for the Blaine House.

OSHA issues citations and fines to pellet mill plant

OSHA issues citations and fines to pellet mill plant

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issed six citations for serious violations of workplace safety standards against a pellet mill plant after an explosion there in August of 2009.

Maine lobsterman on trial for shooting

Maine lobsterman on trial for shooting

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) -- A trial has begun for a Maine lobsterman charged with shooting a fellow fisherman in the neck in a dispute over fishing territory in the lobster-rich waters off Matinicus Island.

More Maine National Guard soldiers heading to Afghanistan

More Maine National Guard soldiers heading to Afghanistan

ORONO, Maine (AP) -- The Maine National Guard says there will be a deployment ceremony Saturday for about 175 members of the 1136th Transportation Company.

Bangor woman collects school supplies for Iraqi kids

Bangor woman collects school supplies for Iraqi kids

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A woman in Bangor, whose fiancee is serving in Iraq, is collecting school supplies for children who attend schools near her fiancee's military base.

HOT TOPIC: Four Day School Week?

HOT TOPIC: Four Day School Week?

(NEWS CENTER) Our Hot Topic is one that some schools are considering across the nation and here in Maine, four day school weeks.

Maine panel mulls cell phone warnings

Maine panel mulls cell phone warnings

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Whether to require health warnings on cellular phones in Maine is on the agenda of a legislative committee.

UMaine goalie suspended from team

UMaine goalie suspended from team

ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--  The U-Maine hockey team will hit the ice for the Hockey East playoffs this weekend without one of its best players. 

Town manager title will eventually be no more in Etna

Town manager title will eventually be no more in Etna

ETNA, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--- People in Etna voted this weekend to eliminate the position of town manager.

Woman said to be oldest American dies in NH at 114

Woman said to be oldest American dies in NH at 114

WESTMORELAND, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest living American has died.

Work continues on the Deer Isle-Sedgwick bridge

Work continues on the Deer Isle-Sedgwick bridge

SEDGWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- The Deer Isle-Sedgwick bridge has been going through a considerable amount of work over the past few years.

Cities, towns using less road salt

Cities, towns using less road salt

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Public Works departments around the state say they haven't used as much salt this winter as they normally do.

School lunch trays now recyclable

School lunch trays now recyclable

Portland, MAINE (NEWS CENTER) - Some students are helping the City of Portland's schools take a major step towards better recycling.

Public to weigh in on school budgets

Public to weigh in on school budgets

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The budgeting process has been a long haul for school superintendents in Maine.

FEMA officials in Maine to survey storm damage

FEMA officials in Maine to survey storm damage

YORK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Two teams of Federal Emergency Management Agency officials came to Maine survey the damage caused by a late February storm.

Donation help keep hundreds of WHCA homes warm

Donation help keep hundreds of WHCA homes warm

ELLSWORTH, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--Seventy families in Washington and Hancock counties will get a little extra help heating their homes thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Maine Community Foundation.

License plate compromise is reached

License plate compromise is reached

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- A compromise has been reached on a bill that would have prohibited the use of traffic surveillance cameras that identify license plates.

 
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