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Local News from The Lewiston Sun Journal via Yahoo! News

Quitters unite to help each other

Nov 21, 2008 10:07 am

LEWISTON - Judith Tobin went to Healthy Androscoggin's Great American Smokeout community event for support Thursday night. "Right now, I've been 17 hours without a cigarette," she said.

 

Quick response saves home from burning

Nov 21, 2008 10:07 am

POLAND - Firefighters saved a house on Herrick Valley Road Thursday, in large part because a nearby fire station was fully staffed. The house at 296 Herrick Valley Road was damaged by heat and smoke b...

 

Six days, two miles

Nov 21, 2008 10:06 am

LEWISTON - Baby Boy is a mysterious cat. Born in a garage, the tomcat with Siamese coloring refuses to come into the house. He prefers to eat in a shed with his sister - and it appears he prefers long...

 

Phenomenon dissected

Nov 21, 2008 10:06 am

LEWISTON - Some people say they love her; some say they hate her. But one thing is for sure, most have heard of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

 

Police log

Nov 21, 2008 10:06 am

" Nicole Marie Morgan, 26, of 99 Strawberry Ave., on charges of operating after suspension, possession of marijuana and violating condition of release, 2:44 a.m. Wednesday at 15 Pettingill St.

 

Date set for awards luncheon

Nov 21, 2008 10:05 am

LEWISTON - Bates College will host the third annual College for ME - Androscoggin awards luncheon on Friday, Dec. 5. During the free luncheon at Chase Hall, local individuals will explain how they are...

 

Dog mauls top deputy

Nov 21, 2008 10:05 am

AUBURN - Androscoggin County Chief Deputy Mike Ward was expected to be off the job at least another two weeks recovering from injuries he suffered when he was attacked by a police dog in mid-October.

 

Junior Duck Stamp art contest under way

Nov 21, 2008 10:05 am

AUGUSTA - The 14th Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest is under way. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites students in grades kindergarten to 12 to create designs featuring ducks, swans or g...

 

Funding available

Nov 21, 2008 10:05 am

SCARBOROUGH - The National Scholarship Fund board of directors voted to open its application process to young adults who have grown out of foster care and want to attend community college in Maine.

 

From city hall to third grade East Auburn celebrates teachers week with guest

Nov 21, 2008 10:04 am

AUBURN - In his shirt and tie, dark business suit and shiny dress shoes, City Manager Glenn Aho stood out in the third grade Thursday. On the floor with East Auburn Community School students, he led t...

 
 

Local News from WCSH 6 Portland via Yahoo! News

Mainers Hold Anti-Hate Rally

Nov 22, 2008 6:24 am

PORTLAND (AP) -- About 150 people turned out for an anti-hate rally in Portland prompted largely by a postelection incident in which a sign at a Standish store asked customers to bet on a date when Pr...

 

Fairfield Pet Food Pantry Helps Families Keep Their Pets

Nov 21, 2008 11:54 pm

FAIRFIELD (NEWS CENTER) -- Paws for a Cause is a pet food pantry that gives out animal food to people who need help feeding their pets.

 

Fair Lets Students Test Drive Jobs

Nov 21, 2008 11:54 pm

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- One Maine industry says it has thousands of jobs waiting to be filled -- and it's trying to convince more young people to go after those jobs.

 

Superintendents Learn How Much They'll Cut

Nov 21, 2008 11:53 pm

(NEWS CENTER) -- School superintendents across Maine just found out Friday morning how much money they will need to trim from their budgets between now and the end of June.

 

Police: Man holds dog in exchange for rings

Nov 21, 2008 11:08 pm

BRUNSWICK (AP) -- Police are looking for a man they say stole two rings worth nearly $25,000 from a woman after grabbing her dog.

 

Lead Paint Grant Awarded To Maine State Housing

Nov 21, 2008 11:08 pm

HUD awarded a three million dollar grant to the Maine State Housing Authority. The money will be used for lead paint abatement. Some homeowners and landlords who rent apartments to low income families...

 

Economists, Retailers Make Holiday Predictions

Nov 21, 2008 9:23 pm

(NEWS CENTER) -- With the slow economy, experts are predicting sluggish sales and value-driven shoppers this holiday season. University of Maine Extension Specialist and Economics Professor James McCo...

 

Budget Shortfall Pegged At $146M

Nov 21, 2008 9:23 pm

AUGUSTA (AP) -- Maine's revenue shortfall for the present fiscal year is close to the worst expectations of state economists.

 

Portland Movie Theater To Move To Art Museum

Nov 21, 2008 9:23 pm

PORTLAND (AP) -- A landmark Portland movie theater known for showing foreign and alternative films is moving its operations to the Portland Museum of Art.

 

Maine Unemployment Rate Rises

Nov 21, 2008 7:53 pm

AUGUSTA (AP) -- Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says the state unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in October.

 
 

Local News from Bangor Daily News via Yahoo! News

Greater Bangor

Nov 20, 2008 7:03 pm

Several health and environmental groups are urging U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine to support federal legislation that the organizations claim will help close a dangerous hole in U.S. anti-terrorism ...

 

Pilot astronomy program announced for some schools

Nov 20, 2008 5:04 am

Gov. John Baldacci announced on Nov. 15, with state Sen. Elizabeth M. Schneider, the initiation of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Astrobiology Pilot Program in several Maine schools.

 

Versatile blue jays display cleverness

Nov 20, 2008 5:03 am

One day, Hope Brogunier was sitting on a bench in her Bangor yard watching a group of blue jays bathing in a birdbath. The blue jays would get in the birdbath and vibrate their wings in the water, cau...

 
 

Local and Community News for Maine from Magic-City-News.com

Listen and You Will Hear...

Nov 22, 2008 5:59 am

The things you hear in a house full of children are sometimes quite bizarre. Many times the sound bites are things you might hear on a cartoon that has some irreverent character spewing nonsense at th...

 

Palin: Was She 'Christian' in Giving Forth?

Nov 21, 2008 11:30 am

Sarah Palin, a professed Christian who believes in the God of the Bible and the scriptural ethic, showed by her response to reporters that she is well acquainted with Christ's verbiage.

 

Chinese Masters of English.

Nov 21, 2008 11:24 am

This semester I am in a new school, and my job entails teaching each class two lessons of 'Oral English' and two lessons of 'Writing English'. - After reading that article, I firstly had to wonder why...

 

November 21 - Today in History

Nov 21, 2008 8:00 am

Today is November 21.  Here's what happened on this date in history.

 

Where is Sarah on Immigration?

Nov 20, 2008 8:08 pm

Sarah Palin is certainly the leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. With one glaring question that remains unanswered, "What is her position on immigration?"

 

God's Happiness

Nov 20, 2008 4:32 pm

Yet our powerful God made it possible for us to experience release from self-centeredness so as to live in outlandish freedom, doing His bidding lovingly. This is astoundingly Good News--the full gosp...

 

It Makes You Wonder!

Nov 20, 2008 4:18 pm

For your amusement. I don't know where they come from, I just post them for your amusement. R.P.BenDedek

 

November 20 - Today in History

Nov 20, 2008 8:00 am

Today is November 20.  Here's what happened on this day in history.

 

Opportunity

Nov 20, 2008 3:57 am

There is no question that election day, 2008 was a dismal one for those who believe in limited government, free enterprise and individual liberty - the principles of freedom upon which this nation was...

 

Down the Road a Piece: Don't Hunt Near the Appalachian Trail

Nov 20, 2008 2:13 am

I'm not a deer. If you see me, you'll probably realize that. But I hope you aren't hunting where you will see me, particularly if I'm on the Appalachian Trail.

 
 
 

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