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State lawmaker renews call for dividing Maine (Boston Herald)
AUGUSTA, Maine - A lawmaker from northern Maine has launched another attempt to divide Maine into two states. Rep....
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:37 GMT

Maine pellet mill cited (The Burlington Free Press)
AUGUSTA, Maine — An Augusta pellet mill is facing $27,000 in fines for allegedly violating workplace safety standards.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:04:48 GMT

Maine pellet mill cited (Greenwich Time)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An Augusta pellet mill is facing $27,000 in fines for allegedly violating workplace safety standards. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued six citations against Geneva Wood Fuels after an explosion at the Strong plant in August of 2009.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:16:27 GMT

Maine Gov. Baldacci opposes legislation that would require health warnings on cell phones (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
AUGUSTA, Maine - As a proposal to require health warnings on cellular phones got a fresh legislative review Tuesday, Gov. John Baldacci made clear his opposition but stopped short of threatening a veto.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:21:35 GMT

Cell phone discussion continues ringing through Augusta (WCSH 6 Portland)
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Legislators continued discussing a bill Tuesday to put warning labels on cell phones.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:50 GMT

State lawmaker renews call for dividing Maine (Boston Globe)
A lawmaker from northern Maine has launched another attempt to divide Maine into two states.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:46 GMT

Maine panel mulls cell phone warnings (WCSH 6 Portland)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Whether to require health warnings on cellular phones in Maine is on the agenda of a legislative committee.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:56:52 GMT

Bill Clinton helping Maine governor candidate (Boston Globe)
Former President Bill Clinton is backing the gubernatorial candidacy of Maine Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell, a Democrat.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:36 GMT

Maine man center of slaying investigation of couple in Lake County (The Sacramento Bee)
A 29-year-old Maine man who authorities say was at the heart of a Lake County-based marijuana operation is now at the center of a criminal investigation into the deaths of two of his employees.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:12 GMT

Maine panel nixes cell phone warnings proposal (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A legislative committee rejected a proposal Tuesday that would require health warnings on cellular phones in Maine, meaning the proposal is all but doomed for this year.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:13:22 GMT