MAINE WEEKLY NEWS
 ROUNDUP 
June 14-21
 
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 GOVERNENT/POLITICS/LEGISLATURE
 
 Republicans attack tax overhaul
  Bangor Daily News
 GOP seeks veto of tax law
  SunJournal.com
 Legislative session deemed 'sweet,' 'sour'
  Bangor Daily News 
 State's jobless rate rises to highest level seen in 18 years in ...
  Kennebec Journal
New Law Recognizes Stillborn Babies With Birth Certificates
MPBN News 
Government employees learn better customer service
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Collins Weighs in on Obama's Financial Regulatory Plan
MPBN News
School districts won't be penalized
Bangor Daily News
Baldacci signs bills to curb obesity
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Ceremony Recognizes Troops Bound For Iraq
WMTW.com 
Bangor Daily News
State launches effort to boost woods tourism
Bangor Daily News 
Baldacci has bill on state retirees' benefits
Kennebec Journal 
Juneteenth ceremony celebrates end of US slavery
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
124th Legislature faces challenges head on (mostly)
Kennebec Journal 
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US
Bangor Daily News 
International conference brings ocean's energy future to Samoset
knox.VillageSoup.com
US health care fabulous — if you can afford it
Bangor Daily News
Two Competing School's Proposals Get Tangled Up In A Legal Dispute
MPBN News 
Shorter week for county workers mulled
Biddeford Journal Tribune 
Maine's Representatives Fend Off Removal Of Lobster Research ...
MPBN News 
Baldacci Signs Bill to Reform State's Sex Offender Registry - 6/16 ...
MPBN News
Legislature Adjourns, but Maybe Not for Long
MPBN News 
EnergyOcean 2009: Maine poised to lead
knox.VillageSoup.com 
Bangor Daily News
Digital deadline goes smoothly
Bangor Daily News 
Lawmakers sink bills on life jackets, speed
MaineToday.com 
Getting beyond Dirigo's funding problems
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Pass ID Not Much Different From Real ID, Dunlap Says
MPBN News
Bangor protest targets unsafe baby products, chemical bisphenol-A
Bangor Daily News
Maine bond package shows legislative caution
Biddeford Journal Tribune 
The maine association of retirees results of ...
MaineToday.com
New Foreclosure Hotline for Maine
The Exception Magazine 
Medical marijuana on court's docket
Bangor Daily News
States Could Lose Out On Stimulus Cash
WMTW.com 
MaineToday.com 
 ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS/TAXES
 
 Republicans attack tax overhaul
  Bangor Daily News
 GOP seeks veto of tax law
  SunJournal.com
 Personal Income in Maine Rises -T
MPBN News 
Navy chief: BIW a valuable shipbuilder
MaineToday.com 
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com 
Shuttered Saco plant back in business
MaineToday.com
Local housing market improving
Bangor Daily News
Good reasons for GOP opposition to tax bill
Column - Kennebec Journal 
Progress made on tax reform but undercut by sales tax myth
Column - Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
State Money Delayed To Local Agencies
WCSH-TV
New state grants to aid first-time home buyers
MaineToday.com
Regional Cap and Trade Program Rewards Maine with $2.7M
The Exception Magazine 
Local company buoyant in deep-sea economy
KeepMEcurrent.com
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com 
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US 
 Bangor Daily News
 Home Sales On The Rise In Penobscot County
  WCSH-TV 
WABI 
Maine Business Leaders Give Legislative Session Mixed Reviews
MPBN News 
State launches effort to boost woods tourism
Bangor Daily News
WABI 
Bangor Daily News 
Building plan faces challenges
MaineToday.com 
Legislative session deemed 'sweet,' 'sour'
Bangor Daily News 
Editorial - Bangor Daily News 
Maine native purchases newspapers
Kennebec Journal 
New owner planning to strengthen Maine newspapers
 MaineToday.com
 Work-at-home scams
  Bangor Daily News 
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
Funds for homes to get families they need
Kennebec Journal 
SunJournal.com 
MaineToday.com 
New Taxes May Pay For Health Care Overhaul
WMTW.com 
Union: FairPoint plans to outsource jobs
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
Shuttered Saco plant back in business
MaineToday.com
Local company buoyant in deep-sea economy
KeepMEcurrent.com 
Evonik Cyro eliminates 35 jobs in Sanford
Biddeford Journal Tribune
 ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
 
 Feds: Wind farms trick radar
  SunJournal.com 
Regional Cap and Trade Program Rewards Maine with $2.7M
The Exception Magazine 
UMaine Composites Center Recognized as Pioneer in Ocean Energy
The University of Maine
Tribe ends LNG contract with Quoddy Bay firm
Bangor Daily News
Federal Regulators to Soon Determine Fate of Controversial Cape ...
MPBN News
EnergyOcean 2009: Maine poised to lead
knox.VillageSoup.com 
Will Alternative Ocean Energy Resources Work?
WCSH-TV
Local Fishermen Recycling to Help Enviroment
WCSH-TV 
Support for LNG plan high at meeting
Bangor Daily News 
Clean-Energy Investment Provides Economic Boost, More Jobs, and ...
Common Dreams
International conference brings ocean's energy future to Samoset
knox.VillageSoup.com 
Biologist: Planning can help birds, wind farms co-exist
MaineToday.com 
Rawstron races to victory in solar car challenge
VillageSoup Belfast 
Maine Poised to Harness Energy From the Ocean, Baldacci Tells ...
MPBN News
County OKs weatherization help
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
Jackson selectmen extend moratorium on wind projects
Bangor Daily News 
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com 
Schools getting pellet furnaces
SunJournal.com 
SunJournal.com 
Heating Oil Prices in Maine Continue to Rise
MPBN News 
Governor signs bill regulating MERC sale (June 18, 2009)
Courier Connection 
America's Ten Most Imperiled Wildlife Refuges
Common Dreams 
Senator Susan Collins on Offshore Wind Energy for Maine
The Exception Magazine
Community College System Slated to Get Nearly $8 Million in ...
MPBN News 
Collins voices skepticism on 'cash-for-clunkers' bill
MaineToday.com 
 HEALTH/HEALTH CARE/HOSPITALS/NURSES
 
 Supporters of Health Care Reform Go Door-To-Door
  MPBN News
US health care fabulous — if you can afford it
Bangor Daily News
EMHS, Wal-Mart opening clinics
Bangor Daily News 
Collins Bill Targets Medicare Hospital Readmissions
MPBN News
Court master's report mental health care faulted
Kennebec Journal 
Swine Flu Keeps Kids Home From School in Poland
MPBN News
Bangor Daily News 
Bangor Daily News 
Baldacci Signs Anti-Obesity Bills - 6/17/09 3:40 PM EST
MPBN News 
State Money Delayed To Local Agencies
WCSH-TV 
Swine flu slips into Knox County
VillageSoup Belfast 
SunJournal.com 
Bangor protest targets unsafe baby products, chemical bisphenol-A
Bangor Daily News
FairPoint leaves cancer patient on hold
Bangor Daily News 
Both sides turn backs on uninsured, underinsured
Kennebec Journal 
New Taxes May Pay For Health Care Overhaul
WMTW.com 
Doctors Want More Info On Use Of Tasers
WMTW.com 
VA Approves Health Care Pilot Program
WMTW.com
2010 Health Care Costs Expected To Rise 9%
WMTW.com 
Marijuana-Growing Charge Lands in Maine Supreme Court
MPBN News 
Poll: Many Worried About Paying For Health Care
WMTW.com
Doctors Say Obesity Not A Disability
WMTW.com 
Health Officials Advise Camp Owners of Carbon Monoxide Hazard - 6 ...
MPBN News 
Dental Convention Hopes To Attract Young Dentists To Maine
MPBN News
 SENIORS/MEDICARE/DIRIGO HEALTH
 
 Government, health care go together
  Bangor Daily News 
Squeezing billions more from Medicare, Medicaid
Kennebec Journal 
Bangor Daily News 
More Support On The Way For Caregivers
WCSH-TV 
 LABOR/EMPLOYMENT/JOBS
  
 State's jobless rate rises to highest level seen in 18 years in ...
Kennebec Journal 
 FairPoint Workers Protest Outsourcing of Jobs
WMTW.com 
Shipyard Lays Off Another 41 Workers
WMTW.com
Shorter week for county workers mulled
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Business Owners Voice Opposition to Employee Free Choice Act - 6 ...
MPBN News
 Evonik Cyro eliminates 35 jobs in Sanford
  Biddeford Journal Tribune
SunJournal.com 
SunJournal.com 
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US
Bangor Daily News
 EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/COLLEGES
 
 61 Maine High Schools Sign Onto Laptop Program
  WMTW.com
Unity Project Targets Harassment In Schools Through Dialogue
MPBN News 
School districts won't be penalized
Bangor Daily News 
Maine tech fund recipients named
Bangor Daily News 
Portland graduation controversy
Bangor Daily News 
Chancellor: Universities, colleges need to work together
Kennebec Journal 
Schools getting pellet furnaces
SunJournal.com
WABI 
Students use math skills to build bridge, trail
Bangor Daily News
College For ME-Androscoggin Receives Grant Funding
MaineToday.com 
Public to comment on UMS report
Bangor Daily News 
SAD44 to offer 200 used Mac laptops for sale
Bethel Citizen 
Maine must raise investment in higher education
Kennebec Journal 
 LAW/COURTS/PRISONS/POLICE
 
 
New Law Recognizes Stillborn Babies With Birth Certificates
MPBN News 
Police Warn About A Contractor Scam
WCSH-TV 
Private Swim Areas Are Illegal
Down East 
Editorial - Bangor Daily News
F. Lee Bailey Supports Programs For Inmates
WCSH-TV
Three charged in incident at Colby plead not guilty
Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
 
 
 
 
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