MAINE WEEKLY NEWS
ROUNDUP
MAY 3-9, 2009
This is a weekly roundup of about 100 Maine news stories
from a wide variety of major and minor Maine media sources.
They are arranged in several groups such as government, the
economy and energy to make it easier to find material of interest to you.
The rapid expansion of the entire world of information in this digital age
makes it more and more difficult to stay up to date, so you may find this
useful and informative.
Please click the headline for the full story.
GOVERNENT/POLITICS/LEGISLATURE
Governor Defends Support For Gay Marriage
WMTW.com
People's veto drive under way
Kennebec Journal
Married gays to gain hundreds of benefits
Kennebec Journal
State workers decry plan to cut budget
Bangor Daily News
Statehouse: Mitchell eyes smaller cuts for state workers
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
At the Legislature: Fireworks issue draws debate (May 7, 2009)
Courier Connection
Agency to study dispatch issues
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Baldacci meets with Domtar officials on future of Baileyville mill
Bangor Daily News
Committees Urge Revisions in Baldacci's Budget Plan - 3 ...
MPBN News
LD 1259: You want fries with that?
Kennebec Journal
Bangor Daily News
Michaud Says EPA Providing Millions to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Sites
MPBN News
Government workers' salaries to remain public
VillageSoup Belfast
Legislature should solve the Saco Bay issue
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Educare center has legislative doubters
Kennebec Journal
Baldacci Signs Bills to Create Two New License Plates - 5/5/09 3 ...
MPBN News
Maine House Says 'No' to Newborn Drug Testing Bill - 5/8/09 10:22 ...
MPBN News
Vote on sex-offender registry delayed
SunJournal.com
Portland Businessman to Make Run for Governor - 5/7/09 12:39 PM EST
MPBN News
Bangor Daily News
Bills on prison board, shorter legislative session divide local reps
VillageSoup Belfast
Panel to consider firefighter institute (May 7, 2009)
Courier Connection
Stimulus funds for Educare questioned
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Budget Cuts Place Children's Group Homes In Perilous Position
MPBN News
Pingree Opens Debate on Mortgage Reform Bill - 5/6/09 3:27 PM EST
MPBN News
Senate passes specialty animal welfare license plate
VillageSoup Belfast
Legislative panel digs into border controversy
Brunswick Times Record
Former nurse pushes law to curb superbug
Bangor Daily News
Rail Advocates See Promise In Stimulus Package
MPBN News
Brunswick Times Record
State Retirement System Likely to Need more Cash - 5/5/09 11:37 AM EST
MPBN News
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Credit card reform appears to be at hand
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Collins Calls for Tougher Penalties for Pirates - 5/6/09 11:18 AM EST
MPBN News
Guest editorial: Rights-based ordinance would protect our water
York County Coast Star
Institutions Line up Against Proposal to Create Higher Education Board
MPBN News
It's time to take fair elections national
Kennebec Journal
Closure of Bangor psychiatric center proposed to save money
Bangor Daily News
Plan to Close Estate Tax Loophole Generates Debate - 5/4/09 11:20 ...
MPBN News
Pingree Says Stimulus Payments on the Way to Elderly and Disabled ...
MPBN News
Poland Spring feels the heat in Augusta
MaineToday.com
Maine poised to grow a new green economy
MaineToday.com
Fix, don't dump, LURC, official says
Bangor Daily News
Kennebec Journal
Michaud Pushes for Change in Federal Highway Funding Formula
MPBN News
MERC task force aims for quick, quiet mission
KeepMEcurrent.com
Collins, Snowe pursue defense, other projects for Maine
Kennebec Journal
Budget Cuts To Hit Human Services Hard
WCSH-TV
Rep. Thibodeau announces $2 million in road projects
VillageSoup Belfast
Raise the profile of rural Maine
Bangor Daily News
Bill Pushes Smoke Detectors In Maine Homes
WMTW.com
'There's More To Maine' Campaign Unveiled
WCSH-TV
Budget critics flock to State House
Brunswick Times Record
Bills on prison board, shorter legislative session divide local reps
VillageSoup Belfast
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Poverty in Maine likely to worsen
Bangor Daily News
FairPoint's credit ratings downgraded
Bangor Daily News
Stimulus funding for Maine Arts Recovery
VillageSoup Belfast
Local Airports to Receive Federal Money
WABI
Maine poised to grow a new green economy
MaineToday.com
Allen's Coffee Brandy sales increased in '08
Bangor Daily News
Be ready to look across the sea for customers
Bangor Daily News
Auto dealers brace for road ahead
VillageSoup Belfast
Rail Advocates See Promise In Stimulus Package
MPBN News
Motivational gurus accentuate positive
Kennebec Journal
Valley air service hopes to catch on
Bangor Daily News
RANDOLPH: Recession stops new store plans
Kennebec Journal
BDN prepares to launch Midcoast Beacon
Bangor Daily News
Rating Downgrade, Service Issues Put FairPoint In The Spotlight Again
MPBN News
Snowe Aims to Help Small Businesses Find Healthcare Coverage
The Exception Magazine
Health Advocates Push for Another Hike in Cigarette Taxes - 5/5/09 ...
MPBN News
Down economy complicates investing
MaineToday.com
Baldacci's Budget Winning over Maine Conservatives
The Exception Magazine
Fairpoint frustrates Internet customers
Bangor Daily News - May 6, 2009
FairPoint's Credit Ratings Downgraded
MPBN News
FairPoint CEO's base pay rises 30 percent
MaineToday.com
FairPoint Customers Unable To Reach Customer Service
WMTW.com
Brunswick Times Record
Proposed Penny Tax On Bottled Water Draws Opposition From Poland ...
MPBN News
Family to reopen Brownville landmark
Bangor Daily News
New coaster to highlight park's 43rd season
KeepMEcurrent.com
AUGUSTA: Going, going ... GONE!
Kennebec Journal
Ad campaign: 'There's more to Maine'
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
CMP union rejects contract, authorizes strike
MaineToday.com
Bangor Daily News
Loophole or Lifeline? Tax Credit for Paper Industry Sparks ...
MPBN News
Bucksport mill starts up after 3-week upgrade effort
Bangor Daily News
Lincoln idles paper machine, furloughs workers
Bangor Daily News
Grim-faced workers leave silent mill
Bangor Daily News
Maine's economic growth relies on education
Kennebec Journal
SunJournal.com
Auto dealers brace for road ahead
VillageSoup Belfast
Preti Flaherty Lawyer Discusses Fate of Maine Dealers in Chrysler ...
MPBN News
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
Speculation may be cause of sharp gas price spike
VillageSoup Belfast
Maine poised to grow a new green economy
MaineToday.com
High School eyes wood-chip furnace
SunJournal.com
Wood seen as viable heating source for some public buildings here
Bethel Citizen
MERC task force aims for quick, quiet mission
KeepMEcurrent.com
EPA Confirms Most Corn Ethanol Worsens Global Warming Pollution
Common Dreams
Industrial past endures (May 7, 2009)
Register Your Thoughts
Energy ideas spark Cape workshop
KeepMEcurrent.com
Local Eighth Graders Race Solar Cars
WABI
Price for heating oil down 4 cents in Maine
MaineToday.com
MaineToday.com
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Pew report promotes new fishery management tool
knox.VillageSoup.com
Bangor Daily News
Heat held captive in 'passive' houses
Bethel Citizen
Geothermal heat program highlights Chewonki conference
Brunswick Times Record
Bangor Daily News
Is it really that bad to produce less trash?
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Bangor Daily News
Maine ban on patio smoking headed for enactment
Bangor Daily News
Wind industry troubled despite recent growth
SunJournal.com
Roundabouts better solution than rotaries
Kennebec Journal
Mercury in Fish Predicted To Soar
Common Dreams
Feds demand more shellfish oversight
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Permaculture sustainable in South Africa and Maine
VillageSoup Belfast
Wind Power Installations Up 29 Percent in 2008
Common Dreams
SunJournal.com
Rule Could Increase Value Of Fishery
WCSH-TV
Oil Prices Rally Again Despite Massive Supply
WMTW.com
Soft plastic lures harm Maine fish
Bangor Daily News
Smaller loads shift turbine transit plan
VillageSoup Belfast
Biofuels Slated to Receive More than $400 Billion in Federal Subsidies
Common Dreams
TechMaine is Conducting the Maine Technology Skills Census
MaineToday.com
Maine lab detects pollution threat to whales
Bangor Daily News
Unity College establishes ties with Sustainable Harvest International
VillageSoup Belfast
Brunswick Times Record
HEALTH/HEALTH CARE/HOSPITALS/NURSES
School system issues latest update on swine flu
Independent Publishing Group
Now's the time to prepare for a real pandemic
KeepMEcurrent.com
Incidents of Lyme disease on the rise in Maine
Bangor Daily News
Health Care Center Closed For Second Time This Week
WCSH-TV
Agencies penalize Machias hospital
Bangor Daily News
Nurses at Forefront of Lobby Day and Rally for Single-Payer
Common Dreams
EPA issues warning for flea treatment
Bangor Daily News
Blueberry study finds cardiovascular benefit
Bangor Daily News
Students idled by outbreak (May 8, 2009)
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Post
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Millinocket, Lincoln hospitals get funding for helipad development
Bangor Daily News
Hundreds of Nurses Mark New "Nursing Super Union"
Common Dreams
New Health Center Under Construction In Portland
WCSH-TV
Doctors Protest Exclusion of Single-Payer at Senate Finance Committee
Common Dreams
Legislators Eyeing Possible Closure Of Psychiatric Hospital To ...
MPBN News
Health careers summer camp planned
The Original Irregular
Mobile Health Unit visits announced
The Original Irregular
H1N1 pandemic draws local concern
The Original Irregular
AIDS walk gives disease visibility, raises money
Bangor Daily News
Former nurse pushes law to curb superbug
Bangor Daily News
Snowe Aims to Help Small Businesses Find Healthcare Coverage
The Exception Magazine
Meeting takes on health care reform
SunJournal.com
Feds confirm Maine flu case; total remains 7
Bangor Daily News
Health Advocates Push for Another Hike in Cigarette Taxes - 5/5/09 ...
MPBN News
Nine Employees Brought To The Hospital With CO Poisoning
WCSH-TV
Free orthopedic, burn screening clinic offered
The Original Irregular
Bridgton Academy student may have swine flu
KeepMEcurrent.com
County stays alert to swine-flu threat
SunJournal.com
H1N1 Flu Virus Supplies Now In Maine
WCSH-TV
Martin's Point to start work on new building
MaineToday.com
Some Mainers Reconsidering Trips To Mexico
WMTW.com
SENIORS/MEDICARE/DIRIGO HEALTH
$250 Checks Distributed to Maine Seniors, Veterans and SSI Recipients
The Exception Magazine
WCSH-TV
Pingree Says Stimulus Payments on the Way to Elderly and Disabled ...
MPBN News
Blueberry study finds cardiovascular benefit
Bangor Daily News
WMTW.com
Budget critics flock to State House
Brunswick Times Record
SeniorsPlus opens new lunch sites
SunJournal.com
Stimulus Gives Incentives for E-Health Records
WCSH-TV
Company Helps Hospital Patients Eat More
WMTW.com
Health insurers offer to halt higher premiums for women
SunJournal.com
SunJournal.com
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT/JOBS
Stimulus: Help for interim
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
STATEHOUSE Mitchell eyes smaller cuts for state workers
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
CMP union rejects contract, authorizes strike
MaineToday.com
Real Unemployment at 15.8%: Highest Level Since ADA Began Tracking
Common Dreams
Down East
Maine Bill to Hide Public Employee Names Defeated Unanimously
The Exception Magazine
Veterans Voice Support For Employee Free Choice Act
MPBN News
Lincoln idles paper machine, furloughs workers
Bangor Daily News
WCSH-TV
Grim-faced workers leave silent mill
Bangor Daily News
US grant will assist workers in Maine
York County Coast Star
Government workers' salaries to remain public
VillageSoup Belfast
Newspapers Create Job Search Website
WCSH-TV
Brunswick Times Record
SunJournal.com
Layoffs May Ease, But New Jobs Scarce
WMTW.com
Workplace Resources: Free Webinars & Seminars
MaineToday.com
Older Workers Embrace Career Change, Less Stress
WMTW.com
U-Maine System Facing Tough Times
WABI
Canada adds jobs in April, analysts expected loss
SunJournal.com
Spring fair draws 900 job seekers
Bangor Daily News
TechMaine is Conducting the Maine Technology Skills Census
MaineToday.com
Boston Globe: Newspaper Reaches Deal With Union
WCSH-TV
State workers decry plan to cut budget
Bangor Daily News
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/COLLEGES
U-Maine System Facing Tough Times
WABI
Maine's economic growth relies on education
Kennebec Journal
School system issues latest update on swine flu
Independent Publishing Group
Students idled by outbreak (May 8, 2009)
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Post
Education Committee Considers Charter Schools
MPBN News
Collins urges Unity grads to fight climate change
Bangor Daily News
Local Eighth Graders Race Solar Cars
WABI
Educare center has legislative doubters
Kennebec Journal
TEMPLE Connecting students to the land
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Judge orders votes on closing schools
Bangor Daily News
Merged school district under tight budget deadline
KeepMEcurrent.com
Institutions Line up Against Proposal to Create Higher Education Board
MPBN News
WCSH-TV
Unity College establishes ties with Sustainable Harvest International
VillageSoup Belfast
Kennebec Journal
Press Conference: Edward Little faces loss of accreditation
MaineToday.com
UMaine Professor Named Fellow for Contributions to Food Science
The University of Maine - May 7, 2009
Parents Question Use Of Stimulus Money
WCSH-TV
College chiefs split on need for dialogue about drinking age
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
LAW/COURTS/PRISONS/POLICE
Federal funds to buy police cruisers
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Prisoners hungry for TV, radio
SunJournal.com
Senate passes distracted driver law; House to vote today
VillageSoup Belfast
Getting by: Lawyers give free advice (May 7, 2009)
Courier Connection
Bangor Daily News
Somerset commissioners approve sale of jail
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Bills on prison board, shorter legislative session divide local reps
VillageSoup Belfast
Manager balks at jail payrolls costs
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Mills good, bad on first deadly force report
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Activists seek files from police
Bangor Daily News
Bill Seeks To Prohibit Racial Profiling By Police
MPBN News
New Portland Police Chief Gets To Work
WCSH-TV
State police investigate prisoner's death
VillageSoup Belfast
Judge orders votes on closing schools
Bangor Daily News
somerset grist mill soon to roll out bread
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Agency to study dispatch issues
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Counties clarify arrangement for housing prisoners
SunJournal.com
Vote on sex-offender registry delayed
SunJournal.com
Supermax Inmates Go On Hunger Strike
MPBN News
Bangor Daily News
Restorative Justice applauds life-changers
VillageSoup Belfast
