Earl Heading for the Cape
BOSTON - Hurricane Earl has turned slightly to the east and weakened somewhat, but is still expected to wallop the New England coast.
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Cruise Ships Sit Out Earl in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine - Two cruise ships will be spending some extra time in the Portland, Maine, harbor so they won't be at sea when Hurricane Earl passes by.
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State Ready For Earl
AUGUSTA, Maine - Gov. John Baldacci held a news conference at Maine Emergency Management offices to tell reporters that the state is ready to handle the hurricane.
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Crane Collapse Closes Road In Auburn
AUBURN, Maine - Route 136 (Riverside Drive) from Jordan School Road to Stackpole Road is closed after part of the road collapsed when a crane doing construction work in the area toppled over.
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Another Shutdown Day
AUGUSTA, Maine - Thousands of Maine state employees are having an unpaid day off for another state government shutdown day.,
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Groups Want to Attract Entrepreneurs
LEWISTON, Maine - Two business organizations in Maine are launching a contest in hopes of luring young entrepreneurs back to the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn.
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Windham Death Ruled Suspicious
WINDHAM, Maine - Maine state police have classified the death of a Windham man whose body was found at the bottom of an eight-foot ledge as suspicious.
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Worst Road in Maine Picked
AUGUSTA, Maine - There were a lot of entries, but Maria Fuentes of the Maine Better Transportation Association says Route 219 from Turner to Leeds won the groups worst road in Maine contest.
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Beating Victim Dies In Maine
BANGOR, Maine - Police in Bangor, Maine, say a local man has died four days after being beaten outside a bar.
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Day Care Provider Sentenced On Child Porn Charge
BANGOR, Maine - A Maine day care provider charged with having child pornography on his home computer is going to prison for 11 months after pleading no contest to a charge of possession of sexually explicit material.
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Saufley: Courts Already Bare-Bones
AUGUSTA, Maine - Saying state courts are already understaffed and underfunded; Chief Justice Leigh Saufley says the courts can only identify $85,000 in savings out of a target of nearly $494,000 for the remainder of this budget year.
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