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After the controversy over the Maine State Lottery's 'Kwikies,' Jimmy Kimmel proposed a new name for the tickets.

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Nature lovers will notice some changes at Acadia National Park, due to steep budget cuts.

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The 8th Annual What Women Want Event is going on NOW at the Bangor Civic Center! Free to the public, the event runs from 10 to 4 on Saturday March 23rd. There are over 60 vendors waiting to talk with you

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Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage.

Our first education conference was a great success, and I would like to thank everyone who participated. One of those participants was Mohamed Nur. He is a sophomore at Deering High School in Portland

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I was reading this proposal put together by House Majority Leader Seth Berry of Bowdoinham which seem fair and equitable. It makes fro interesting reading even if you whether or not you agree.

 Berry proposes Buffet Rule for Maine

Proposal would bring total state and local tax rate for incomes over $250K to average paid by all other Mainers

AUGUSTA – Taxation rates for the state’s highest-income households would come into alignment with the rates paid by all other Mainers under a measure proposed today by House Majority Leader Seth Berry of Bowdoinham.
Berry’s measure, LD 1113, “An Act To Provide Tax Fairness for Maine’s Middle Class and Working Families,” follows the same philosophy as the federal Buffet Rule: that

What’s going on this weekend? Who’s playing where? Every Friday we’ll feature your weekend nightlife options in the area!

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Chris Cassidy, of York Maine, along with two Russian cosmonauts,  launches on a six month mission to the International Space Station on March 28 at 4:43pm EST.     

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Tonight Eastern Maine Community College plays host to the Maine Chef Challenge.

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Just as petitions hit the streets of Portland, U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree of Maine, is on board to legalize marijuana at a federal level.

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There are 25 nesting peregrine falcons in the state of Maine, and coutesy of a live webcam feed set up by the Biodiversity Research Institute in Gorham, you can watch one of them.

Peregrine falcons are the fastest flying birds in the world, they can fly as fast as 200 mph! These beautiful and fast birds almost became extinct in Maine back in the 1960s courtesy of various pesticides used in the area

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