Maine

A Portland fuel company is collecting grease from restaurants and turning it into green energy.

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State Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, will formally introduce legislation to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana here in Maine with a press conference on Thursday at 12 noon at the Welcome Center in the State Capitol Building in Augusta.

“When it comes to keeping marijuana away from t

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Two bills recently submitted to the Maine State Legislature's Transportation Committee have been defeated, again.

For at least the second time, "An Act To Require Motorcyclists To Wear Helmets" and "An

Act To Prohibit Handheld Mobile Telephone While Operating A Motor Vehicle" both received "ought not to pass"  conclusions by the committee.  R

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Ever get set to take off for Northern or Southern Maine, the weather here in the Bangor area is good for traveling, then you get stuck in some nasty weather or road conditions as you get closer to your destination? Don't let it happen again!

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A study of over 80 Million words on Twitter makes Maine one of the happiest states.

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, enjoyed lunch today with the Bangor Noontime Rotary Club, of which she is an honorary member.

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Now that mill worker's shifts end earlier in the day at 5am, it would be awful nice to be able to pick up a rack of Bud at the local store at that hour.  Soon, they may be able to.

A new bill being presented to the state Legislature by Representative Paul Gilbert of Jay would allow the sale of alcohol for off premises consumption beginning at 5am on most days

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A teacher who worked at the Belfast Area High School teaching students in the Jobs for Maine's Graduates program has been busted for allegedly smoking weed with her students.

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It doesn't look like protesters will need to return to the Bangor Daily News this afternoon as they had planned.

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Join us for the "Ton Of Pasta" Food Drive this Saturday from 10am until 2pm!  We're collecting a ton of pasta for local food pantries, to help out those in need!

Please stop by one of our two locations and donate a box or two of pasta!  This is an important food drive because it is the only one in the area until the postal collection in May, and food cupboards are meeting greater needs this year than ever before

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