News Headlines for Addison, Maine

Republican primary in Town of Maine to narrow field from 4 to 2 (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
MAINE -- Republicans in the Town of Maine will pick two council nominees in the Sept. 9 primary.

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Maine teen faces manslaughter charge in Conn. (Boston Globe)
A 17-year-old girl from Maine faces vehicular manslaughter and other charges stemming from a fatal accident in Connecticut last week.

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Maine Warden Service steps up patrols (Boston Globe)
Maine wardens have stepped up patrols of the state's lakes and rivers for the Fourth of July weekend.

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Maine high court rejects school funding appeal (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's highest court has rejected an appeal by a couple who wanted the town of Swans Island to pay for their children's education at a Christian school.

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Maine Wardens Step Up Patrols (WABI Bangor)
Maine wardens have stepped up patrols of the state's lakes and rivers for the Fourth of July weekend. Warden Service Col. Joel Wilkinson said wardens are cracking down on drunken boaters as well as enforcing watercraft safety laws.

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Maine Dems challenge Hoffman (Portsmouth Herald)
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The Maine Democratic Party has continued its challenge of town resident Herb Hoffman's independent candidacy for U.S. Senate. The party on Monday appealed Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap's validation of Hoffman's petitions...

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Fuel supplier to pull out of Maine airport (Portsmouth Herald)
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — ExxonMobil Corp. plans to stop supplying jet fuel to Bangor International Airport because of a change in the state's corporate tax formula that led the oil giant to question the value of doing business in Maine, company...

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Maine police to stake out N.H. fireworks stores (Portsmouth Herald)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's fire marshal says investigators will be staking out fireworks stores in New Hampshire around the Fourth of July holiday and people who try to bring illegal fireworks into Maine may be arrested.

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Nova Scotia invests in Maine ferry service (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Nova Scotia government confirmed Thursday it will invest $4.4 million to provide an economic lifeline to the struggling ferry service that links Yarmouth with two ports in Maine.

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Fuel supplier plans to pull out of Maine airport for tax reasons (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
BANGOR, Maine -- ExxonMobil Corp. plans to stop supplying jet fuel to Bangor International Airport because of a change in the state's corporate tax formula that led the oil giant to question the value of doing business in Maine, company officials said. ... - The Associated Press

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