In Maine, Gov. LePage wants $10 million set aside from Efficiency Maine to help cover the expected shortfall in federal funding.
December 2011
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2 Maine hikers rescued from NH mountain trail
A 911 operator is able to get GPS coordinates from the couple’s cellphone.
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Next generation GPS starts tests
A $5.5 billion upgrade to the Global Positioning System moves a step closer as tests begin on a prototype satellite that’s expected to make military and civilian receivers more accurate, powerful and reliable.
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Obama vows veto of House GOP’s payroll tax cut bill
Democratic versions of the legislation, backed by Obama, would have been largely paid for by boosting taxes on people earning more than $1 million.
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NTSB urges ban on cellphone use, texting by drivers
Texting, emailing or using a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere, federal safety investigators declared today, recommending that all states impose a total ban except for emergencies.
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Winslow council approves moratorium on fireworks sales
WINSLOW — The town council narrowly voted Monday to approve a moratorium on the sale of fireworks.
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Oakland Town Council seeks answers
The Town Council wants to know why voters in November rejected a proposed $4.9-million facility for police, fire and Town Office personnel.
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New giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbit
The plane will launch a spaceship, which will rocket into orbit.
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Supreme court upholds conviction in machete attack
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds the convictions and sentences of Daniel L. Fortune, who is serving concurrent life sentences for his role in an attack that left a father and his 10-year-old daughter maimed.