On the other side, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and others said the ban is unnecessary and existing state regulations are working.
2012
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Officials identify elderly man found dead in Raymond lake
Investigators say the man left to go to the mainland and never returned.
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US jobs outlook improves as campaign heats up
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week and companies increased hiring in August, according to a private survey.
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After bitter exchanges, Maine Republicans confirm Beardsley
Republicans denounce Democrat ‘attacks’ on the Board of Education nominee over his dealing with a Husson chaplain accused of child sex abuse.
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Obama speech about job security – for him, for all
Obama will focus on the millions who have found work and will talk of education and energy and innovation and job training.
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Jet returns to Philly over hoax phone call
Police say a man removed from US Airways Flight 1267 at Philadelphia International Airport is not a suspect and did nothing wrong.
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Maine drug agents seize $275,000 worth of marijuana
Police charge Jay Dandreo, 50, with aggravated marijuana cultivation after raiding his pot farm in York County.
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Verso ceases negotiations with NewPage
Verso says it will focus on “internal growth projects and other potential strategic alternatives.”
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): LUBEC: The place you’ll miss when you’re not there
We’ll bet you can’t visit Lubec just once. We certainly can’t. This place hooks you right in the heart, and quickly becomes a place you miss when you are not there. On and off the water, there’s lots to do, but some of our best times here are spent doing — nothing.