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St. John River Search Continues Downstream - June 24, 2008

The search for a young New Brunswick girl has moved more than 25 miles downstream of where she was carried away by the St.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/st-john-river-search-continues-downstream?fromrss=1

ISO grid bottleneck stalls biomass boiler - June 23, 2008

MILLINOCKET, Maine- A gridlocked New England power grid in Maine has stalled a Harpswell developer's plan for a $50 million biomass boiler in Millinocket.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/iso-grid-bottleneck-stalls-biomass-boiler?fromrss=1

June 18, 2008 - June 22, 2008

One of Ireland's leading singersongwriters is coming to Maine. We'll hear from Michael Black.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/june-18-2008?fromrss=1

Maine jobless rate rises sharply - June 21, 2008

Maine's unemployment rate rose by 0.7 of a percentage point in May to 5.4 percent, Maine's highest rate in more than a decade, the state Labor Department said Friday.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/maine-jobless-rate-rises-sharply?fromrss=1

Traip Academy announces top students - June 20, 2008

The administration and staff at R. W. Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine, are proud to announce the top seniors in the Class of 2008.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/traip-academy-announces-top-students?fromrss=1

Status of Maine union contract lands in court - June 20, 2008

Blethen Maine Newspapers sued the Portland Newspaper Guild, saying its refusal to allow the issue to go to arbitration has had a chilling effect on the company's efforts to sell its newspapers.
http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/06/status-of-maine-union-contract-lands-in-court?fromrs...