Maine NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mainers splash, hike, picnic for free Aug. 10- August 7, 2008 AUGUSTA : Admission to all state parks and historic sites will be free for Maine residents Sunday, Aug.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/mainers-splash-hike-picnic-for-free-aug-10?fromrss=1 Lights out for Powers portrait; conversation about women resumes- August 7, 2008 AUGUSTA : Arba Eugene Powers of Houlton, who apparently didn't do much in life to deserve having his portrait hung in the State House, is about to finally make history.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/lights-out-for-powers-portrait-conversation-about-wo... Maine joins Vermont in offering firewood program- August 6, 2008 Faced with skyrocketing fuel oil costs, Maine's Bureau of Parks and Lands is offering a firewood sales program for individuals with a chain saw and pickup truck, which is run out of offices in Farmington, Old ...http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/maine-joins-vermont-in-offering-firewood-program?fro... Maine sex offender sentenced to 22 years- August 5, 2008 Micah Boland was found guilty in a jury-waived trial in February and was sentenced Thursday in Belfast.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/maine-sex-offender-sentenced-to-22-years?fromrss=1 Officials probe death of piping plover in Maine- August 4, 2008 The piping plover, which nests on sandy beaches from Ogunquit to Georgetown from June through August, is a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/officials-probe-death-of-piping-plover-in-maine?from... Some see red over proposed 'green' resort in Maine- August 3, 2008 Acadia National Park Superintendent Sheridan Steele poses atop Cadillac Mountain in Bar Harbor, Maine, Wednesday, July 30, 2008.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/some-see-red-over-proposed-green-resort-in-maine?fro... Maine coast opens back to clammers after red tide- August 3, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Thanks to a decline in red tide levels, the entire Maine coast is now open to clam harvesting.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/maine-coast-opens-back-to-clammers-after-red-tide?fr... Venue change sought in Maine boat crash trial- August 2, 2008 A Massachusetts man who is scheduled to stand trial next month for manslaughter and other charges arising from a boat crash last summer on Maine's Long Lake that killed two people is seeking to have the trial ...http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/venue-change-sought-in-maine-boat-crash-trial?fromrs... Maine trooper clocks car at 108 mph on I-95- August 1, 2008 The driver, 29-year-old Dawn Parker, was charged with criminal speed. Her passenger, 42-year-old Thomas Selby, was charged with disorderly conduct.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/maine-trooper-clocks-car-at-108-mph-on-i-95?fromrss=... Voter signups under way at Maine gas stations- August 1, 2008 Barack Obama's campaign in Maine will be heading to gas stations in several towns in the state Thursday to register voters.http://www.topix.net/state/me/2008/08/voter-signups-under-way-at-maine-gas-stations?fromrs... |