Maine man uses offer of beer to entice intoxicated burglar to leave homeBAR HARBOR, Maine — Police said a homeowner in Maine used a beer to entice an intoxicated intruder to leave. The intruder apparently didn’t realize that it was a nonalcoholic beer. Bar Harbor police said the homeowner awoke early Monday to find 22-year-old Scott Cote in the bedroom and used the beer to convince him to carry on. Rain and cool weather wash away millions of tourism dollars in NortheastOLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Relentless rain and cool weather since early June have sent visitors scrambling home and washed away millions of tourism dollars across the Northeast. But the first 80-degree readings this month gave a glimmer of hope Friday that summer can be salvaged. State-by-state list of cites and areas to receive stimulus money to combat homelessnessState-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department: Federal marriage law sees 1st challenge from Mass. lawsuit calling it ‘discriminatory’BOSTON — Massachusetts has challenged the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, calling it “discriminatory and overreaching,” and supporters say other states could follow suit. Massachusetts, 1st gay marriage state, becomes 1st to challenge federal definition of marriageBOSTON — Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Maine gay marriage foes get enough signatures to block law, put it to statewide votePORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage foes in Maine say they’ve collected enough signatures to stop a new law from going into effect and to force a statewide vote. A thorny problem: Rose-poachers steal 100 blooms, making life a little less rosy in Maine parkPORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine’s biggest city are on the lookout for a thief with an eye for roses. Maine teacher apologizes for being groom in make-believe playground wedding with 4th graderPORTLAND, Maine — A fourth-grade teacher in Falmouth, Maine, has apologized for playing the groom in a mock wedding to a student. Maine Woods Discovery travel packages being offeredAUGUSTA, Maine — Many visitors to Maine associate the state with lobsters, coastal towns and Acadia National Park. But a new project called Maine Woods Discovery is hoping to promote tourism to the state’s lakes, woods, mountains and other inland areas. Rare bright orange _ alive and pinching _ lobsters popping up in Maine, MassachusettsYORK, Maine — Two orange lobsters that look as though they’ve just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine. O is for ownership, as in whether Maine’s Otten copied logo on Obama’s Web siteAUGUSTA, Maine — O, boy. AP Interview: Maine Sen. Snowe seeks health care compromise by keeping government plan on holdPORTLAND, Maine — Sen. Olympia Snowe, a key figure in shaping federal health care legislation, said Monday that a government-run plan that would take effect if the private insurance market fails to deliver affordable coverage could bridge the partisan divide that threatens to derail President Barack Obama’s efforts to reform the system. Les Otten, former part owner of Red Sox, considers Maine gubernatorial bidSOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Les Otten, a former part owner of the Boston Red Sox, says he is considering a Republican bid for Maine governor in 2010. Seeds of Peace camp begins 17th season as quest for peace in the Middle East goes onOTISFIELD, Maine — For the 17th year in a row, Israeli and Palestinian teenagers have come together at a summer camp in the western Maine woods to make new friendships, understand each other’s dreams and fears, and possibly lay a groundwork for peace in the Middle East. Ethan Allen laying off about 260 in Beecher Falls, and 60 in Andover, MaineMONTPELIER, Vt. — Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is laying off 238 workers at a plant near the Canadian border, but will keep a sawmill and dimension mill operating at the site where Vermont, New Hampshire and Quebec meet. Maine man allegedly tries to run down wife with dump truck, but misses and crashes into treesPORTLAND, Maine — A man accused of trying to run down his wife with a dump truck faces charges of domestic violence and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The Portland Press Herald said a 40-year-old man and his wife had been drinking at a friend’s house on Wednesday. The woman told Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies that the two started to argue, and she left the house with her dog. Feeling the pinch, desperate Maine lobstermen sell along roads, in garages, on CraigslistSCARBOROUGH, Maine — Lobsterman Greg Turner keeps a sandwich-board sign at the end of his driveway that advertises fresh lobster for sale from his garage, an attempt to claw for a few extra dollars by reaching buyers directly. Visiting Portland and southern Maine won’t cost you a tail and a clawPORTLAND, Maine — Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won’t cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state’s southern coast. Drug use data: Boon to medical progress or cost driver? Courts to decideMONTPELIER, Vt. — The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who’s prescribing what. After break-in at Maine lobster restaurant, workers find well-fed suspect passed out on benchPORTLAND, Maine — A man suspected of breaking into a Maine restaurant will have to get used to jailhouse food after workers at the eatery discovered lobsters and wine missing — and the suspect asleep on a bench. Fraser Papers seeks protection from creditors; Maine, NH mills will maintain operationsPORTLAND, Maine — Fraser Papers Inc. is filing for protection from creditors in courts in Canada and the U.S., and says its mills in Maine and New Hampshire will continue to operate without disruption. Maine gay marriage opponents hire firm that led successful California Proposition 8 proposalPORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage foes in Maine have hired the public relations firm that led the successful Proposition 8 proposal to overturn same-sex marriage in California, while supporters have turned to a legislative aide who led a successful campaign to retain Maine’s gay rights law. Maine gay marriage opponents hire California firm that led Prop 8 proposalPORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage opponents in Maine have hired the California public relations firm that led the successful Prop 8 proposal to overturn same-sex marriage. Showboating Maine student who bowed, blew kiss to mom at high school graduation denied diplomaPORTLAND, Maine — A Maine high school senior says he was denied his diploma because he bowed during graduation and blew a kiss to his mother. Maine woman, 77, pulls gun on armed intruder and sends him running, court documents sayMACHIAS, Maine — After being told by her daughter that a man in their home was an armed intruder, a 77-year-old woman pulled a gun on him and sent him running, according to court documents. The Bangor Daily News reported that family members have been referring to Doris Gatchell of Princeton as “Annie Oakley” after she confronted the man Friday. Maine mom nabbed in international child porn stingMAINE - A mother of four young children in Maine was charged Monday with gross sexual assault after British investigators more than 3,000 miles away used the Internet to allegedly catch her in the act of Webcasting a sexual assault of her young child. Seattle Times completes sale of Maine properties to investor group led by Pa. publisherPORTLAND, Maine — The financially struggling Seattle Times Co. on Monday sold its Blethen Maine newspapers, including the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, to an investor group led by a Pennsylvania publisher. Man accused of snatching woman’s purse caught after allegedly leaving wallet near crime sceneGARDINER, Maine — Police said they were led to a 22-year-old suspect in a weekend purse-snatching after he inadvertently dropped his wallet with his identification. Police told WMTW-TV that they were called Saturday morning with a report that a man had pushed down a 58-year-old woman as she walked and stolen her purse. Bush celebrates 85th birthday by skydiving with Army’s Golden Knights over Maine coastKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush marked his 85th birthday on Friday the same way he did his 75th and 80th birthdays: He leaped from a plane and zoomed downward at more than 100 mph in freefall before parachuting safely to a spot near his oceanfront home. Former President George H.W. Bush skydives over Maine coast to celebrate 85th birthdayKENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush has celebrated his 85th birthday by skydiving over the coast of Maine. |
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