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FairPoint Communications Secures Contract to Provide New Maine E9-1-1 System

Source: Freshnews.com, Dec 6 2012, 1:40pm CST

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Maine has awarded FairPoint Communications a 5-year contract worth $32 million to provide the state's next generation 9-1-1 system. FairPoint will provide the system and support to serve ...

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11 hours ago

Maine Catholic church closing its doors

Source: Boston.com  |   May 19 2013, 1:05pm CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Another Catholic church is shutting its doors in Maine. St. Patrick Church in Portland is holding its final Mass on Sunday. The Roman Catholic Diocese has signed a purchase-and-sale a ...

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11 hours ago

'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine

Source: Tampa Bay Online   |   May 19 2013, 12:40pm CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can." The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts deployed a garbage can-size canister in the waters off ...

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23 weeks ago


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"FairPoint's service will provide Maine with a 'next generation' E9-1-1 system ... FairPoint brings a state-of-the-art technical solution, a robust and resilient network, and the skill, commitment and capabilities of our people who maintain our network."


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11 hours ago

No discipline for trooper whose gun discharged

Source: Boston Herald  |   May 19 2013, 12:34pm CDT

AUGUSTA, Maine — There will be no punishment for a Maine state police lieutenant whose gun accidentally discharged during a training class. Lt. Shaun Currie was adjusting his holster when the gun went off Wednesd ...

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12 hours ago

'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine

Source: Boston Herald  |   May 19 2013, 11:56am CDT

PORTLAND, Maine — Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can." A garbage can-size canister was deployed in late April in the ocean waters off southern Maine to collect and transmit data about ...

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15 hours ago

Maine Turnpike traffic falls after toll increases

Source: Boston.com  |   May 19 2013, 8:55am CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Traffic on the Maine Turnpike fell by 4 percent in the first six months after tolls went up, but toll revenues increased by 16 percent during the same period. From November 2012 when the toll hikes went i ...

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15 hours ago

Funding isn’t everything: Education reform takes innovation, cooperation

Source: Bangor Daily News  |   May 19 2013, 8:51am CDT

Education is a big deal. It prepares our children, fuels our economy and accounts for more than a third of our state budget — even more for local town budgets. We must take steps to allow our education system to adapt to changing times, an ...

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17 hours ago

Maine comic festival features writers, artists

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 19 2013, 7:22am CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Comic books are being celebrated in Maine's largest city. More than 100 comic book writers, artists, publishers and cartoonists will be on hand at the fifth annual Maine Comics Arts Festival. The event is fro ...

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1 day ago

NYC man's DNA not on gun used in Maine killing

Source: CBS-WGME Portland Maine  |   May 18 2013, 10:35am CDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Newly unsealed court documents indicate a gun allegedly used to kill a Maine woman had traces of DNA from a couple accused of hiding the weapon but not from the accused shooter. The documents in ...

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1 day ago

4 Maine community colleges hold commencements

Source: Boston.com  |   May 18 2013, 8:38am CDT

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — More than 1,800 students are receiving degrees from four of Maine’s community colleges. Commencements are being held Saturday for graduates of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Kennebec Valley Commun ...

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