Bangor Daily News, Tue, 01 Jan 2008 3:21 AM PST
Maine Guard to help train Afghan troops http://bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=158395&z=500
An elite Maine National Guard unit will go to Afghanistan to live and fight alongside Afghan national soldiers as they teach them techniques to use against the Taliban, insurgents and brutal criminal gangs.

The Lewiston Sun Journal, Tue, 01 Jan 2008 2:06 AM PST
Maine fishing boat towed to safety http://www.sunjournal.com/story/245468-3/MaineNews/Maine_fishing_boat_towed_to_safety/
BOSTON (AP) - A Maine fishing boat is safely back in port after losing power at sea and being towed to safety by the Coast Guard.

The Lewiston Sun Journal, Tue, 01 Jan 2008 2:06 AM PST
Elite Maine unit off to Afghanistan http://www.sunjournal.com/story/245472-3/MaineNews/Elite_Maine_unit_off_to_Afghanistan/
PORTLAND (AP) - An elite Maine National Guard unit is going to Afghanistan to fight alongside local soldiers and teach them how to defeat the Taliban.

The Lewiston Sun Journal, Tue, 01 Jan 2008 2:07 AM PST
Shortfall looms for Maine lawmakers http://www.sunjournal.com/story/245474-3/MaineNews/Shortfall_looms_for_Maine_lawmakers/
AUGUSTA (AP) - With a $95 million state budget shortfall looming, Maine lawmakers return to the State House on Wednesday to open their 2008 session with some ceremony and a high level of urgency to get down to business.

The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Tue, 01 Jan 2008 0:04 AM PST
Maine heating oil climbs http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/RH/20080101/NEWS03/801010340/1004/SPORTS
PORTLAND, Maine -- Heating oil prices continue to go up in Maine. ... - The Associated Press

Boston Globe, Mon, 31 Dec 2007 1:09 PM PST
Heating oil prices continue to climb in Maine http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2007/12/31/heating_oil_prices_continue_to_climb_in_maine
Heating oil prices continue to go up in Maine. The state energy office says the average cash price for home heating oil has grown 6 cents since the last survey two weeks ago, to $3.28 per gallon. That's 97 cents higher than at the same time last year.

Wisconsin State Journal, Mon, 31 Dec 2007 7:02 PM PST
Maine's tax on private planes based elsewhere riles owners http://madison.com/wsj/home/biz//index.php?ntid=264881
PORTLAND, Maine â€" When Steve Kahn got a $26,000 tax bill on his airplane, he thought Maine Revenue Services had made a mistake. Kahn lives, works and keeps his plane in Massachusetts. It turns out the bill was no error. It was part of the agency's efforts to collect taxes on aircraft owned by out-of-staters, even though they bought their planes elsewhere and brought them to Maine only to visit. ...

Camden Herald, Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:41 PM PST
Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport fined $4.5K http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2008/01/01/camden_herald/local_news/doc476927dac81f6111504523.txt
ROCKPORT â€Â" The state is imposing a $4,500 fine on the Maine Media Workshops organization for violations of chemical use and storage rules, infractions that were discovered during an inspection carried out in November 2006.

Camden Herald, Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:40 PM PST
State cites Rockport-based Down East magazine about low Maine crime rate http://www.mainecoastnow.com/articles/2008/01/01/camden_herald/local_news/doc47668b55caa11053088619.txt
ROCKPORT â€Â" The Maine Department of Public safety is quoting an article in the current edition of Down East magazine, which claims that Maine had the lowest crime rate in the country in 2006.

WCSH 6 Portland, Mon, 31 Dec 2007 4:05 PM PST
Maine Discovery Museum Helps Bangor Ring in 2008 http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=77520
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Discovery Museum is helping to kick off this year's Downtown Countdown.

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