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The Finance Authority of Maine is displaying the works of two Maine artists, Donna Asmussen and Joan Proudman.

“Not a record, but definitely better than the past three years”

Southern Maine maple producers were blessed with an abundance of cool nights and warm days in March and April, resulting in a good season. via WCSH-TV Portland

“The launch of this site is a very exciting step for us. We are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best service possible and the features of this website serve both our buyers and sellers very well”

Town & Country, REALTORS' has a brand new look on the World Wide Web! The new TCREAL.com features a prominent, easy-to-use Property Search function that returns results of real estate listings throughout Maine. via Village Soup

“Do you know why it's called the Keystone State?”

Dolores and I have been thinking about writing A Guide to Good Old Boys' Restaurants in Maine. via Magic City Morning Star

“What she's saying I see with the kids I work with”

Real girls are smart and interesting, but representations of them in marketing and popular culture are not, and media consumers ought to be conscious of the difference. via Palladium-Item

“Oprah's Big Give", is still looking to "grow”

GLENBURN / WATERVILLE - An accident Sunday morning that claimed the life of a mother from Glenburn remains under investigation. via WVII

Maple syrup producers in southern and central Maine are doing well, but things are moving slowly in northern Maine. via WLBZ

“How adults can help girls be who they are, not what they're sold.”

A New York Times contributor and noted author will speak at Earlham College on Wednesday evening in an event open to the public. via Palladium-Item

“I got a lot of free money, but I'm still going to be $40,000 in debt. I don't know how to pay it off yet.”

To make college more affordable, a growing number of colleges and universities have eliminated loans from their financial aid packages. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

Anglers throughout Maine turned out to welcome the start of the 2008 open-water fishing season.

But in some cases, chilly weather and icy lakes seemed to limit the number of fishermen who went out Tuesday to wet a line.

Parker Johnson was one of the few to try his luck at the village-dam spillway in Belgrade Lakes. Johnson, who lives nearby, was optimistic, saying 'You catch good fish in the rain.'

At Grand Lake Stream, Brian Foley returned to the popular fishing haunt for the eleventh opening day in a row. Foley said the weather was milder than usual and the fact that there was no rain or sleet made it bearable. Read more

“There are plenty of people who have, one way or another, gotten on with their lives and live lives of fulfillment and happiness”

Jennifer Finney Boylan is pictured here in the Miller Library at Colby College in Waterville, Maine in this July 23, 2003 file photo. via The Citizen

“We are going through bankruptcy.”

A logging truck operator plans to turn the repossession of three of his 10 tractors into a public protest against skyrocketing diesel fuel prices that he says are threatening to drive him out of business. via Sun-Journal

“If you talk to growers across the state”

When harvest time rolls around in Maine, 10,000 to 12,000 migrant farm workers and their families come to the state to harvest wild blueberries and cranberries, pick apples and cut broccoli. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is offering a series of orchard-related workshops aimed at property owners seeking to propagate various fruit tree varieties and learn organic practices. via Ellsworth American

“There's no sign of forced entry in any of the rooms [and] police have no knowledge of missing keys”

Seven burglaries of items totaling an estimated $8,000 have been reported at a residence hall at the University of Maine, according to UM spokesman Joe Carr. via Bangor Daily News

“HOBBIES: Moose watching in Maine.”

Keep resume and cover letter relevant The word "relevant" means "closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand," according to The New Oxford American Dictionary. via ScrippsNews

Activists gathered Saturday at parks, bridges and other locations across Maine in a show of opposition to the Iraq war on its fifth anniversary. via WMTW-TV Auburn

SKOWHEGAN / EAST MACHIAS - A young man is being held on $100,000 bail for the death of his baby daughter. via WVII

By BDN Staff Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - Bangor Daily News In the year 2028, how will our public institutions and private owners shape decisions in northern Maine? What does "smart growth" in the large areas of ... via Bangor Daily News

Maine State Police say two young men are appearing in court Monday on manslaughter charges in unrelated baby deaths in East Machias and Skowhegan. via WLBZ