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Feb 17, 2012 8:06 AM CST

Romney Might Lose Maine After All

One last county to vote tomorrow

(Newser) - Much like his "victory" in Iowa, reports of Mitt Romney's victory in Maine may have been premature— this time because the caucus isn't actually over. The state has decided to let one last county vote tomorrow, the New York Times reports, and since less than 200 votes...

Maine Caucus: Ron Paul Might Actually Win a State

Feb 10, 2012 12:23 PM CST

Maine Caucus: Ron Paul Might Actually Win a State

Unpredictable low-turnout contest favors Paul's unconventional campaign

(Newser) - Tomorrow might be the day Ron Paul supporters have been waiting for: the day the Texas libertarian actually wins a state. Of course, that state would be Maine, which is holding a non-binding caucus that's expected to draw only a few thousand people, but it would still represent a...

Maine Shipyard Finds Dozens of Black Widows in Cargo

Maine Shipyard Finds
Black Widows in Cargo

Dec 14, 2011 1:30 AM CST

Maine Shipyard Finds Black Widows in Cargo

Warship fumigated after deadly shipment arrives from California

(Newser) - A Maine shipyard that builds all sorts of ships for the US Navy received an unexpectedly dangerous shipment from its California supplier—two dozen black widow spiders that had hitched a ride in a shipment of launch system parts. An exterminator was called to get rid of the arachnids that...

'Occupy Maine' Protesters Make Art to Appease Police

Oct 4, 2011 1:26 PM CDT

'Occupy Maine' Protesters Make Art to Appease Police

Protest signs count as art, right?

(Newser) - The Portland, Maine, wing of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement had to get creative to keep their protest legal—literally. On Sunday, police told the would-be occupiers that they didn’t have a permit to erect a tent in Portland’s Monument Square, but the next day police came...

Wealthy Families Pile into Private Jets for Summer Camp

Hottest Ride to
Summer Camp:
Private Plane

Jul 25, 2011 12:48 PM CDT

Hottest Ride to Summer Camp: Private Plane

Forget the station wagon—we've got a Cessna

(Newser) - More parents are going to luxurious extremes so their kids can rough it. Wealthy families are increasingly riding private jets to get to and from remote summer camps in Maine, New Hampshire, and upstate New York. Over the past weekend—a common date for camp visiting days—private jets clogged...

New York City Hits 104 Degrees

Jul 22, 2011 3:41 PM CDT

New York City Hits 104 Degrees

And it got even hotter in Newark

(Newser) - It's official: This heat wave is one of the all-time greats. Temperatures soared to a record-high 104 degrees in New York City and to 108 degrees in Newark—the hottest day in the city's history, reports NBC . It's much the same everywhere from Kansas to Maine, reports...

Maine Homeless Man Arrested for Charging Cell Phone: Shaun Fawster Charged With 'Theft of Services'

Homeless Guy Arrested for
Charging Cell Phone

Jun 30, 2011 10:42 AM CDT

Homeless Guy Arrested for Charging Cell Phone

Shaun Fawster charged with 'theft of services'

(Newser) - Police have brought charges against a homeless man in Maine who helped himself to an outdoor electrical outlet to charge a pair of cell phones. A Bangor cop checking downtown businesses discovered 23-year-old Shaun Fawster charging his cell phones in an outlet hidden behind some flowers. Fawster was charged last...

Mother
Arrested
in Death of
Boy in Maine

May 19, 2011 3:08 AM CDT

Mother Arrested in Death of Boy in Maine

Texas woman charged with murder of boy found dumped on rural road

(Newser) - A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with the murder of her 6-year-old son, whose body was found on a road in rural Maine . Julianne McCrery, 42, was arrested after a state trooper spotted the pickup truck with Navy insignia embossed on the license plate that had been seen...

Dumped
Dead Boy
Linked
to Navy

May 18, 2011 12:57 AM CDT

Dumped Dead Boy Linked to Navy

NCIS asked to help identify tiny body found on rural road in Maine

(Newser) - The body of a young boy mysteriously dumped along a rural road in Maine may be linked to a Navy family, according to investigators. A blue pickup truck with Navy insignia embossed in or around the license plate was seen in the area and the boy, believed to be between...

Now Enrolling: Maine's
Marijuana State University

Apr 12, 2011 1:25 PM CDT

Now Enrolling: Maine's Marijuana State University

It's really just a one-man workshop, but still...

(Newser) - The West Coast has Oaksterdam University , which bills itself as the nation's first "cannabis college," and now the East Coast has ... Marijuana State University. It's actually a roving one-man workshop in Maine with the goal of teaching people how to grow high-quality medical marijuana, reports the Portland Press ...

Feds to Maine Gov: Rehang
Mural or Repay Our Money

Apr 5, 2011 12:40 PM CDT

Feds to Maine Gov: Rehang Mural or Repay Our Money

GOP gov took labor mural down after it was compared to N. Korea propaganda

(Newser) - When Maine Gov. Paul LePage decided to remove a 36-foot mural depicting the state's labor history from the state's Labor Department building, he didn't just tick off union leaders—he ticked off the federal government. The US Labor Department is demanding LePage put the mural back up, or else give...

Mom Streamed
Sex Abuse of
Daughter, 2

Mar 25, 2011 12:11 AM CDT

Mom Streamed Sex Abuse of Daughter, 2

Mother sent images to Brit boyfriend

(Newser) - A woman who sexually abused her own toddler daughter while streaming it live over the Internet was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison. "I never meant to hurt anyone in my family, and I have regretted it ever since," said Maine mom Julie Carr, 33. She was...

Maine Fights Over
Whoopie Pies

Feb 1, 2011 6:12 PM CST

Maine Fights Over Whoopie Pies

Backers want it to be the state dessert

(Newser) - Food fight in Maine, and this one doesn't involve lobsters. Instead, it's about whoopie pies—"creamy frosting sandwiched by a pair of chocolate cakes," explains the Kennebec Journal for the uninitiated. Health food it's not, but whoopies are so beloved that the state legislature is considering a bill...

Connecticut Could Get
30-Plus Inches of Snow

Jan 12, 2011 11:13 AM CST

Connecticut Could Get 30-Plus Inches of Snow

New England pummeled by latest snowpocalypse

(Newser) - A winter storm crashed down on New England today, delivering as much as two feet of snow to parts of Connecticut, with more falling every minute. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we get a 30+ inch report,” says one WTHN meteorologist. Police in the state have responded...

Several Injured After Ski Lift
Breaks; 200 Are Rescued

Dec 28, 2010 3:26 PM CST

Several Injured After Ski Lift Breaks; 200 Are Rescued

Cable jumps track, stranding skiers in Maine

(Newser) - Several people were injured when a ski lift broke at a Maine ski resort today, sending their chairs plunging about 30 feet to the ground. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. All 200 or so people who had been trapped on the lift at the Sugarloaf resort have...

Who Cares Where
Obama Vacations?

OPINION

Aug 17, 2010 10:46 AM CDT

Who Cares Where Obama Vacations?

What's more elitist, a Martha's Vineyard rental or a Texas ranch?

(Newser) - So President Obama likes to vacation in "exotic" places like the state he happened to grow up in, and Michelle Obama recently jetted off to Spain. Why does America care so much, asks Anne Applebaum, who blames the Kennedys' idyllic days in Hyannisport for starting it all. Ironically, it's...

What Obama Did
on His Vacation

SLIDESHOW

Jul 18, 2010 11:10 AM CDT

What Obama Did on His Vacation

President wraps up packed weekend in Maine

(Newser) - President Barack Obama and the first family bid farewell to Maine today after an ambitious weekend vacation full of hiking, biking, boating, tennis, eating out, and maybe just a little ice cream. From the moment they arrived on Friday, it was clear they were determined to make the most of...

Wildfire Smoke Shrouds
New England, Quebec

May 31, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Wildfire Smoke Shrouds New England, Quebec

Blazes raging in Canadian forest send clouds hundreds of miles

(Newser) - Massive clouds of smoke from forest fires raging in Quebec have moved south and east across New England, screening the holiday-weekend sun throughout the region. "I just walked to the beach in Sandwich where you can usually see white cliffs in Plymouth, the Sagamore Bridge and sometimes the Provincetown...

GOP Is Approaching
the Lunatic Fringe

dana milbank

May 15, 2010 11:16 AM CDT

GOP Is Approaching the Lunatic Fringe

Tea Party, Glenn Beck are pushing it to extremes

(Newser) - Dana Milbank sees a Republican party going off the rails thanks to the "purity putsches" of the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, and others. And May 8 may end up being the tipping point, he writes in the Washington Post . Bob Bennett's defeat in Utah grabbed the big headlines, but...

5 Female
Students
Take Down
Slasher

May 6, 2010 6:30 AM CDT

5 Female Students Take Down Slasher

Nursing student save by gutsy girls

(Newser) - Five female students at a Maine university pounced on a slasher who stabbed a woman and held him for police. Howard Wolk, 45, has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a nursing student who had an order of protection against him. Nearby Husson University students rushed...