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'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters PORTLAND, Maine -- Thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster 'ghost traps' live beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine. The traps have been lost over the years to storms,... In this article: Maine, The Miami Herald, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, Atlantic, Portland, and U.S. |
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AP Online | November 18, 2009
Group rallies for Maine paid sick leave bill
Group rallies for Maine paid sick leave bill PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Supporters of draft legislation forcing Maine companies to give employees paid sick days off marched to the offices of the Portland Regional Chamber to urge the business...
In this article: Portland
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boston.com - Latest Maine news | 19 hours ago
Maine apartment fire leaves 7 homeless
...7 homeless THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING PORTLAND, Maine-A fire at an apartment building in Maine's largest city has left seven people homeless. Firefighters were called to the Portland apartment at about 1 a.m....
In this article: Portland, All rights reserved, Wcsh-tv, and Associated Press
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 10, 2009
3-state meeting with FairPoint postponed
...10, 2009 at 11:34 a.m. PORTLAND, Maine Legislative leaders from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have postponed a three-state meeting with FairPoint Communications to discuss the company's bankruptcy proceedings. Lawmakers, consumer...
In this article: FairPoint Communications, Vermont, New Hampshire, Cincinnati, Concord, N.H, Portland, and West Virginia
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Winning author tells story of civil rights pioneer
...Fineberg) PORTLAND, Maine-Maine author Phillip Hoose said winning a National Book Award for his chronicle of a young civil rights pioneer was all the more moving because she took the stage with him when he accepted the honor. Hoose won...
In this article: Claudette Colvin, National Book Award, New York, All rights reserved, Gore Vidal, Rosa Parks, Portland, and Montgomery, Ala
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Maine police unveil 2nd poetry calendar
...BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine's largest police department is releasing a second calendar that features poetry and photographs taken by the city's men and women in blue. The 2010 Portland Police Department...
In this article: Portland
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TIME | November 16, 2009
Maine Voters Reject Gay-Marriage Law
PORTLAND, Maine) Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage.
In this article: Portland, California, Maine Legislature, and Barack Obama
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The State of Maine (/ˈmeɪn/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of New England and is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States. It is known for its scenery — its jagged, mostly rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, and its heavily forested interior — as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and clams.
The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking peoples. The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party. The first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived Popham Colony, was established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and Indian attacks wiped out many of them over the years. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen settlements still survived. American and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Maine was an exclave of Massachusetts until 1820, when as a result of the growing population, it became the 23rd state on March 15 under the Missouri Compromise.
- Name:
- Maine
- Also Known As:
- The Pine Tree State
- Capital:
- Augusta
- Motto:
- "Dirigo" ("I lead")
- Largest City:
- Portland
- Governor:
- John Baldacci (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- None
- Total Area:
- 35,385
- Area of Land:
- 80,005
- Area of Inland Water:
- 11,724
- Latitude:
- 42° 58′ N to 47° 28′ N
- Longitude:
- 66° 57′ W to 71° 5′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,606
- Highest Point:
- Mount Katahdin
- Admittance Date:
- March 15, 1820
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Mainer
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