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Acadia - Maine
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Acadia was the name given to a colonial territory in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day New England, stretching as far south as Philadelphia.
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Local News from The Lewiston Sun Journal via Yahoo! News
Maine paid sick leave proposal fades away
Mar 19, 2010 3:03 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine Senate President Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell has given up on requiring employers to offer paid sick leave but she hasn't given up altogether.
Maine immigration advocate facing federal charges
Mar 19, 2010 2:48 pm
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) A Mexican American who has worked on behalf of Maine immigrants for the last 30 years is facing federal charges of transporting and harboring illegal immigrants and other charges...
Maine Amtrak route extension construction to start
Mar 19, 2010 2:48 pm
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) Officials in Maine say work could begin this summer on a project to upgrade 30 miles of railroad between Portland and Brunswick.
Mar 19, 2010 1:33 pm
AUBURN Jan Jacques of Jan Jacques and Company has been awarded sales agent of the year for 2009 by Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine. The award was presented at the Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine an...
Mar 19, 2010 12:34 pm
LISBON Voters will be asked to approve a 10-year, $350,000 bond issue at a referendum on April 6. It will be the only question on the ballot.
Mar 19, 2010 12:19 pm
LISBON A Lisbon Falls woman and her two young daughters escaped with minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Main Street in Lisbon Falls on Thursday night.
Mar 19, 2010 12:19 pm
LEWISTON There are hundreds of maps in City Hall, but this one was a surprise. City staffers watched Thursday afternoon as Deputy City Administrator Phil Nadeau slit the duct tape and plastic wrappin...
Students weigh in on school budget cuts
Mar 19, 2010 11:33 am
LIVERMORE FALLS School directors will continue their review of the 2010-2011 budget Tuesday, after hearing this week from a seventh-grader concerned about staffing cuts and elimination of the middle ...
Auditor gives officials assessment of finances
Mar 19, 2010 4:34 am
Looking ahead, he advised them to keep enough money in the general fund to pay operating expenses for 60 to 90 days and for emergencies. He said it would save having to loan money until property taxes...
Bliss Thru Shopping: On the hunt
Mar 19, 2010 4:34 am
We only hope were not too late. You know, for Bigfoot. Hes gotten a lot of attention lately in western Maine. Bag Lady and Shopping Siren are aware the big guy likes to keep to himself. And that he mi...
