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Could tar sands oil be headed to Maine?

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Environmental groups in Maine are keeping a close eye on any potential plans to transport tar sands oil via a pipeline that runs from South Portland to Canada.

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Occupy evictions include Pittsburgh, Miami and Portland, Maine

Occupy evictions have been occurring with some frequency over the past few months. A camp in Portland, Maine is one of the most recent among Occupy evictions.

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Deadline looms for Occupy Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Time is almost up for Occupy Maine.

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Judge: Occupy protesters must leave Portland park

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) – Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren says the OccupyMaine demonstrators camped in Lincoln Park must get out.

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Judge: Occupy protesters must leave Portland park

Portland's new police chief

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The Portland Police Department has a new leader.

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Portland man announces challenge to Pingree

A mariner from Portland has announced plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree. Republican Patrick Calder admits he is a long shot, but says it's important that Maine voters have a choice at the polls.

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Occupy Maine goes to court to remain in city park

Occupy Maine demonstrators who've camped out in Portland's Lincoln Park since October are getting their opportunity to make their case to a state judge.

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2 Mainers received federal appointments

Two Maine natives have received federal appointments from President Barack Obama. Portland lawyer William Kayatta Jr. was appointed Monday to fill a seat on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Boston.

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Airtran is out, Southwest is in, at Maine airport

The arrival of Southwest Airlines in Portland, Maine, is expected to give a boost to the number of travelers using the Portland International Jetport.

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Portland, Maine, airport gets full-body scanners

The airport in Maine's largest city is the state's first to get full-body scanners. The Transportation Security Administration on Monday demonstrated the new passenger screening equipment at the Portland International Airport, where three of the machines will be in use by week's end.

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