http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine Continuously updated Maine news from Associated Press and Reuters. en-us 2009-11-22T11:54:43Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/22/nh_man_who_struck_deer_hit_by_2_cars?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news New Hampshire State police say a man whose car was disabled in the highway after striking a large deer tried to warn oncoming traffic before being struck by two cars and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. 2009-11-22T05:59:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/22/one_jackpot_winner?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news One of the tickets sold in Oklahoma for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 2009-11-22T05:29:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/22/atheist_student_groups_flower_on_college_campuses?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Eric Gorski 2009-11-22T05:09:32Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/d9c4bj8g1?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are: 7-26-36-49-58 2009-11-22T04:19:29Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/megabucks_plus?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Here are the winning numbers selected in Saturday's Tri-State Megabucks Plus lottery drawing: 16-28-29-36-39 Megaball 6 2009-11-22T01:19:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/chief_teachers_aide_should_lose_gun_license?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Portland Police Chief James Craig says he will ask prosecutors to bring charges against a teacher's aide who brought a handgun into a school this week. 2009-11-21T18:59:19Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/pick_3_pick_4_numbers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in both drawings of the daily New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine lotteries: EVENING DRAWING 2009-11-21T18:49:19Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/inmate_accused_of_biting_maine_corrections_officer?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Authorities say a Cumberland County jail inmate was Tasered after he bit a corrections officer and refused to let go. 2009-11-21T17:29:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/planes_ready_to_leave_brunswick_maine_navy_base?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. David Sharp, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-21T16:09:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/uss_virginia_heading_to_portsmouth_shipyard?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Senators from Maine and New Hampshire say the arrival of a new submarine at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will usher in a new era for the shipyard team. 2009-11-21T14:09:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/maine_dad_accused_of_abduction_waives_extradition?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news A man accused of abducting his 2-year-old daughter and bringing her to New Hampshire has agreed to be returned to Maine. 2009-11-21T13:29:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/21/maine_governor_cuts_not_pretty?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Gov. John Baldacci says nearly every department in state government will see further cuts in their programs. 2009-11-21T13:09:31Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/maine_woman_says_meat_caused_e_coli_sickness?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news An Augusta woman who says she contracted an E. Coli infection after eating meat produced by New York-based Fairbank Farms has filed a lawsuit against the company. 2009-11-21T03:49:28Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/tri_state_weekly_grand?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The four numbers drawn Friday in the Tri-State Weekly Grand lottery in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were 4, 5, 13 and 33, and the Lucky Ball number was 11. 2009-11-21T00:19:31Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/ap_names_new_england_news_editor_in_restructuring?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The Associated Press has named Karen Testa, currently the news editor for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as New England news editor as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports. 2009-11-20T22:19:40Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/planes_ready_to_leave_brunswick_maine_navy_base_1258754367?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. David Sharp, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-20T21:59:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/bridge_reopening_to_nh_maine_traffic?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The Memorial Bridge connecting Portsmouth, N.H., to Kittery, Maine, has reopened to motor vehicle traffic after some repairs have been made. It had been closed since Oct. 16. 2009-11-20T21:59:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/planes_ready_to_leave_brunswick_maine_navy_base?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. David Sharp, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-20T21:19:34Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/maine_jobless_rate_drops?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says the state's jobless rate dropped by 0.3 percentage point in October to 8.2 percent 2009-11-20T20:19:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/cdc_swine_flu_cases_seem_to_be_dropping_in_us?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer 2009-11-20T19:17:04Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/investors_sue_fla_lawyer_in_fraud_probe_for_100m?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices. Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer 2009-11-20T19:05:58Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/pick_3_pick_4_numbers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in both drawings of the daily New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine lotteries: EVENING DRAWING 2009-11-20T18:41:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/cops_say_topsham_girl_found_after_2_days_in_ravine_1258739967?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Topsham police say a local teenager missing for two days was trapped in her car in a ravine. 2009-11-20T17:59:27Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/cops_say_topsham_girl_found_after_2_days_in_ravine?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Topsham police say a local teenager missing for two days was trapped in her car in a ravine. 2009-11-20T17:49:26Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/bangor_land_trust_has_plan_for_city_land?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news The Bangor Land Trust is going to protect 205 acres of land in a way that officials say will balance recreational opportunities with wildlife sensitivity. 2009-11-20T16:29:22Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/4th_fire_in_n_maine_town?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news A Medway man has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed a vacant house in his northern Maine town. 2009-11-20T14:29:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/11/20/maine_campaign_fund_faces__shortage?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news Maine's looming budget shortfall is casting a shadow over the state's public campaign finance fund. 2009-11-20T14:09:27Z