http://aggregates.owt.com/aggs/maine-news.xml Maine News 2012-05-16T21:22:30Z LIMESTONE, Maine — While it’s too soon to speculate whether the Maine Military Authority will be receiving a 2,000-3,000 Humvee contract through the Israeli Defense Force, the famed refurbishment facility did receive a visit from IDF ... http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/16/news/aroostook/maine-military-authority-director-positive-about-effort-to-win-israeli-humvee-contract/?ref=latest Wed, 16 May 2012 05:52:36 -0700 YARMOUTH, Maine -- Anyone who thought Frank Knight was your typical tree hugger would have been wrong. The man... http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAiK3_wgt./SIG=13hbrgbpd/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view.bg%3farticleid=1061131723%26srvc=rss Wed, 16 May 2012 06:31:54 -0700 Trustees of a Maine electrical workers union's trust fund have filed a lawsuit to recover $260,000 they say the fund's now-dead administrator embezzled. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAhq3_wgt./SIG=13vrbc70f/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2012/05/16/maine_electrical_union_sues_over_embezzled_money http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47450539 Maine's attorney general says the state will get nearly $75,000 as a part of a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Skechers USA Inc. over unsubstantiated health claims about its products. Skechers will pay $40 million to settle charges by ... 2012-05-16T19:35:07Z 2012-05-16T00:08:19Z FREEPORT, Maine — The Maine Innkeepers Education Foundation, affiliated with the Maine Innkeepers Association, will present nine Maine students with hospitality scholarships at the eighth annual Tees & Textbooks event Monday and Tuesday, June 4-5. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/15/living/maine-innkeepers-group-to-award-scholarships/ YARMOUTH, Maine -- Anyone who thought Frank Knight was your typical tree hugger would have been wrong. The man who spent the last years of his life fighting in vain to save Herbie, the oldest known American elm tree in New England, made his ... 2012-05-15T13:52:42Z http://bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20120515maine_man_to_be_buried_in_casket_made_from_tree_he_revered Tue, 15 May 2012 08:38:00 -0700 Governor Paul LePage announced enhancements to the State of Maine’s award-winning website, http://www.Maine.gov. The newly revamped website takes mobile-ready design to the next le http://finance.yahoo.com/news/maine-gov-website-updated-mobile-153800175.html;_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAi63_wgt. Tue, 15 May 2012 09:15:36 -0700 Maine lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of one bill, but sustained his veto of another. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAiq3_wgt./SIG=13jjfoihh/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2012/05/15/maine_overrides_sustains_govs_vetoes Wed, 16 May 2012 06:32:30 -0700 State police say a 32-year-old Maine woman has been arrested for allegedly being drunk when she showed up at school to pick up her child. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAh63_wgt./SIG=13is5jh26/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2012/05/16/maine_mom_allegedly_drunk_at_school PORTLAND, Maine I was in Portland all of 10 minutes when its soul rolled by on two wheels: a gentleman pedaling through downtown on one of those ridiculously tall bicycles with an oversize front wheel and tiny back wheel. The bike, called a ... 2012-05-16T17:19:07Z http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/16/3244801/portland-a-maine-event-with-grit.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:57 -0700 Maine's attorney general says the state will get nearly $75,000 as a part of a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Skechers USA Inc. over unsubstantiated health claims about its products. http://news.yahoo.com/maine-75-000-skechers-settlement-193957470--finance.html;_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAhK3_wgt. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAha3_wgt./SIG=13vi0gtvf/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2012/05/16/maine_to_get_75k_in_false_advertising_settlement Maine's attorney general says the state will get nearly $75,000 as a part of a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and a footwear company over unsubstantiated health claims about its products. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:08:17 -0700 http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAia3_wgt./SIG=17fbctgga/EXP=1337243475/**http%3a//chicagotribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622872/s/1f6d1e6b/l/0L0Schicagotribune0N0Csports0Cbreaking0Cchi0Ecubs0Emay0Ecall0Eup0Emaine0Eto0Ereplace0Ecastillo0E20A120A5160H0A0H162310A40Bstory0Dtrack0Frss/story01.htm The Cubs have brought Scott Maine to town while Lendy Castillo gets examined by a team physician for a sore groin. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:58 -0700 2012-05-16T11:49:50Z http://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-maine-youth-honored-volunteerism-180100140.html Maine’s top two youth volunteers of the year, Andrew Hayford, 17, and Carly Osgood, 14, both of Cape Neddick, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the presentation of The 2012 ... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:50:52 -0700 Even though Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill Wednesday to make up for an $80 million budget shortfall largely through Medicaid cuts, the debate is far from over. http://news.yahoo.com/maine-budget-balancing-bill-signed-governor-185052415--finance.html;_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAg63_wgt. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Maine-budget-merges-2-state-departments-3563997.php AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The supplemental budget bill just signed by Gov. Paul LePage does more than cut social services. It also consolidates two state departments into a new Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The new department merges ... 2012-05-16T23:52:49Z http://finance.yahoo.com/news/maine-gov-website-updated-mobile-153800175.html Governor Paul LePage announced enhancements to the State of Maine’s award-winning website, http://www.Maine.gov. The newly revamped website takes mobile-ready design to the next level, along with a fresh look, faster speed, and a powerful new ... 2012-05-16T09:26:40Z 2012-05-16T18:37:51Z http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/usa-eels-maine-idUSL1E8GF9SE20120516 PORTLAND, Maine May 16 (Reuters) - George Forni will spend most of next week holed up in his home in Sullivan, Maine, guarded by a new surveillance system and armed with a stun gun and pepper spray as he buys live baby eels from neighbors for ... http://news.yahoo.com/gold-rush-maines-baby-eel-fishermen-185030717.html;_ylt=A2KJjajTRrRP4GAAgq3_wgt. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:47 -0700 PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - George Forni will spend most of next week holed up in his home in Sullivan, Maine, guarded by a new surveillance system and armed with a stun gun and pepper spray as he buys live baby eels from neighbors for thousands of dollars. May 31 marks the end of what has become a gold rush for a small group of Maine fisherman - the 10-week season for catching juvenile eels ... 2012-05-17T00:28:37Z CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs rookie reliever Lendy Castillo was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain, and left-hander Scott Maine was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Castillo, a Rule 5 selection who can't be sent down ... http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7939355/chicago-cubs-place-lendy-castillo-dl-recall-scott-maine