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2011
Powerful thunderstorms produce hail and set ski lodge on fire
It appears that a lightning strike started a fire in the main lodge at the Mt. Abram Ski Resort
State seeks public’s input on Martin Point Bridge replacement project
Though the replacement of the bridge won’t start until next year, the state still wants to hear from the public
LePage signs bill targeting ‘bath salts’
The bill establishes a $350 fine for possession of the substance. It also establishes penalties for trafficking that can carry jail time for repeat offenses.
Portland teen dies of apparent drowning
A 15-year-old boy was swimming alone before his body was discovered by other residents at an apartment complex on Forest Avenue.
Court orders immediate halt to gay military ban
Pentagon officials said today that they will comply with the court order and are taking immediate steps to inform commanders in the field.
Auto industry on a hiring spree
Two years after the end of the Great Recession, the auto industry is hiring again – and much faster than the rest of the economy. As an employer, it’s growing faster than airplane manufacturers, shipbuilders, health care providers and the federal government.
Alert: Terrorists look to implant bombs in humans
The U.S. government has been working with foreign air carriers and governments to identify ways to discover hidden explosives, including bombs potentially hidden inside of humans.
Facebook launches video calls,group chat features
Quick on the heels of Google’s launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook said today that its 750 million users will now be able to make video calls on the site.
The feature will be powered by the Internet phone service Skype. Facebook also redesigned its chat feature, so that the people a user messages the most often show up first.
Spreading hacking scandal touches UK nerves
Almost no one, it seems, was safe from a tabloid determined to beat its rivals, whatever it takes.