A humpback whale off the coast of Acadia National Park.

“What an honor that the Obama family has chosen Maine for vacation when they could have gone anywhere in the country. I think the Obamas will really enjoy the quiet woods, beautiful coast, wonderful people and everything else that brings thousands of families here every year,” said Congresswoman Chellie Pingree who is a graduate of The College of the Atlantic on the island.

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Congressman Mike Michaud and Congresswoman Chillie Pingree voted to pass H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, which is a bill that extends unemployment benefits for 6 months. While the House bill passed, the Senate adjourned for the Independence Day recess without passing a bill.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that the Town of Madawaska will receive a $2 million investment for wastewater treatment system improvements. According to the EDA, this investment will lead to the construction of critical improvements to Madawaska’s wastewater treatment system to repair damage caused by the May 2008 flooding of the St. John River.

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On June 14, the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Board of Directors approved four MTI Development Awards to three Maine information technology companies and one technology transfer project in the area of forest products technology. All recipients are pioneering technology innovations.

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Governor John E. Baldacci today joined representatives from the Nordic Heritage Center, the Maine Winter Sports Center, the U.S. Biathlon Association and the Libra Foundation to announce that Maine will be hosting two 2011 Biathlon World Cup events.

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It was Branden Butterfield's first parade

The streets were mostly lined with many young families, and retirees. I was heartwarming to see a large contingent of WWII veterans and veterans from all subsequent wars. All branches of the service marched. Governor John Baldacci, a Bangor native, was Grand Marshal.

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A home in Freeport being weatherized

Maine has now weatherized more than 30 percent of their total targeted Recovery Act funded homes, which enables the state to receive the remainder of the funds allocated. In total – Recovery Act funding for weatherization of low-income homes for Maine is $41.9 million.

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Maine has quality of place assets not many New England states offer. Artists and writers have flocked to the state for centuries, inspired by the state’s mountains, lakes, and over 3,000 miles of coastline. Industries were created in the state using Maine’s natural assets. Hydropower generated the energy to sustain mills that utilized the state’s forests, during the last century.

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Maine, there is no other state like it.

he serves his spaghetti to over eight hundred people, to help the homeless.