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Portland ME, MaineNew England shrimp season kicks off
Hopes are high as New England's northern shrimp fishing season kicks off.
'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters
Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation's lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster "ghost traps." Lost over the years to storms, boats - even the knives of fishermen who've cut them from their buoys to settle scores - many of the traps continue catching lobsters.
Maine woman says meat caused E. coli sickness
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.
Winning author tells story of civil rights pioneer
Maine author Phillip Hoose said winning a National Book Award for his chronicle of a young civil rights pioneer was all the more moving because she took the stage with him when he accepted the honor.
Group rallies for Maine paid sick leave bill
Supporters of draft legislation forcing Maine companies to give employees paid sick days off marched to the offices of the Portland Regional Chamber to urge the business group to support their cause.
Mainers get have say on low-level flights
Mainers will have their say Saturday on a proposal by the National Guard to expand low-level flight training over western Maine and part of New Hampshire.
Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish
Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.
Creditors withdraw motion in FairPoint bankruptcy
Bondholders who are owed more than $550 million by FairPoint Communications Inc. have withdrawn a motion asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to investigate factors leading to FairPoint's Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
Maine man nominated to head northern border panel
A Maine man has been nominated to become the federal co-chairperson of a commission that aims to create jobs and boost the economy in the northern reaches of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
3-state meeting with FairPoint postponed
Legislative leaders from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have postponed a three-state meeting with FairPoint Communications to discuss the company's bankruptcy proceedings.
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