AUGUSTA — Legislation that would take an iconic symbol of Maine’s coastal heritage and tourism economy and give it official status was put on hold by state lawmakers Thursday. Not to worry, lobster lovers. The bill to make the lobster the official state crustacean hasn’t hit a boiling point, but it is on the back […]
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More lobster being processed in Maine — which could lower the price
SACO — America’s lobster industry is sending less of its catch to Canada as processing grows in New England, and the growth could have widespread ramifications for consumers who are demanding more lobster products every year. U.S. lobstermen, clustered in the coastal New England states, have long sent a large amount of their catch to […]
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Maine gaining lobster in northern migration; ocean warming blamed
PORTLAND — The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never before seen in the cold waters off Maine and other northern reaches — a geographic shift that scientists attribute in large part to the warming of the ocean. The trend is driving lobstermen […]
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U.S. Senate OKs Lobster Day resolution pushed by King, Collins
PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King granting the lobster a national day of celebration. The resolution approved this week designates Sept. 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day. King and Collins say National Lobster Day will highlight the significant role that the crustacean […]
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Maine fisherman finds bright orange lobster; his 2nd rarity
RAYMOND, Maine (AP) — A Maine lobsterman has caught a rare bright orange lobster, the second time he’s pulled an odd-colored crustacean from state waters. Bill Coppersmith, of Windham, tells the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1MJXgxp ) he was out on the Gulf of Maine on Wednesday when he caught the orange lobster. Robert Bayer, executive director […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl XXVI: Tyler Frost of Dirigo goes out on his terms
While playing for championships in all three sports at Dirigo High School, Frost always had the needle in the red and the volume knob at 11. His tireless blend of power and speed gave the impression that Frost treated every athletic event as if it could be his last. He didn’t have to summon any […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl XXVI: West routs East, 45-21, as local players shine
The West squad turned Leavitt coach Mike Hathaway’s spread offense into a fun-and-gun Saturday night and dominated Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic XXVI, 45-21, before more than 4,000 fans at Waterhouse Field. It was a Class A rout delivered by a heavy rotation of Class B, C and D players. Falmouth quarterback Noah Nelson completed […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: Quintarian Brown, Ace Curry still teammates, and both healthy
DOVER-FOXCROFT — If it wasn’t an ankle injury, it was a hamstring injury. If not a pulled hamstring, a strained neck. And if all the bones and tendons were working properly, muscle cramps carried out their debilitating effects. That was Quintarian Brown’s football career at Lewiston High School in one painful paragraph. Or, if you prefer […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: Kyle Tervo of Oak Hill unsung, but clearly belongs
Seventy-seven schools played varsity football in Maine this past school year, putting invitations to Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic XXVI at a premium. And Tervo played at Oak Hill, a school that won consecutive Class D football championships with Kyle Flaherty and Alex Mace deservedly earning most of the headlines. With those two locked into […]
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Maine lobsterman gains some fame for catching 3½-foot lobster
FRIENDSHIP — Ricky Louis Felice Jr. said he hopes that he will encounter again the more-than-3-foot-long lobster he helped haul in two months ago. Felice served as a crew member aboard the lobster boat Big Dipper when on May 20 in offshore waters near Friendship the huge crustacean was pulled aboard in one of the […]