ROCKPORT (AP) — The cod isn’t so sacred in New England anymore. The fish-and-chips staple was once a critical piece of New England’s fishing industry, but catch is plummeting to all-time lows in the region. The decline of the fishery has made the U.S. reliant on foreign cod, and cod fish fillets and steaks purchased […]
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Leather maker, Lyme tester among tech grants in Maine
BRUNSWICK (AP) — A company that makes leather products and a startup that wants to design a new Lyme disease test are among the recipients of more than $1 million in grants from the Maine Technology Institute. The institute says it has approved 25 awards that will support innovation all around the state. The grants […]
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Durham engineer taking the light switch into the future
DURHAM — Jon Hanson figures the lowly light switch is due for a makeover. He’s going halfway around the world to help make it happen. The freelance engineer was en route Thursday to the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Brisbane, Australia, to refine his idea for a smarter light switch. The trip was paid for in […]
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Maine medical examiner wants more money to handle OD deaths
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is dealing with so many drug overdose deaths that the state medical examiner is asking for more money to handle the workload. The epidemic of heroin, fentanyl and other opioids is behind a record number of overdose deaths — 378 last year in Maine. The attorney general’s office, which oversees the […]
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Jared Golden offers bill to help officers with post-traumatic stress
AUGUSTA (AP) — A police office diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could have an easier time accessing worker’s compensation under a Democrat’s bill. The bill would create a presumption that a first responder’s diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder came about from their job. The presumption would be taken as true unless proven otherwise. Assistant House […]
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Maine leaders happy with new Amazon sales tax
PORTLAND — Buying things from Amazon is about to cost you a little bit more, and state leaders say that’s a good thing. Starting on April 1, less than two weeks from now, the world’s largest on-line retailer will start collecting Maine’s 5.5 percent sales tax. What that means for you is pretty clear, everything […]
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Congressman Bruce Poliquin hasn't said how he will vote on GOP health bill
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and legislative Republicans have pushed for changes now melded into their party’s national health care bill. U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin pushed for others at a White House meeting on Tuesday. But with a vote expected in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday and top Republicans ruling out more changes that they […]
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Maine lawmakers offer two bills for employee paid leave
AUGUSTA (AP) — Two lawmakers are behind bills calling for paid family leave. Independent Rep. Owen Casas’s conceptual bill would require employers to provide more time and flexibility to certain employees who become parents. Democratic Rep. Mattie Daughtry’s bill would create a paid family leave insurance program funded by employee contributions. It would provide either […]
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OOB man burns parent's house, kills pets trying to kill ants with matches
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — Maine’s state fire marshal says a man burned down his parents’ house and killed three pets while trying to exterminate ants in his basement with matches. Investigators say 21-year-old Devon Doucette was trying to incinerate the ants with wooden matches when one of them ignited combustible materials. The fire quickly […]
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Maine bills target texting while driving, learner's permits
AUGUSTA (AP) — New drivers in Maine would have to wait more months for an intermediate driver’s license under one lawmaker’s proposal. The Legislature on Tuesday will hold public hearings on bills that would tackle texting while driving and increase requirements for young drivers. Republican Rep. MaryAnne Kinney’s legislation would require people younger than 21 […]