ORONO — They sat comfortably on couches, in front of the big-screen TV, curious to where the NCAA tournament committee would send them. They had to wait for nearly an hour into the ESPN show, but when the name MAINE finally appeared they whooped, filling the tight confines of the Alfond Family Lounge with cheers. […]
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The Hot Corner: Black Bears stir up pride in Maine girls' and womens' basketball
I’m not the world’s leading apologist for my state of origin. Invariably the conversation turns to the tax burden, job market, black fly population, mathematical certainty of a crippling snowstorm in mid-March and the fact that it took y’all decades to finally get a Krispy Kreme or a Chick-Fil-A. At that point, I can only […]
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Fishermen of baby eels expect high price as stocks dry up
ROCKPORT (AP) — Members of Maine’s baby-eel fishing industry are expecting high prices for the tiny fish this year because of a shortage on the international market, and sushi lovers could end up feeling the pinch. Maine is the only U.S. state with a significant fishery for baby eels, or elvers. The tiny, translucent eels […]
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Maine caregivers divided on proposals for medical marijuana
A new medical cannabis reform bill is drawing mixed reviews from Maine’s caregiver network, the 3,000-strong mom-and-pop side of the state’s $50 million industry. “There’s good stuff and there’s bad stuff,” said Dawson Julia, a caregiver who treats hundreds of patients out of his Unity shop. “It’s a big bill, but there’s a lot more […]
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Bills to better serve Mainers with disabilities move forward on party-line votes
AUGUSTA — Bills that would beef up both the internal and external oversight of the state’s care of people with intellectual disabilities and autism won party-line approval from the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on Monday. One bill would create an independent panel within the Department of Health and Human Services to review deaths […]
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College roundup: Maine hockey wins; Bates lacrosse swept
LEWISTON — Fourth-ranked Middlebury scored the first seven goals of the contest and never looked back, defeating the Bates women’s lacrosse team 12-5 to open their season on Saturday. Panthers goalie Julia Keith made nine saves, while Georgia Carroll paced the Panther attack with three goals and four assists. Emma Johns and Casey O’Neill caused […]
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Maine lobster catch in 2017 dips to lowest level in six years
PORTLAND (AP) — Regulators in the state that dominates the U.S. lobster haul say the catch of the crustaceans fell to its lowest level since 2011 last year, but the industry remains strong. The Maine Department of Marine Resources says fishermen in the state caught a little more than 110.8 million pounds (50.3 million kilograms) […]
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Maine Senate president seeks probe of DHHS response to abuse reports before girl’s death
Revelations about the beating death of a Stockton Springs girl are increasing pressure on the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to disclose how it responded to reports that 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy was being abused by her mother and stepfather. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, called Thursday night for Gov. Paul LePage to mount […]
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L.L. Bean raises age to 21 to buy rifles, ammunition
L.L. Bean Inc. has joined a growing list of firearms dealers that say they no longer will sell guns and ammunition to customers under the age of 21. The Freeport-based retailer is following in the footsteps of other major gun sellers such as Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, both of which announced this week that […]
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Confirmed cases of physical abuse of children jumped 52% in Maine over eight years
Confirmed cases of physical abuse of children in Maine increased by 52 percent from 2008 to 2016 even though the overall number of abuse and neglect cases declined slightly during that time, state statistics show. For the same period, reports of suspected neglect and abuse – which the state categorizes as physical, emotional or sexual […]