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News Articles: Maine

A lobster rears its claws after being caught off Spruce Head, Maine, Aug. 31, 2021. A group of Maine businesses and trade groups filed a lawsuit against a California aquarium Monday, March 13, 2023, for recommending seafood customers avoid buying lobster.

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  • National

The Maine lobster industry sues California aquarium over a do-not-eat listing

Industry groups are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation, arguing that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.

March 15, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. On Monday, his daughter Bernice King said, "My father's 'dream' wasn't palpable to the white masses, including politicians."

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  • Race

Maine newspaper apologizes for running a redacted version of 'I Have a Dream' speech

Critics of the Bangor Daily News said the redacted version promotes a whitewashed and sanitized version of Martin Luther King Jr. that does not convey his radical views and work as an activist.

January 18, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
Maine is the largest lobster-producing state in the U.S. Some of the gear used to catch the crustaceans poses an entanglement risk to the endangered North American right whale population.

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  • Business

Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now

Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.

November 30, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Residents in Millinocket, Maine, say they are outraged after an insurance agency displayed a racist sign remarking on the new Juneteenth federal holiday.

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  • National

2 insurance companies end relationship with Maine agency after racist Juneteenth sign

An image of the racist sign was shared online Monday, gaining the attention of thousands across social media.

June 23, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Tracy and Nat Bell in their home in Leeds, Maine.

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  • National

The war in Ukraine has derailed one American family's adoption plan

The Bell family has been trying to adopt Vanya and Serogzha from Ukraine for about two years.

March 09, 2022
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  • Susan Sharon
Residents Julio Orsini and Jesse Mackin share a meal together with staff during lunch break in the garden at the Mountain View Correctional Faciltiy in Charleston Maine in August of 2021.

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  • National

This Prison Teaches Inmates How To Grow Their Own Food

Inmates at Maine's Mountain View Correctional Facility are growing their own food. Advocates say the alternative to "mystery meat" means healthier inmates who are learning valuable skills.

September 17, 2021
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  • Susan Sharon
"My wife and I stumbled on this place while cruising coastal Maine in 2019 and we got the biggest and tastiest lobster rolls I've ever eaten," said Karen's Hideaway patron JS O'Connor.

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  • National

The Year We Learned to Cook Seafood At Home, And Sent Prices Soaring

A lot of Americans learned to shuck oysters and cook fish at home during the pandemic. Now that restaurants are getting back to normal, there's a supply crunch.

May 28, 2021
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  • Fred Bever
An ongoing investigation found the temperature problem "is not something on the Maine CDC or state of Maine side," Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said.

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  • Health

4,400 Moderna Vaccine Doses Not Kept Cold Enough May Be Unusable

Maine says it received vaccines with "the thermometer on the outside of the boxes ... [showing] that at some point the required minimum temperature had been exceeded."

January 19, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Some churches at the center of COVID-19 outbreaks have shunned attention or responded with defiance, while others have limited crowd sizes and encouraged congregants to wear masks and practice social distancing.

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  • National

Some Faith Leaders Defiant, Others Transparent Over COVID-19 Outbreaks

Many faith leaders may believe churches are singled out for blame, but one Baptist pastor in Maine called for safety precautions after members tested positive for the coronavirus.

November 19, 2020
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  • Patty Wight
The virus has spread beyond the people who were at the Aug. 7 wedding reception in Millinocket Lake, located roughly 190 miles northeast of the state's most populous city of Portland.

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  • Health

53 Coronavirus Cases Reportedly Linked To Maine Wedding Reception

Nearly half the people who attended the reception have tested positive for the virus. Maine authorities say it has spread to others who did not attend the wedding, including a woman who has died.

August 24, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
A great white shark swims off the shore of Cape Cod, Mass., in July 2019. A woman was killed by a great white in Maine on Monday — the first fatal attack in the state's history.

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  • National

Great White Shark Kills Woman In Maine

It's the first fatal shark attack in the state's history, officials say. The woman, wearing a black wetsuit, might have been mistaken for a seal.

July 28, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar speaks to supporters in Austin, Texas, in March.

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  • Politics

Texas Democrat MJ Hegar To Face Cornyn; Maine's Sara Gideon Will Challenge Collins

In a night of primaries, President Trump's personal physician Ronny Jackson secured a nomination to represent a Texas congressional district and Jeff Sessions lost a bid to regain his Senate seat.

July 15, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman

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