PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobst...
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Farm Stand And Gourmet Shop In Rural Maine Awarded One Of Six James Beard American Classic Awards
Nezinscot Farm Store, a farm stand and gourmet shop, in rural Turner, Maine was awarded a James … [+] Beard Classic Award. Courtesy of Nezinscot Farm Store Most James Beard Classic Awards are gi...
Powerball Jackpot Reaches $700 Million—Here’s What The Winner Would Take Home After Taxes
Topline The Powerball jackpot jumped to $700 million on Thursday after no winning tickets were drawn Wednesday night, making it the 10th biggest lottery jackpot in history, although the winner would t...
Maine Winner Nabs $1.35 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot—4th Largest Ever—And Here’s What They’ll Take Home
Topline A person in Maine won the massive $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot Friday night—the fourth biggest of all time—despite the unlucky day, the Mega Millions announced Saturday morning, althoug...
Facing Litigation And Years-Long Push For Increased Regulation, Conglomerate Ends Production Of PFAS Chemicals
3M factory (Photo by DAVID PINTENS/BELGA/AFP via Getty Images) BELGA/AFP via Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency describes PFAS, the acronym referring to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl chemical...
GOP Looks To Regain Footing In Maine, A State In The Vanguard Of Progressive Reform
Maine State House in Augusta getty The 2022 election cycle has found the GOP more competitive in New England than it has been in years. Former Providence Mayor Allan Fung (R), who is running to fill t...
Spiff Up Your Wardrobe With The Latest Hotel Amenity From Cambria Hotels
The new collection of socks will soon be available at hotels across the country. Choice Hotels Cambria Hotels, part of the Choice Hotels Group, is fresh off its heels with a new marketing effort that ...
How A New California Law Will Raise The Cost Of Consumer Goods Nationwide
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has been promoting the checks worth up to $1,05...
Chipotle restaurant in Maine becomes chain’s first to file for union election
A customer carries a Chipotle bag in front of a restaurant in Santa Clara, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Chipotle Mexican Grill location i...
In Another Victory For Religious Conservatives, The Supreme Court Struck Down Maine’s Prohibition Against Funding Religious Schools
In a 6-3 ruling further expanding religious interests, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down a Maine program prohibiting government vouchers to religious schools. The exclusion of reli...
Big Solar Gets Spanked Again, This Time In Maine
Last Saturday, residents of Lovell, Maine voted by a margin of 80% to 20% to reject a large solar … [+] project that was proposed to be built in their town. The vote (202-30) provides yet more e...
Thousands Without Power As Winter Storm Brings ‘Bitterly Cold’ Temperatures To Large Portions Of U.S.
Topline Thousands of Americans woke up without electricity Saturday following a winter storm that the National Weather Service said will continue to bring “bitterly cold temperatures” from Texas to Ma...