Five committees are meeting in the State House on Tuesday to take up dozens of the governor’s nominations.
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Maine’s 2012 elver harvest could top $40M
Fishermen this spring received $2,000 and more per pound for the tiny baby eels that make their way up Maine’s rivers each spring.
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Gadget makers already jockeying for holiday edge
Think of it as the opening act at a concert: Nokia, Motorola and Amazon are expected to unveil new mobile devices this week before attention turns to a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad from Apple.
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Labor Day weekend deadly on Maine roads
Six people died in crashes over the holiday weekend, making this the deadliest Labor Day weekend since 1986.
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Judge orders sex change for Mass. prison inmate
The surgery is ruled the only adequate treatment for the inmate who is serving life for murder.
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RI man charged in passenger’s death in court today
The charges stem from an incident that began on the University of New England campus in Biddeford and ended in a crash.
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Lawmakers to vet LePage’s new labor chief
Deputy Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette is tapped to replace outgoing chief Robert Winglass.
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Biddeford pastor charged with possession of child porn
Police say James Napier, 60, had more than 100 pictures on his computer of children, some under the age of 12, engaged in sexual activity.
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Maine lobstermen still catching few breaks
After a slight jump ahead of the holiday weekend, Portland dock prices return to $2.85.