The northern shrimp fishery has been closed for 3 years.
2017
Cushnoc Brewing Co. to debut in Augusta
The microbrewery will open on Water Street in the fall, serving locally made beer and wood-fired brick oven pizza.
Downtown Augusta rock shop to reopen
A friend of the former owner of Sonny’s Museum and Rock Shop plans to reopen it Saturday, and she even included a tribute to him in the shop.
Moses Okot pleads guilty to federal gun charge related to Old Port shooting
Moses Okot is accused of shooting and stabbing one man and shooting another in November 2015, while on probation for a prior murder in 2011.
Ivanka Trump will become official White House employee
The president’s daughter will be unpaid but will have to abide by ethics rules.
Super Bowl trophy headed to Bangor – but not Portland
New England Patriots fans can have their photo taken with the Vince Lombardi trophy during the event at the Cross Insurance Center.
LePage says he undertips waiters, tells them to complain to legislators
The practice is part of the governor’s campaign to push the Legislature to restore the tip credit that voters decided should be phased out.
UMaine to open football season with ‘Thursday Night Throwdown’ at UNH
The longtime rivals will battle in the season opener Aug. 31 in Durham.
March going out like a lion, April may arrive on a sled
April snowstorms aren’t uncommon but they’re often unwelcome. The heavy wet snow they can bring is the biggest issue we may have this weekend.
South Portland loses bid to have Maine Municipal Association pay legal fees in pipeline lawsuit
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court finds that the pipeline company’s claim of lost property rights lets Maine Municipal Association members off the hook.