The announcement of Saariaho’s death was posted by her husband, composer Jean-Baptiste Barrière, son and daughter.
Jordan Andrews
Jordan began working at the Portland Press Herald in February 2022 covering fisheries and civil litigation. Since starting her journalism career in 2013, she has worked as a staff reporter for Midcoast weeklies The Republican Journal, Camden Herald and Courier Gazette, covering a range of beats, and for The Portland Phoenix, covering education, business and the waterfront. Her articles have also appeared in The Maine Monitor and The Free Press. In 2016, her coverage of Maine State Prison was recognized by The New England First Amendment Coalition. Before writing for newspapers, Jordan worked for the MDI Biological Laboratory engaging students in eelgrass restoration and other projects of the Community Environmental Health Lab, as a marine science educator for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, and on the trail crew at Acadia National Park. She lives in Belfast with her husband, stepdaughters and two cats.
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DNA testing excludes Dennis Dechaine from some key crime scene evidence
A lawyer for Dechaine, who was convicted of murdering 12-year-old Sarah Cherry 34 years ago, says he will ask for a new trial based on state-of-the-art DNA tests.
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Maine seaweed company bids for more growth, signs deal with business backed by celebrity chef
Atlantic Sea Farms hopes to raise $3.5 million one year after opening a new processing facility in Biddeford.
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Maine companies turn to automation as labor shortage persists
Automating functions isn’t always aimed at reducing staff, but it helps when human workers are harder to find.
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After lobster ruling, federal regulators mull how to quickly reduce risks for right whales
Among possible measures: limits on traps, reductions in the number of lines and a longer seasonal closure of lobstering waters.
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Lobstering group appeals decision in lawsuit over whale-protection rules
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says the new regulations are based on faulty science, and is now attempting to take that argument to a higher court.
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Maine fishermen are fighting to harvest more pogies, used as lobster bait
A complex quota system governs how many of the fish, also known as menhaden, can be harvested by states on the East Coast. But there’s debate about how or if the quotas should be changed.
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Boycotts, backlash over lobster fishery’s addition to ‘red list’
Maine’s lobster industry and its supporters are fighting back after Seafood Watch placed lobster on a list of seafood to avoid because of sustainability concerns.
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Seafood group ‘red lists’ lobster over risk to right whales
The designation by Seafood Watch urging consumers to avoid Maine’s prized marine species provokes strong pushback from industry advocates and Gov. Janet Mills.
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Bed Bath & Beyond to close many stores as sales decline
The home-goods chain plans to lay off some of its workforce and shutter 150 stores nationwide, and it’s not yet clear if any of Maine’s four branches will be affected.