A new rule could limit the minimum size of lobsters that can be legally harvested. Fishermen say the specifics would mean crossing 1-pound lobsters off the menu.
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L.L. Bean unveils details of its $50 million Freeport campus makeover
Last week, the retail giant announced plans to broaden outdoor spaces, merge outdoor equipment and revamp entrances, walkways and parking at its flagship store in Freeport.
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U.S. to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
The pledge continues a push by the Democratic administration to require airlines to improve customer service, and comes just weeks before the start of the peak summer travel season.
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‘No good options’ if Congress fails to act on debt, treasury secretary says
Republican lawmakers, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, are demanding spending cuts in return for raising the borrowing limit.
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Hope vs. rope: Can technology save the whales, and Maine’s lobster industry, too?
The fishery has less than 6 years to come up with a new way of harvesting its catch – or risk regulations that could put lobstermen out of business.
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Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville names new director of marketing, membership
WATERVILLE — Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce welcomes Bridget Campbell as its new marketing and membership director. She will be replacing Brandi Meisner, who was VP of operations, and has left to work for her family businesses Maine Cedar Hot Tubs and Skowhegan Wooden Rule Co., following two years in her position. Campbell, who was advertising […]
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Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican culture, not independence
The focus on drinking and eating brings criticism, as beer manufacturers and other marketers capitalize on the day’s festive nature.
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FDA weighing 1st over-the-counter birth control pill
Advisers will meet next week to review drugmaker Perrigo’s application.
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Wall Street sinks on worries about banks
Helping to support stocks is a largely better-than-feared earnings reporting season.
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Could AI pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT
Though the Writers Guild of America is striking for better pay in an industry where streaming has upended many of the old rules, AI looms as rising anxiety.