A new report from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says America’s lobster populations are now being overfished in areas off Maine and Massachusetts.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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After 20 years, ‘American Idol’s’ Julia Gagnon found a brother she had never met
The former ‘American Idol’ finalist began looking for her brother after her birth mother died in Guatemala in 2024. The search ended with a joyful reunion in North Carolina last week.
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Question 1 would limit access for Indigenous voters in Maine, Wabanaki advocates say
The ballot measure would not allow for use of tribal IDs when voting, creating ‘incongruency’ in the law, according to Maine’s secretary of state.
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Jury awards Maine mother $25 million in wrongful death lawsuit against Brunswick health provider
Lyndsey Sutherland alleged that Mid Coast Medical Group failed to follow a standard of care when considering her teenage daughter’s medical symptoms 4 years ago.
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UMaine to demolish its oldest building for parking. Some students are pushing back.
The university wants to replace 192-year-old Crossland Hall on the Orono campus with a parking lot for its sports complex.
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Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat
Sen. Craig Hickman, an organic farmer, says the state ‘must act quickly’ to cover the anticipated loss of federal food assistance for 170,000 Mainers.
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How Hallowell’s clerk got Warren Zevon into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Lisa Gilliam has been a fan for decades, and her social media efforts helped propel the late singer and songwriter into musical immortality.
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Extreme drought expands in southern Maine, despite recent rain
The National Weather Service says the state needs at least another foot of rain before the ground freezes to overcome drought conditions.
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Topsham high school briefly shelters in place following bomb threat
The shelter-in-place protocol was quickly lifted after the school was determined to be safe.
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A new stamp honors Maine writer Sarah Orne Jewett
The South Berwick native is best known for her 1896 novel ‘The Country of the Pointed Firs.’