Cindy Gagnon began some detective work this summer to find out where a damaged headstone kept in storage in a Fairfield museum really belonged, and ultimately made her way a few towns over to China.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
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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Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Woman reopens Iraqi market in Waterville following death of her husband
Rosol Hobbi, 24, thought she could not reopen the Iraqi Kabab Market after her husband, Akram “AJ” Mohammad, died in a motorcycle crash Sept. 1, but she said the Waterville community rallied around her and encouraged her to reopen.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Two people shot, seriously wounded in Old Port
The early morning shootings are the latest in a series of violent crimes that are challenging Portland police and concerning community leaders.
Posted inMaine, Times Record, Uncategorized
Photos: Bowdoinham’s Annual 5K Chicken Run and 1-mile fun run
Bowdoinham hosted its annual 5k Chicken Run and 1-mile fun run Friday night to raise money for Bowdoinham Community Schools.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine politicians scramble to show support for lobster industry
Long seen as emblematic of Maine’s hardworking ethos, lobstering holds an outsized influence on the state’s electorate and politicians from both parties want to show voters that they are on board.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Kittery shipyard’s impact last year soared to $1.3 billion
Southern Maine towns and cities benefited from large number of workers and their salaries.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta man charged with stealing Pride flags in Hallowell
Caleb Braginton-Hoyt, 28, arrested after allegedly stealing flags from two residences and the NAMI Maine building at 52 Water St.
Posted inBusiness, Times Record
Red’s Eats steps into fray between lobstermen, feds with ‘pay it forward’ benefit
Voted best lobster roll in New England by boston.com, Red’s Eats will donate a free dinner for two to those who give a sizable donation to the fall Save the Lobstermen fundraiser.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Police investigate shooting of man in face on Gardiner street
Police say the man was shot Wednesday and taken to the hospital in an incident that remains under investigation.