Browsing: Maine
Over the past 13 years, great white sharks have increasingly made their presence known off Maine’s coast. More than 100…
Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from Maine after governor vows state will ‘follow the law’ on transgender athletes
An executive order Trump signed gives federal agencies wide latitude to make sure entities that receive federal funding abide by…
Florida panthers, Maine moose, North Carolina red wolves and motorists in 16 states will benefit from $125 million in highway…
Dramatic courtroom video shows jurors stopping escape attempt by convicted child assaulter
A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Maine but two jurors and a detective…
New England fishermen sentenced in complex fraud case involving Atlantic herring—a fish species vitally important as commercial lobster bait
Several commercial fishermen in New England have been sentenced in a fraud scheme that centered on a critically important species…
Sleuthing L.L. Bean heiress discovered trees at her seaside home in Maine had been poisoned—now her neighbors have been fined $1.7m for their new ocean view
Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic…
U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales
U.S. regulators decided Wednesday to allow American fishermen to harvest thousands of pounds of valuable baby eels in the coming…
Robust agricultural harvests of delicious fruits and vegetables dazzle every summer menu, but, in New England, seafood wears the crown…
Maine’s lobstermen claim their boats have unconstitutional ankle bracelets because of rules designed to save rare whales
A group of lobster fishermen has sued fishing regulators in federal court, claiming that new electronic monitoring requirements designed to protect…