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Hot, dry summer bringing fewer cases of Lyme disease

New England’s hot summer might be helping keep the ticks that carry Lyme disease at bay. The Northeastern states – which are some of the worst for Lyme in the U.S., posing a hazar...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

China tariffs could erode remaining US shark fin business

PORTLAND, Maine – A new set of Chinese tariffs on U.S. seafood, including items made from shark fins, could further erode what remains of the American industry for the controversial products...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

He has been to 51 Super Bowls, and No. 52 may be his last

81-year-old part of ‘Never Miss a Super Bowl Club’

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Beaked baby boomers: Record year for puffin chicks in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine – Puffins face existential challenges, but the little birds found a new role in Maine this summer: baby boomers. The 2017 nesting season was the most productive on...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Transgender teen named homecoming king wants to spread love

PORTLAND, Maine – A transgender Maine teen who was crowned homecoming king at his new school says love and tolerance motivated his schoolmates to support him, and he wants to use his time in...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education

1 of oldest Native American birch-bark canoes now on display

BRUNSWICK, Maine – One of the oldest-known examples of a Native American birch-bark canoe is on display at a museum in Maine, where indigenous tribes have used them for thousands of years. ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say

PORTLAND, Maine – As lawmakers propose banning the sale of shark fins in the U.S., a pair of scientists is pushing back, saying the effort might actually harm attempts to conserve the marine...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Literally lousy: Parasite plagues world salmon industry

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe. A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick – Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe. A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world...

DATE: Sep 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Winter lingered in northern New England, and so will the mud

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine – Spring is in the air. But mud is on the ground, and will be for a while. Mud season is an annual mucky rite of passage in the lives of northern New England...

DATE: May 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

To save rare black pigs, we must eat them

Fewer than 500 mulefoots registered in country

DATE: Jan 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food

New food labels will cut waste, USDA says

‘Best if used by’ date could be less confusing

DATE: Dec 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Food