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Maine congressional delegation flexes political muscle to protect lobster exports - Press Herald

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Maine congressional delegation flexes political muscle to protect lobster exports
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Three of the nation’s top trade negotiators will be in Portland on Friday to hold closed-door talks with Maine’s $1.5 billion-a-year lobster industry as it is trying to defend its European market from tariff-free Canadian competition and its Asian

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Sears to close another 72 stores but none in Maine - Press Herald

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Sears to close another 72 stores but none in Maine
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Associated Press. NEW YORK – Sears will close another 72 stores as sales shrink and losses grow, an announcement that has become a familiar refrain as the company retrenches. According the the list released by the company, no stores in Maine will be …

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Maine bishop had 'no alternative' but to leave state ecumenical group - Catholic News Agency

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Maine bishop had ‘no alternative’ but to leave state ecumenical group
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After the Maine Council of Churches changed its decision-making process earlier this year, the Bishop of Portland was forced to withdraw from the group, the Portland Press-Herald reported Tuesday. The council had previously required unanimous agreement …
To preserve moral witness, Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of ChurchesReligion News Service
Artist Loses 100 Pieces in Studio FireU.S. News & World Report

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Artist loses 100 pieces in studio fire - Seattle Times

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Artist loses 100 pieces in studio fire
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine artist has lost about 100 pieces of artwork in a fire that badly damaged his Portland studio and gallery. Artist Zoo Cain tells the Portland Press Herald he nearly collapsed when he saw the aftermath of the blaze on …
Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of ChurchesReligion News Service
Maine bishop had ‘no alternative’ but to leave state ecumenical groupCatholic News Agency

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To preserve moral witness, Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of Churches - Religion News Service

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To preserve moral witness, Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of Churches
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(RNS) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, is withdrawing from the Maine Council of Churches in a bid to distance itself from LGBT advocacy and other stances that the church says could compromise its public moral witness. The decision …

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Disqualified from Maine ballot, candidate's signs popping up in New Hampshire - Press Herald

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Disqualified from Maine ballot, candidate’s signs popping up in New Hampshire
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Linn’s campaign spokesman didn’t immediately return a call for comment on Thursday, nor did he return previous calls from the Portland Press Herald earlier this week. But Linn’s Twitter feed was still boasting about the campaign. “The outpouring of

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Bruce Poliquin's bid to save Maine defense jobs questioned - Press Herald

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Bruce Poliquin’s bid to save Maine defense jobs questioned
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Just before the Memorial Day weekend, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin issued a press release announcing that he had pushed through an amendment to a defense spending bill to secure the jobs of “more than 600 of our hardworking Mainers in Aroostook County.

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PBA announces inaugural Fox telecast schedule - mySanAntonio.com (blog)

PBA announces inaugural Fox telecast schedule
mySanAntonio.com (blog)
(FS1, 8 p.m.); Monday, April 1: USBC Masters, Las Vegas (FS1, 9 p.m., live); Monday, April 8: PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 7 p.m., live); Monday, April 15: PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 8 p.m.); Monday, April 22

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New venture fund targets startups in central, western Maine - Press Herald

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New venture fund targets startups in central, western Maine
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Western Maine Venture Fund was formed by the Skowhegan Savings Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of Skowhegan Savings Bank, and Opus Ventures, a Portland venture capital firm. The intent is to develop a $10 million pool of capital for targeted …

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PBA announces inaugural Fox telecast schedule - Albany Times Union (blog)

PBA announces inaugural Fox telecast schedule
Albany Times Union (blog)
(FS1, 8 p.m.); Monday, April 1: USBC Masters, Las Vegas (FS1, 9 p.m., live); Monday, April 8: PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 7 p.m., live); Monday, April 15: PBA Playoffs Round of 24, Portland, Maine (FS1, 8 p.m.); Monday, April 22

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