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Maine embarks on healing after mass killing suspect found dead

by Jake Bleiberg Associated Press, Patrick Whittle Associated Press, Holly Ramer Associated Press, and David Sharp Associated PressOctober 28, 2023

LEWISTON, Maine — Police teams had already searched a recycling center in Maine twice before eventually finding the body of the man suspected of killing 18 people, authorities said Saturday.Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck…

FILE - Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy waves as he is honored for his 30 years in the broadcast booth at Fenway Park, before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Red Sox, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, in Boston. Remy, a Boston Red Sox second baseman who went on to become a local icon as a television broadcaster, died of cancer on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. He was 68. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Jerry Remy, Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster, dies at 68

by Howard Ulman Associated Press, and Patrick Whittle Associated PressOctober 31, 2021October 31, 2021

The waterfront in Portland, Maine. Northeastern University announced on Monday it is planning a graduate school and research center in Portland in hopes of transforming the city into a technology hub and sparking economic growth.

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Northeastern to open $100M research center in Portland

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJanuary 27, 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, a dealer at Cape Porpoise holds a 3 1/2 pound lobster in Kennebunkport, Maine. Members of the US lobster industry are hopeful a thaw in trade relations with China in 2020 could reopen one of the biggest markets in the world. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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US lobster industry hopes new deal renews trade with China

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJanuary 15, 2020

A scallop is shucked at sea off the coast of Harpswell, Maine. The American scallop fishing industry has been experiencing strong years recently thanks to high demand from consumers and heavy catches from the fleet.

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Customers might have to shell out for scallops in 2020

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressDecember 16, 2019

FILE -In this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 file photo, a crate of lobsters is seen at Cape Porpoise, in Kennebunkport, Maine. A drop in the catch of lobsters off Maine has customers paying more for the seafood and fishermen concerned about the future. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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Slower lobster season means high prices, worried fishermen

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressNovember 7, 2019

In this March 28, 2018, file photo, a North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. Six of the endangered right whales died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in June 2019, prompting scientists and conservationists to call for a swift response to protect the endangered species.

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Scientists sound alarm after 6 rare whales die inside a month

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressJuly 3, 2019

Motorcyclists participate in a "Blessing of the Bikes" ceremony in Columbia, N.H., Sunday, June 23, 2019. While such ceremonies are periodically held, the Sunday event held special meaning for the motorcycle community. Bikers and veterans are reeling from a crash, in which a pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer collided with a group of 10 motorcycles Friday evening. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Bikers bid goodbye to 7 motorcyclists killed in crash

by Lisa Rathke Associated Press, and Patrick Whittle Associated PressJune 24, 2019

Motorcyclists participate in a "Blessing of the Bikes" ceremony in Columbia, N.H., Sunday, June 23, 2019. While such ceremonies are periodically held, the Sunday event held special meaning for the motorcycle community. Bikers and veterans are reeling from a crash, in which a pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer collided with a group of 10 motorcycles Friday evening. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Bikers bid goodbye to 7 motorcyclists killed in crash

by Lisa Rathke Associated Press, and Patrick Whittle Associated PressJune 23, 2019

Former priest Ronald Paquin attends his sentencing York County Superior Court, Friday, May 23, 2019, in Alfred, Maine. The defrocked Massachusetts priest was convicted for sexually abusing an altar boy years ago. Paquin spent more than 10 years in a prison in Massachusetts for sexually abusing another altar boy in that state. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Priest sentenced to 16 years in Maine for abuse

by Patrick Whittle Associated PressMay 24, 2019