Regulators typically shut down scallop fishing areas before the season is over to prevent overfishing and preserve the shellfish for future seasons.
Carol Semple
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. children
The viruses behind both waves can be hard on children and young adults, and child deaths and hospitalizations are at the highest rate since the severe outbreak of 2009-2010.
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Posted inNation & World
China reports major decline in new virus cases
Saturday marks the second day the number of new COVID-19 cases fell since a spike Thursday.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. border agents to be deployed to ‘sanctuary’ cities to pursue migrants
The move represents another escalation in the confrontation between the Trump administration and local jurisdictions that are resisting stricter immigration enforcement.
Posted inNation & World
Washington state opens groundwater fight against bottled water companies
Local activists throughout the country, including in Maine, say bottling companies are taking their water virtually for free, depleting the resource, then packaging it in plastic bottles and shipping it elsewhere for sale.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Customs agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
The document confirms that companies do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on buses to conduct routine checks for illegal immigrants, an issue in Maine and elsewhere.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
Posted inNation & World
In win for Amazon, judge freezes work on Pentagon contract
Amazon filed a lawsuit in November alleging that President Trump’s bias against the company hurt its chances to win the project, which was awarded to Microsoft.
Posted inNation & World
Senate OKs bipartisan measure to limit Trump’s use of military force against Iran
Two-thirds votes in the House and Senate would be needed to override an expected presidential veto of the resolution, which was supported by both of Maine’s senators.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine Med didn’t protect 2 patients from abuse, authorities say
The hospital filed a corrective plan and the employees associated with the incidents no longer work there.