Converting waste from salmon, eel and other marine species into consumer and biomedical products has opened a new and lucrative path for Maine’s seafood industry.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Lewiston joins growing list of U.S. communities living with gun trauma
Experts acknowledge that every mass shooting is different but say the Maine city is likely to feel lingering effects of anguish for years.
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Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
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Four injured in fire at Sanford housing complex
The fire broke Tuesday morning at East Side Acres, a public housing complex operated by the Sanford Housing Authority.
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Photos: Central Maine honors its veterans
Central Maine communities marked Veterans Day on Saturday with special observances, including the laying of a wreath at Togus VA Medical Center in Chelsea, and a parade through the Waterville downtown.
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Portland salutes veterans’ bravery at annual parade
The Veterans Day parade grand marshal was Purple Heart recipient John Kimball, 76, of Portland.
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‘Listen to their stories’: Veterans honor veterans at Waterville parade
For veteran Pearley Lachance, Saturday’s parade was just another opportunity to bring attention to two decades of work to identify the names of the more than 700 veterans buried in an around Waterville without a proper military headstone.
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Man escapes with minor injuries after pickup truck rolls in Clinton
A man was hospitalized after overturning his truck on an Interstate 95 overpass and being trapped within the vehicle.
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Patrick Dempsey helps raise funds for families of Lewiston shooting victims
Actor Patrick Dempsey and former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee joined 25 teams and special guests gathered Saturday for a daylong Lewiston Strong Memorial Benefit Softball Tournament held at venues in Lewiston and Auburn.
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Homeless shelter, supported housing, proposed at Green Street church property in Augusta
Advocates seeking to raise funds to offer housing and connections to comprehensive services at Augusta church property that is for sale.