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  • Maines elver industry could be shut down in August

    – An interstate fisheries commission postponed a decision Tuesday on whether to scale back or even shut down the highly profitable baby eel fishery in Maine and South Carolina after members decided they needed more time to weigh ...

  • House debates Maine hospital debt repayment

    AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine House debating a bill Tuesday evening that would pay off Maine's $484 million debt to the state's hospitals, with a Democratic-backed amendment calling for the state to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of people taking a central role in the partisan exchange.The debate followed Senate approval of the bill earlier in the ...

  • Maine gov. signs suicide prevention education bill

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Gov. Paul R. LePage has signed a bill into law that will make sure staff at Maine schools are trained in suicide education and ...

  • Regulators postpone vote on Maines eel fishery

    After a daylong discussion, the eel management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided Tuesday to delay the vote until August to gather more information about baby glass eels, known as elvers. Options under consideration include keeping the status quo, establishing quotas or shutting the fishery ...

  • NY investment firms buy northern Maine paper company

    jhall@pressherald.com Staff Writer Two New York-based private investment firms agreed to buy a controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. for an undisclosed price. Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings said they have track records of working with forest products companies in North America. They agreed to acquire the controlling stake from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. The ...


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Return to Horror High [DVD]

Return to Horror High [DVD]

You have to give credit to Bill Froehlichs Return to Horror High for its sheer ambition, even if it never really comes together. Made in 1987, at the teetering peak of the 1980s cycle of teen horror movies, Return to Horror High is not, as its title might s ... ...

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  • Maine police chiefs see danger in eliminating gun permits

    The bill's sponsor said doing away with concealed-weapon permits would free up police chiefs for other matters and would allow owners to carry their guns ...

  • Northern Maine paper mill to get new owner

    Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement to buy a controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Co. from Brookfield Asset Management, based in ...

  • Maine Red Cross on standby to help in Oklahoma

    The Red Cross said it has several managers who are trained as nurses and mental health officials who will be on their way to the region. Another 40 to 50 volunteers are also on standby and could be sent to the region with just 24 hours notice. The Portland chapter of the Red Cross said it has sent out several communications to its volunteers. An official with the agency said they have not ...

  • NHs Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada. The amendment introduced Tuesday protects environmental interests from being affected by pending legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta across six U.S. ...

  • Maine Man Charged In Death Of Teen He Met On Facebook

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met on Facebook. Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged in the death of Nichole Cable of Glenburn after a body presumed to be that of the girl was found in a wooded area Monday night, Maine State Police Lt. ...

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