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Lobstermen Stop Fishing Due to Low Prices

Lobstermen along much of the coast have voluntarily stopped hauling in an effort to offset a glut of lobsters in the market. A combination of an unusually early season and large catches of shedders before peak demand has driven prices down to their lowest levels in decades. On Tuesday, July 10, fishing stoppages were either

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Maine’s Delegates Act to Preserve the Nation’s Working Waterfront

“Healthy oceans are everyone’s business,” began Dr. Jane Lubchenco, National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration administrator. “Healthy oceans support healthy seafood and food security, while supplying jobs and strengthening the economy.” One billion people worldwide depend on seafood for a primary source of protein, and Americans consume about five billion pounds of seafood annually, according to

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Chebeague explores economics of farming

If you haven’t visited Chebeague in the last 10 years, you might not recognize certain parts of the Island. Near the school’s baseball field are the newly-built raised beds for the students’ garden, crowded with ripening tomatoes, carrots and beets.  At the crest of tree-lined Roy Hill Road sits a wooden farm stand, its shelves

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Students remember school food director

On a normal weekday afternoon, the Chebeague Island School couldn’t be busier. With classes over, the students twirl and skip down the single hallway, creating a ruckus. Over the din, backpacks and lunchboxes are gathered; coats and hats donned. Teachers Kristin Westra and Ruth White act like sheepdogs, herding the youngsters towards the bus that

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