Climate change, fishing pressure have changed Atlantic waters off US, researchers findPORTLAND, Maine — The basic makeup of the ocean waters off the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic region has fundamentally changed in the past 40 years because of climate change, commercial fishing pressures and growing coastal populations, according to a new report. Spectators ignored warnings before huge wave pulled 3 into sea, Maine park rangers sayAUGUSTA, Maine — Rangers at Acadia National Park insisted Monday that they had done all they could to warn visitors before beauty suddenly turned brutal, launching a hurricane-generated wave over a group of gawkers, dragging several into the roiling Atlantic and killing a 7-year-old girl. APNewsBreak: States probe whether FairPoint faked readiness to take over phone systemMONTPELIER, Vt. — Regulators in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine are looking into an allegation that FairPoint Communications faked its readiness to take over the region’s dominant telephone network from Verizon during a review by a consultant to the states, officials said Monday. Maine park ranger says wave viewers didn’t heed warnings before 3 swept to seaAUGUSTA, Maine — Beauty suddenly turned brutal on a rocky outcropping at one of the nation’s most popular national parks as a huge, hurricane-generated wave sent spectators scattering and dragged several into the chilly Atlantic, killing a 7-year-old girl. Bill downgraded to tropical storm after being blamed for at least 2 deaths on East CoastPORTLAND, Maine — The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm’s powerful winds churned up waves that were blamed in the deaths of at least two people on the East Coast. Hurricane Bill moves north, weakens after being blamed for at least 2 East Coast deathsPORTLAND, Maine — Hurricane Bill was hundreds of miles from shore and weakening as East Coast wave watchers and surfers came out to meet the storm, but it still was blamed in two deaths. Hurricane Bill blamed for death of girl in Maine swept to sea by large wave, Florida swimmerPORTLAND, Maine — A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept a group of surf-watchers into the sea at a Maine park Sunday, including a 7-year-old girl who died after the Coast Guard pulled her from the churning waters. Hurricane Bill blamed in death of girl in Maine swept to sea by large wave, Florida swimmerPORTLAND, Maine — A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept a group of surf-watchers into the sea at a Maine park Sunday, including a 7-year-old girl who died after the Coast Guard pulled her from the churning waters. Coast Guard: Girl in Maine swept to sea by large wave from Hurricane Bill dies after rescueEDGARTOWN, Mass. — The Coast Guard says three people were rescued at Acadia National Park in Maine and no others are believed to be missing after a large wave washed over a crowd watching the surf. Spectators swept to sea by large wave from Hurricane Bill at Maine national park, rescued
Wave from Hurricane Bill sweeps people out to sea at Maine national park; search under wayEDGARTOWN, Mass. — A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept spectators out to sea at a Maine park Sunday as the storm-churned surf attracted onlookers and daredevils along the Eastern Seaboard. Swimming in warm waters of … Maine? Summer seas grow steamy as oceans smash heat recordsWASHINGTON — Steve Kramer spent an hour and a half swimming in the ocean Sunday — in Maine. Maine town wins fight against US Postal Service to save lone curbside mailbox from removalOTISFIELD, Maine — The U.S. Postal Service has decided to keep a rural Maine town’s lone mailbox after a protest that included a phone blitz, pressure from elected officials and a blockade to prevent the box’s removal. New England blueberry growers expect good picking season, despite cool, rainy summerNORTHBOROUGH, Mass. —The clouds that overstayed their welcome in New England for much of the summer parted on a recent afternoon at the Tougas Family Farm in Northborough, where visitors picked through rows of blueberry bushes for the ripest, plumpest, tastiest berries they could find. Coast Guard: Pilot of helicopter in Maine emergency water landing was millionaire British lordDEER ISLE, Maine — The U.S. Coast Guard says the pilot of a helicopter that made an emergency water landing near a tiny island off Maine’s coast is a member of Britain’s House of Lords. Warship bearing name of NY Marine awarded Medal of Honor is christened at Maine shipyardBATH, Maine — In a solemn ceremony punctuated by talk of courage, service and sacrifice, the mother of a Marine corporal on Saturday christened a warship honoring her son, who died after covering an exploding grenade to protect his comrades in Iraq. A look at government subsidies for flights in and out of rural communitiesMore than 100 communities in 32 states and Puerto Rico benefit from taxpayer-susidized air service. Costs of the program have spiraled to $175 million or more for the upcoming budget year. The subsidies can amount to hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars for each passenger ticket. Below are communities that benefit from the program, and the per ticket subsidy, in dollars, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee: Maine gay marriage opponents submit petitions to force referendum on state’s law-in-waitingAUGUSTA, Maine — Gay marriage opponents hoping to derail Maine’s new law before it can take effect submitted petitions Friday that they said contain more than enough signatures to force a people’s veto referendum. Navy’s newest destroyer to carry name of Marine who died protecting his comrades in IraqBATH, Maine — Marines flushing out Iraqi insurgents after an ambush came upon a column of vehicles. A van with a father and son. A pickup truck. A tractor. A BMW with a couple of sheiks. And a Toyota Land Cruiser with four young men, all of them insurgents. Something fishy: Alcohol-fueled fighting disrupts Maine cod fish race event, injures 2MILBRIDGE, Maine — The annual Cod Fish Races in coastal Maine were disrupted when police say alcohol-fueled fighting led to a brawl involving up to 60 people, sending two to the hospital. State Police Trooper Barry Curtis said Saturday’s melee in Milbridge stemmed from a dispute earlier in the afternoon over someone’s driving. Places to go hiking in Maine from Martha Stewart Living magazineNEW YORK — Martha Stewart writes about her home in Seal Harbor, Maine, in the August issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. For foodies, the issue offers lobster recipes; for travelers, there are recommendations for places to go hiking around the Pine Tree State. Saved by mud: Maine EMT run over by monster truck at race, but escapes with no major injuriesLEBANON, Maine — A Maine rescue department volunteer struck by a monster truck at a mud race avoided serious injuries thanks to a cocoon of mud. Maine’s highest court upholds IBM heir’s adoption of loverPORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s highest court gave a legal victory Thursday to a woman who stands to stake a claim to a share of one of America’s premier business fortunes thanks to her adoption by her lesbian partner. Lobsterman charged with shooting another in escalating turf war over waters off Maine islandPORTLAND, Maine — A turf war in the lobster-rich waters off Maine escalated into a dispute that left a lobsterman with a gunshot wound to the neck and another in jail, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Lobsterman charged in shooting over fishing turf war in waters off Maine islandMATINICUS, Maine — A lobsterman in Maine has been charged with shooting a fellow lobsterman in what police say was a fishing turf dispute. It’s a boat? A car? A zippy ca’-boat! And it’s turning heads at Maine’s lobster boat racesLONG ISLAND, Maine — Maine lobstermen have been racing their boats competitively for more than 100 years. You can bet they’ve never seen a craft — half boat, half car — like the one Steve Johnson has been racing at this year’s speed contests. Wait a minute, Mr. Postman: Maine town fights effort to get rid of street-corner mailboxesOTISFIELD, Maine — The folks of Otisfield are so fond of their lone public mailbox that they blocked it with a snowplow and a backhoe to prevent the Postal Service from taking it away in the gloom of night. Town officials also threatened to chain themselves to the blue box if necessary. Investigators say fire that destroyed historic textile mill in Maine was case of arsonLEWISTON, Maine — Investigators say a fire that swept through a historic textile mill in Maine’s second-largest city was a case of arson. Obama has first success with health care overhaul vote as his TV ads try to build supportWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama achieved a milestone Wednesday when a Senate committee approved a plan to revamp the U.S. health care system. Fire sweeps through historic 60,000-square-foot textile mill overlooking Maine waterfallLEWISTON, Maine — A roaring fire has swept through a historic textile mill overlooking a waterfall in Maine. |
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EDGARTOWN, Mass. — A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept spectators out to sea at a Maine park Sunday as the storm-churned surf attracted onlookers and daredevils along the Eastern Seaboard.
