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Stony Brook faces Maine, aims to end home losing streak
Maine Black Bears (8-5) at Stony Brook Seawolves (3-8) Stony Brook, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Black Bears -3.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook hosts Maine looking to stop its three-game home slide. ...
Stony Brook hosts Maine, aims to end home skid
Maine Black Bears (8-5) at Stony Brook Seawolves (3-8) Stony Brook, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook aims to end its three-game home losing streak with a victory over Maine. The Seawolves have gone 1-3 in home games. Stony Brook is...
Small winter catch set for New England's long-closed shrimp industry, a climate casualty
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England shrimp, long lost from the marketplace as waters have warmed, will come back to seafood counters in small amounts next year due to a research fishing program. Also called Maine shrimp or northern shrimp, the small pink crustaceans were long...
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs after the Great Depression. ...
Burns puts up 17 points as Maine edges Canisius 84-79
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Quion Burns scored 17 points as Maine beat Canisius 84-79 on Saturday. Burns had seven rebounds for the Black Bears (8-5). Kellen Tynes scored 15 points while shooting 5 of 5 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line and added nine assists. Christopher Mantis...
Maine visits Canisius after McMillan's 22-point outing
Maine Black Bears (7-5) at Canisius Golden Griffins (0-10, 0-2 MAAC) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Black Bears -8; over/under is 137 BOTTOM LINE: Canisius plays Maine after Paul McMillan IV scored 22 points in Canisius'...
Maine's voter-approved limit on PAC contributions triggers lawsuit in federal court
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pair of conservative groups on Friday challenged a Maine law that limits donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections, arguing that money spent to support political expression is "a vital feature of our democracy.” ...
Canisius hosts Maine following McMillan's 22-point outing
Maine Black Bears (7-5) at Canisius Golden Griffins (0-10, 0-2 MAAC) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Canisius plays Maine after Paul McMillan IV scored 22 points in Canisius' 66-53 loss to the Siena Saints. The Golden Griffins have...
Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of the Declaration of Independence sitting on a pile of trash, and he made headlines this year when he stumbled upon a million-dollar portrait gathering dust in an old...
Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Frigid weather returned to the Upper Midwest on Thursday after a storm that swept up the East Coast delivered a blow to New England, packing powerful gusts that knocked out power along with a deluge of rain and warming temperatures that washed away snow and dampened ski...
