Lots of lobster: record-breaking sandwich sliced for charity in Portland, Maine

September 10th, 2009 Coast Guard to harness tide for electric powerPORTLAND, Maine — The Coast Guard has signed off on its first tidal power project, a small underwater turbine that will generate additional electricity at its station in coastal Maine. The $100,000 project in Eastport will be used to test tidal technology in the nation's northeastern corner, home to some of largest tidal variations in North America.

August 21st, 2009 NH man snares rare, cobalt-blue lobsterPORTSMOUTH, N.H. — At first, New Hampshire lobsterman Bill Marconi thought he had caught a shiny blue beer can in his trap.

July 8th, 2009 Gay marriage foes reach signature goal in MainePORTLAND, Maine — Gay marriage foes in Maine say they've collected enough signatures to stop a new law from going into effect and to force a statewide vote. Mark Mutty from the Stand for Marriage Maine coalition said Wednesday it took four weeks to gather the more than 55,000 signatures necessary to put gay marriage to a vote.

July 8th, 2009 Thorny thief snips 100 rose blooms from Maine parkPORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine's biggest city are on the lookout for a thief with an eye for roses. Gardeners at Portland's Deering Oaks Park noticed Monday that someone had snipped 100 blooms from the rose bushes.

July 7th, 2009 Maine teacher sorry for mock wedding to 4th graderPORTLAND, Maine — A fourth-grade teacher in Falmouth, Maine, has apologized for playing the groom in a mock wedding to a student. The Portland Press Herald reports that Paul Rosenblum agreed to participate after the girl proposed and his class at the Plummer-Motz School cajoled him.

July 5th, 2009 Maine pound shows off rare orange, live lobstersYORK, Maine — Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine. Jeremy Mirick, co-owner of the lobster pound at the York Fitness Center in York, Maine, says the two orange lobsters in his tank aren't for sale.

July 2nd, 2009 Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwichVERNON, N.J. — A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear.

June 29th, 2009 Ex-Red Sox part owner considers Maine governor bidSOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Les Otten, a former part owner of the Boston Red Sox, says he is considering a Republican bid for Maine governor in 2010. Otten has formed an exploratory committee and plans to spend the next two to four months on the road.

June 25th, 2009 Man allegedly tries to run down wife, but crashesPORTLAND, Maine — A man accused of trying to run down his wife with a dump truck faces charges of domestic violence and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The Portland Press Herald said a 40-year-old man and his wife had been drinking at a friend's house on Wednesday.

June 23rd, 2009 Desperate Maine lobstermen sell from trucks, homesSCARBOROUGH, Maine — Lobsterman Greg Turner keeps a sandwich-board sign at the end of his driveway that advertises fresh lobster for sale from his garage, an attempt to claw for a few extra dollars by reaching buyers directly. With prices stuck on low and expected to fall further this summer, he's skirting the traditional sales route by cutting out the dealers who usually sell lobster catches to retailers, restaurants, processors and other buyers.

June 19th, 2009 Lobster, wine and sleep follow Maine break-inPORTLAND, Maine — A man suspected of breaking into a Maine restaurant will have to get used to jailhouse food after workers at the eatery discovered lobsters and wine missing — and the suspect asleep on a bench. Police say Paul Bruneau broke into the Portland Lobster Co.

June 18th, 2009 Police: Man attacked in Okla. for bologna sandwichOKLAHOMA CITY — A man in Oklahoma City said he was attacked for his bologna and cheese sandwich.

June 11th, 2009 Mass. yellow lobster is a 1 in 30 million rarityEASTHAM, Mass. — This lobster will catch your eye, but not because you're imagining its tail dipped in butter.

June 9th, 2009 Barbara Bush reads to Maine kids on 84th birthdayPORTLAND, Maine — Former first lady Barbara Bush has celebrated her 84th birthday by reading to children at the inpatient unit of the Portland hospital that bears her name. Volunteers at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center presented her on Monday with a book-shaped cake trimmed with 84 smiling faces.

May 31st, 2009 Kennebec Journal union accepts concessionsPORTLAND, Maine — The union that represents workers at the Kennebec Journal has voted to accept wage and benefit concessions sought by the company trying to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers. Bangor native Richard Connor, editor and publisher of the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has been negotiating to buy the Press Herald, the Morning Sentinel, the Kennebec Journal and other Blethen Maine properties from the Seattle Times Co.