Results tagged “maine”

Voters in New England's least appealing state told approximately one tenth of its population that it could go f*ck itself but without the sanction of marriage. Maine, also home to Olympia Snowe, did not include a trigger option in its narrow repeal of the state's same-sex marriage law. [Globe]

• While the Mass. ballot question on poker folded, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s ruled 25 ballot questions are constitutional. Backers of each can now gather signatures in support of each question. [ Boston Business Journal]

• In November, Maine residents will vote to uphold or repeal the state's gay marriage law. [Bangor Daily News]

The Suffolk County D.A.'s office has just announced the arrest of Paul Bradley, Jr., a Boston firefighter, and his father, Paul Bradley, Sr., on fugitive justice charges. The two men are wanted in the State of Maine for allegedly operating a marijuana grow house, which included 22 marijuana plants. Bradley isn't the first Boston Jake to find himself the target of a drug investigation. Firefighter Sean Berte had his Maine home raided in May, when police allegedly turned up 131 marijuana plants, which means that Bradley had some alleged catching up to do. And last November, Texas police busted a disabled Boston firefighter allegedly rolling through the state with 41 pounds of weed.

The topless coffee shop opened in Maine earlier this year has burned down, according to the Globe. Were the sans-shirts servers too hot to handle? Did one too many sparks fly between staff and customers? The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Congratulations to Maine, which has become the fifth state in the nation to legalize same sex marriage. It's the fourth state in New England to proclaim marriage equality, joining a bloc that includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. Maine follows Vermont as the second state to legalize marriage through legislation, and its governor, unlike Vermont's, signed the bill into law. [BBC]

There's a good piece in today's Washington Post about a community supported fishery (CSF) in Port Clyde, Maine. It works like community supported farms do. The Port Clyde Fresh Catch subscription service offers subscribers a share of fresh shrimp throughout the winter. It's an effort on the part of the Midcoast Fisherman's Association to stem the tide that's washing small, sustainable and independent fisheries off our shore. The Port Clyde CSF only delivers to Maine, but other groups, like these Maine lobstermen will ship food overnight.