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Maritime officials fear ‘catastrophic’ outcome if mariner shortage worsens

Many mariners have postponed retirement so the true magnitude of the situation has yet to be felt.

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Portland officials consider changes to help improve city | WGME

Iberdrola completes buyout of CMP parent company | Maine Public

Plan to dock ferries on the mainland worries island officials | Bangor Daily News

Deadline set for candidates who want to fill Bangor-area Maine House seat | Spectrum News Maine

Ticonic Bridge carrying Route 201 over Kennebec River to close Jan. 6 | News Center Maine

Judge orders woman accused of killing teen in Sidney to undergo evaluation | News Center Maine

In this month's edition of Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill spoke with Claire Ackroyd about her first novel, a detective story set in the sugar camps in the northern forests of Maine. Listen to the conversation.

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