Read more Portland, Maine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15229/portland-maine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:41:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBusinessWeek has combed the US for the best places to raise a family and has come up with a Chicago suburb to top the rankings again. The rest of the list, based on factors that include education, crime rate, cultural vitality, and air quality, is broken down by state. A...http://www.newser.com/story/74426/chicago-suburb-tops-best-family-towns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 1:24:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59135/in-uncertain-economy-maine-lobstermen-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaine lobster prices are uncharacteristically low, leaving the industry unsettled on the eve of the all-important summer tourist season, the Portland Press Herald reports. Wholesale prices are as low as $3.25, and retail prices start at $5.50. But some aren’t worried by the mercurial interplay of supply, demand,...http://www.newser.com/story/59135/in-uncertain-economy-maine-lobstermen-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 2:46:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46658/man-charged-with-driving-zamboni-drunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Maine man has been charged with drunken driving after police found him, intoxicated, atop an idling Zamboni ice-resurfacer, the Portland Press Herald reports. The man was found inside a building that appeared to have been burglarized and damaged; he was also charged with criminal mischief, burglary, and a bail...http://www.newser.com/story/46658/man-charged-with-driving-zamboni-drunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 17:00:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19463/one-man-beer-outfits-take-brewing-micro-indeed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome so-called “microbreweries” have grown much too large to use that sobriquet, but as certain outfits outgrow the label, others are just growing into it. Portfolio 's Lew Bryson introduces the future of beer: one-man brewing. In a market where once-boutique names like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada now command...http://www.newser.com/story/19463/one-man-beer-outfits-take-brewing-micro-indeed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 Feb 2008 12:20:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9740/maine-middle-school-offers-preteens-the-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Portland, Maine, middle school stirred controversy last night when its board voted 5-2 to make birth control pills and patches available for its pupils, typically between 11 and 13 years old. The move was prompted by the school nurse's claim that five of 134 students treated by the health...http://www.newser.com/story/9740/maine-middle-school-offers-preteens-the-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Oct 2007 10:56:46 CDT