WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: At NOAA Fisheries, we know U.S. seafood is good for people, good for our planet, and good for our economy. But we know less about where it goes, how it gets there, and who benefits along the way. By definition, the shortest supply chains are achieved through direct marketing. Seafood harvesters engaged in direct marketing sell their wild-caught or farm-raised seafood directly to consumers, fish  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement in observance of Veterans Day: "In 1919, one year after the conclusion of World War I, President Wilson proclaimed the first observance of Armistice Day on November 11, a day for our nation to remember and honor the over 9 million including 116,000 American lives lost d  more

ORONO, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Maine's public universities are experiencing their highest enrollment in three years, in part because efforts to improve student retention are bringing a greater percentage of undergraduates back this fall than ever before * * * Innovations in supporting student success have resulted in a record return rate to the University of Maine System (UMS). More than three-quarters of all degree and cert  more