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Maine Lobstermen to donate Tuesday haul, restaurants will donate proceeds to Lewiston

As the Lewiston community tries to heal since the mass shootings that took place two weeks ago, some Mainers in Portland are uniting Tuesday to raise money the best way they know how. Luke’s Lobster, J’s Oyster, DiMillo’s, and The Porthole are collaborating with lobstermen and dealers to raise funds for the victims and their families. Lobstermen and dealers will donate lobsters, and each restaurant will serve up its own unique lobster special, donating all proceeds. “If we can just do what we do and the lobster dealers can separate out the product and the restaurants can cook and serve it, then by just doing what we do, we can help Lewiston somehow,” Steve Train, a lobsterman from Long Island, ME, said.  Video, >>click to read<< 07:53

DiMillo’s buys its neighbor – and lobster supplier – on Portland’s waterfront

One of Maine’s biggest restaurants has purchased one of Maine’s largest lobster dealers. The family that owns DiMillo’s On the Water restaurant and DiMillo’s Marina on Portland’s waterfront has bought neighboring New Meadows Lobster Co., the 62-year-old business that sells lobsters to consumers, supermarkets and restaurants. Read the rest here 10:11