ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival has changed its leadership and apologized to a former Sea Goddess who was pressured to step down over social media posts. The shakeup at the top of the board of directors was approved Tuesday. The actions come three months after Taylor Hamlin, 18, stepped down when a year-old photo […]
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Lobster fest officials felt threatened amid Sea Goddess uproar
ROCKLAND — The decision by the executive board of the Maine Lobster Festival to strip the Sea Goddess of her crown created a firestorm that made festival organizers fear for their safety. More than 10,000 comments and messages have been sent to the Maine Lobster Festival since The Courier-Gazette reported Thursday evening that Taylor Hamlin, […]
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Lobster Festival Sea Goddess relinquishes crown after photo surfaces of her holding a joint
ROCKLAND — The 2018 Maine Sea Goddess was forced to step down less than 24 hours after she was crowned because of photos she posted on social media that were forwarded to Maine Lobster Festival organizers. Taylor Hamlin said she strenuously tried to convince the festival officials that the photos did not warrant her stepping […]
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Maine Lobster Festival admits to not collecting sales tax
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Festival Corporation repaid the state a little more than $73,000 earlier this year after it learned that it had failed to ever collect state sales taxes at the annual Maine Lobster Festival. Festival organizers learned of the longtime error last fall when it changed accountants and accounting software, first-year President Brian […]
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Celebration of Maine’s signature seafood kicks off Wednesday
ROCKLAND (AP) — It’s time for lobster lovers to get their bibs out. The 67th annual Maine Lobster Festival kicks off Wednesday in Rockland with five days of festivities that celebrate the state’s signature seafood. The festival event draws about 100,000 visitors who put away more than 20,000 pounds of lobster. Besides lobster, the festival […]