Victoria Ann Boothby Ross Sep 15, 2009
She suffered a stroke on Matinicus Island on August 17. Victoria was the daughter of James and Victoria Boothby, formerly of St. Joseph. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Lobster wars rock remote Maine island... Sep 5, 2009
Nowhere are they more strictly enforced than around Matinicus Island, home to a fleet of three dozen lobster boats whose crews have a reputation for outlaw behavior. "Every harbor in the state has a piece of bottom they call their own. I would be willing to bet every fishing harbor in the world does the same thing and has been doing it since man went out in a boat to fish," said Clayton Philbrook, a lifelong Matinicus fisherman. (The Drudge Report)
Lobster Boats Sunk in Maine Turf War Aug 6, 2009
Edwin Vance Bunker, seen in a July 20, 2009 booking photo, was being held on charges of elevated aggravated assault for allegedly shooting fellow lobsterman Chris Young on Maine's Matinicus island ... (AP) Maine law enforcement officials say two lobster boats were intentionally sunk in Owls Head amid growing tensions among lobstermen two weeks after a lobster turf war escalated into a shooting on Matinicus Island ... On July 20, a lobsterman fired his handgun at two fellow lobstermen while his... (CBS News)
Lobsterman sued after alleged assault Jul 30, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine - A lobsterman fired his handgun at two fellow lobstermen while his daughter leveled her shotgun on the pair in a confrontation on Maine s remote Matinicus Island, according to two lawsuits. Vance Bunker, 68, is charged with elevated aggravated assault for allegedly shooting Christopher Young in the neck on July 20 in a dispute over lobster traps. (Boston Globe)
Second suspect in killing nabbed in N.J. Jul 24, 2009
State officials and lawyers representing two Matinicus Island lobstermen reached an agreement that allows fishermen to resume pulling traps Monday, said George Lapointe, commissioner of marine resources. Lapointe imposed a two-week shutdown after Vance Bunker, 68, was charged with shooting Chris Young. (Boston Globe)
Lobster turf war blamed in shooting Jul 22, 2009
Vance Bunker is accused of shooting a fellow lobsterman on Maine's Matinicus island. Territorial feuds are not unusual among Maine's lobstermen, but gunplay is. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Phillips Exeter Destination ImagiNation team wins state competition Apr 16, 2009
The PEA team members are: Matthew B. Zia, an upper (junior) from Exeter, NH; Geoffrey P. Safford, a prep (freshman) from Exeter, NH; Morgan K. McClure, a senior from Portsmouth, NH; Alexandra K. Azzi, an upper (junior) from Rye, NH; and Emily J. Murray, an upper (junior) from Matinicus Island, ME, who participated in practice sessions but was not able to compete. The team won second place at the New Hampshire state meet last month, held at Sanborn High School in Kingston, NH. The top two teams... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
