I didn’t plan to enter an amateur shucking contest at the Yarmouth Clam Festival. But when the call went out for volunteers and the crowd stood silent, I stepped forward. I didn’t win any prizes. In ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The nation’s clam haul is steadily dwindling, and a push to try to save it in the state with the largest industry is dividing harvesters, conservationists and scientists who question ...

For the second year in a row, Barnabee the bumblebee will join his summertime pal Steamer at the Yarmouth Clam Festival next month. Barnabee is the mascot of Norway Savings Bank, which will be a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Yarmouth Clam Festival boasts a lot of old-time favorites – a Friday ...

When Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s director of operations Barbara Ransome shouted “Go,” four contestants dug into clams and pried open shells as if they were digging for pearls during the clam ...

Cooks at a seafood market in Montauk discovered a gumball-size pearl while shucking clams — and it will soon be up for grabs, according to a report. The jumbo jewel — which has an iridescent purple ...

Do you love the quahog like a good Rhode Islander should? Then have we got the week for you. The state's Department of Environmental Management has declared May 11-18 as Quahog Week in Rhode Island.