Check out Maine Notables. There continues to be much interest in the origin of the name of our state, a likely reason being the fact that there is no one, clear answer. The name first appears in ...

Gerard and Malaika Picard own the Maine Needham Company. “The origin of the Needham is kind of steeped in folklore,” Malaika said. “Needhams are native to Maine,” Gerard said.

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