Question: Which state known for its clams and lobster part of the Associated Grocers of New England: ?

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Associated Grocers of Maine: Associated Grocers of Maine was a retailers' cooperative serving independent supermarkets in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, USA.  It was founded in 1953 and was a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates.  It distributed Shurfine products in its stores.  It went into receivership on April 26, 2011.

Affiliated Foods: Affiliated Foods is a grocery wholesaler.  It was founded by the 1968 merger of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock, Texas and the Panhandle Associated Grocers of Amarillo, Texas, and is a retailers' cooperative serving Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Wyoming.  Panhandle Associated Grocers was founded in 1946.  The company has 700 member stores.

Associated Grocers of New England: Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE) is a retailers' cooperative serving over six hundred independent grocery stores and convenience stores, in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.  It was founded in 1946 as New Hampshire Wholesale Grocers and took the present name in 1969.  AGNE is a member of Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates.  It distributes Shurfine products in its stores.  It is based in Pembroke, New Hampshire.

Politics of England: The Politics of England forms the major part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with England being more populous than all the other countries of the United Kingdom put together.  As England is also by far the largest in terms of area and GDP, its relationship to the UK is somewhat different from that of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.  The English capital London is also the capital of the UK, and English is the dominant language of the UK (not officially, but "de facto").  Dicey and Morris (p26) list the separate states in the British Islands.  "England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark... is a separate country in the sense of the conflict of laws, though not one of them is a State known to public international law."  But this may be varied by statute.

Maine: Maine ( ) is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.  Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 41st most populous of the U.S. states and territories.  It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest respectively.  Maine is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States, and the northernmost east of the Great Lakes.  It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior, and picturesque waterways; and also its seafood cuisine, especially clams and lobster.  There is a humid continental climate throughout the state, even in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland.  The capital is Augusta.

Lobster roll: A lobster roll is a fast-food sandwich native to New England comprised of lobster meat served on a grilled hot dog-style bun with the opening on the top rather than the side.  The filling may also contain butter, lemon juice, salt and black pepper, with variants made in other parts of New England replacing the butter with mayonnaise.  Others contain diced celery or scallion.  Potato chips or french fries are the typical sides.

Chowder: Chowder is a type of soup or stew often prepared with milk or cream and thickened with broken crackers, crushed ship biscuit, or a roux.  Variations of chowder can be seafood or vegetable.  Crackers such as oyster crackers or saltines may accompany chowders as a side item, and cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish.  New England clam chowder is typically made with chopped clams and diced potatoes, in a mixed cream and milk base, often with a small amount of butter.  Other common chowders include seafood chowder, which includes fish, clams, and many other types of shellfish; corn chowder, which uses corn instead of clams; a wide variety of fish chowders; and potato chowder, which is often made with cheese.  Fish chowder, corn chowder, and clam chowder are especially popular in the North American regions of New England and Atlantic Canada.

New England clam bake: The New England clam bake is a traditional method of cooking seafood, such as lobster, mussels, crabs, soft-shell clams, and quahogs.  The food is traditionally cooked by steaming the ingredients over layers of seaweed.  The shellfish can be supplemented with vegetables, such as onions, carrots, and corn on the cob.  Clam bakes are usually held on festive occasions along the coast of New England.

Stuffed clam: Stuffed clams (or stuffies) are popular in New England and consist of a breadcrumb and minced clam mixture that is baked on the half shell of a quahog hard shell clam.  Other ingredients typically found in the basic breadcrumb mixture are: meat such as sausage, bacon or chouriço (Portuguese sausage), chili pepper, lemon juice, bell peppers, celery, onion, garlic, spices and herbs.  There are many different recipes for stuffed clams; many restaurants in New England have their own variety, as do many home cooks.

New England town: The New England town (generally referred to simply as a town in New England) is the basic unit of local government and local division of state authority in each of the six New England states and without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states.  New England towns overlay the entire area of a state, similar to civil townships in other states where they exist, but they are fully functioning municipal corporations, possessing powers similar to cities in other states.  New Jersey's system of equally powerful townships, boroughs, towns, and cities is the system which is most similar to that of New England.  New England towns are often governed by a town meeting legislative body.  The great majority of municipal corporations in New England are based on the town model; statutory forms based on the concept of a compact populated place are uncommon, though they are prevalent elsewhere in the U.S. County government in New England states is typically weak at best, and in some states nonexistent.  Connecticut, for example, has no county governments,

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Answer: Maine