There is more then one species in new england that can kill you and many more to make you sick. Some choice edibles have very similar looking poisonous counterparts.
Here is a great site with some choice edibles that are easy to identify.
http://mushroom-collecting.com/ He also just released a book about edibles in new england , also the author is from maine. The last few days I have picked lots of choice mushrooms including hedge hogs , wine caps, shaggy manes , oysters and cinnamon caps.