Why did chicken cross road? To get to winning coop Think you’ve got a prize-winning chicken coop in your backyard? Then enter it in the 2013 Maine Poultry Coop Contest. Sponsored by the Maine Poultry Growers Association and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the contest offers prizes of $200, $100 and $50 to the […]
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Celebration to honor the life and legacy of organic food advocate
Russell Libby’s passing last week after a long battle with cancer has been felt deeply throughout Maine’s food and farming communities. A tireless advocate for sustainable, organic agriculture, Libby was always willing to share his abundant knowledge with anyone who asked, from farm apprentices to U.S. senators. To honor his legacy, the Maine Organic Farmers […]
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The Maine Ingredient: Be open to slurping local oysters
Frank and Tonyia Peasley of Brooksville are among a growing number of entrepreneurs in Maine who are successfully farming oysters — perhaps nature’s sweetest bivalve. Their Little Island Oyster Co. is based on a tiny island the couple own on the Bagaduce River and it is there that they sort, grade and pack the oysters […]
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Jobless benefits could end for up to 7,100 in Maine
The question of whether to approve another yearlong extension in eligibility is tied to the ‘fiscal cliff’ crisis.
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New England Dispatches
Teen driver critically hurt when car rams school bus / Doctor given reprimand for feeding tube insertion error / Six shoppers get into brawl over parking space at mall … and more news from around the region.
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Maine’s debt to hospitals approaches $500 million
Hospitals are urging the state to begin making overdue Medicaid payments so they can also collect the much bigger federal match.
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Salvation Army struggling to raise money in Portland
The charity’s campaign hasn’t even reached half of its $160,000 goal with just two weeks to go.
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Nelson found guilty of murdering Anson man
The judge finds the state’s circumstantial evidence sufficient to convict the Norridgewock man, 41.
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Falmouth avenges playoff loss, stays unbeaten
YARMOUTH—Nearly 10 months removed from a memorable regional final loss, the Falmouth boys’ basketball team earned a dose of revenge. The Yachtsmen, whose undefeated run and hopes for a second Class B state title in three seasons was dashed by eventual champion Yarmouth a year ago, saw the Clippers for the first time since that […]
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High-profile doctor pleads not guilty to child porn
The former medical director at Phillips Academy has been jailed since his arrest in September.