The state has lost nearly 600 farms from 2017 to 2022, according to federal census data.
Maine
Local and state news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine
Sailing camp for youths with autism comes to Portland
Twenty kids participated in the traveling 3-day camp, which is based in South Carolina and will make 10 stops this year.
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Posted inMaine, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus softball standout Addison DeRoche embraces status as Maine’s next big thing
Young pitcher turned heads and wowed onlookers in her freshman year. And while the spotlight will only brighten, she’s ready for it.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Eight Mainers and N.H. man sentenced for underreporting herring landings
The group of fishermen and dealers are given probation and fines for a 3-year scheme involving false landing reports for the fish commonly used as lobster bait.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Free clothing repair fair gives damaged clothes a new life
At the Auburn Goodwill, Mainers trickled in to get anything from chewed up dog leashes to sentimental wallets repaired by Maine GearShare staff.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn area schools to receive a $623,970 federal grant for food processing hub
The project is geared towards getting more local ingredients into schools in an effort to make school meals healthier.
Posted inBusiness, News, River Valley
Watch: Rumford supports Brookfield’s license renewal for Rumford Falls Hydro
Sportsmen’s groups want to see water cascading over the spectacular falls on the Androscoggin River year-round, not just in the spring and following heavy rainstorms due to water being diverted away from the falls.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Four Livermore Falls men indicted in home invasion, robbery in Farmington
The homeowner at 234 Morrison Hill Road told police he was beaten, choked, threatened with a shotgun and had coins, guns and phone stolen, on Feb. 7, according to Farmington police.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Former Topsham drama teacher faces new child sexual assault charges
Henry Eichman, who is serving a 10-year state prison sentence on a 2018 child sex-assault conviction, has been indicted on 4 federal charges for alleged abuse from 2014-16.
