Established in 2015, Marcel Blais began boiling syrup in a turkey fryer outdoors and had 15 to 35 taps — or spouts — in the trees on his property. The operation now has more than 1,100 taps.
Androscoggin County
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Maine Maple Weekend offers sweet fun
“Maine Maple Sunday is a Maine tradition. It’s (raising) awareness, it’s selling (syrup), it’s showing people how it’s processed, how things are done. It’s getting it out there that maple syrup is a natural sweetener that you can use in anything,” said Mario Blais.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Counties across Maine losing State Police patrols in rural areas
As Maine State Police shifts more of its focus to highway safety along the interstate system and criminal investigations, cash-strapped counties lack the resources to hire more deputies to fill the void.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News, Schools & Education
Wales-based RSU 4 superintendent a finalist for Gardiner city manager job
Carlton has been superintendent of the district since 2017.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
Leavitt Area High School students are restoring pieces of Turner history
The project includesrebuilding replicas of the Turner Centre Creamery and North Turner Toll Bridge.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Feral cats use up some of their 9 lives to make it through a fire in Greene
A group that has long cared for the wild cats called the now-destroyed garage Paradise and wonders what comes next.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Maine
Androscoggin County population shrinks by 5 people while most Maine counties have grown thanks to in-migration
New census figures for April 2020 to July 2021 show growth in 14 of 16 counties, driven by in-migration that was strong enough to offset a natural decrease in population.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin County to close on Center Street property for sheriff’s office
Unhappy with the location, Auburn officials last month placed a 180-day moratorium on building a new public safety facility.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Mechanic Falls Town Council addresses budget, land ordinances
The $3.16 million spending plan will go to voters June 14.