BANGOR — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants as well as beginning farmers and ranchers. Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank can apply for FSA direct or guaranteed loans. USDA defines underserved applicants as a […]
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Portland police arrest 5 men in Morrill’s Corner shooting, still looking for N.H. suspect
Each man faces assault charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Susan McHugh, which police believe stemmed from a biker club dispute.
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Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Jared Golden on voters who helped reelect him: ‘I think they feel like I’m being real’
In an interview Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden talked about his ability to connect with voters from both parties and how Democrats nationally might win back some of those they lost in a tough election cycle.
Posted inBusiness, News
CMP customers will pay slightly less for electricity next year. It might not last.
Natural gas prices that play a big role in electricity generation in New England have settled, giving ratepayers a modest break in their monthly bills.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
The Wrap: Roast beef shop opens in Portland; Brunswick ‘hobbit-core’ restaurant delayed
Also, Second Rodeo coffee opens in South Portland, a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant for North Yarmouth and more local food news.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, News
Photo Album: See images of the fire damage at the former Elan School
The Sunday morning fire in Poland razed one school building, caused minor damage to an adjacent building and started to spread into the woods.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump picks professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department
President-elect Donald Trump also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and named Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Trump ignores transition rules. It’s a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.
Donald Trump’s transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
DEA faces legal challenge as uncertainty clouds plan to reclassify marijuana
The reclassification effort is far from a done deal and the politics are messy: Trump and his controversial pick for attorney general have signaled support for reclassifying marijuana, breaking with establishment Republican leaders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston council approves 12-bed winter shelter for young adults
An emergency declaration will allow New Beginnings to operate under new city licensing rules, including the ability for shelter guests to sleep on cots instead of the floor.