“When I was a kid, my life’s goal was to be a Maine guide,” says Jeff McEvoy, and he’s been at it now for 32 years. In further fulfillment of that dream, McEvoy has owned the 100-plus-year-old Weatherby’s Maine Hunting and Fishing Lodge, a sporting camp in Grand Lake Stream Plantation, for the past 12 […]
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Shaw’s reports possible security breach at Maine stores
LEWISTON — Shaw’s supermarkets has posted a warning on its website that the company has recently discovered a security breach at a number of its stores, including some in Maine. The company does not yet know whether credit and debit card information was stolen, but said the breach appears to have occurred between June 22 […]
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Bethel Family Health Center to host first food drive from Aug. 11 to 22
BETHEL — The Bethel Family Health Center is celebrating National Health Center Week by hosting a food drive Aug. 11 to 22 for the Bethel Food Pantry, front office coordinator Kathryn Perry-Abbott said Thursday. Perry-Abbott said this is the first year the center has hosted a food drive for the local food pantry, and they […]
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Inspectors target food bound for Casco Bay islands
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine and Portland health inspectors are randomly checking the temperature of food being transported by ferry to Casco Bay’s islands, after an official noticed food that was supposed to be refrigerated sitting on a city dock. Officials say there have been no reports of people getting sick. Health authorities have notified distribution […]
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Slaughterhouse to open in Gardiner
GARDINER (AP) — The owner of a Gardiner, Maine meat processing facility plans to build a slaughterhouse about three miles away. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1tNZlSJ ) reported Northeast Meats’ owner bought a lot from Gardiner at Libby Hill Business Park and plans to open by Sept. 15. The Gardiner City Council approved the purchase-and-sale agreement […]
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LePage visits Lewiston homeless shelter, touts food stamp reform
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage stopped by Hope Haven Gospel Mission on Monday to speak with reporters about his administration’s decision to require some of the state’s food stamp recipients to work or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. On Monday, LePage said the proposal to require “able-bodied” adults receiving federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
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Lewiston’s Grand Trunk restaurant back on track with new name & owner
LEWISTON — Work on a restaurant in the old Grand Trunk depot on the edge of Simard-Payne Memorial Park is back underway with the former owner, Karen Pulkkinen, out and formerly silent partner, Stephen Dick, now in charge. The new restaurant, expected to open sometime this year, will be called “Rails” and will feature farm-to-table […]
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Fourth annual Whitecap Gourmet Hike scheduled for Aug. 9
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust is leading their fourth annual Whitecap Gourmet Hike on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Whitecap trail head in Rumford, said land trust member Jolan Ippolito. The free hike will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Whitecap trail head located off East Andover Road. Ippolito said that if hikers wish to […]
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Blueberry growers expect a strong season
JONESBORO — It should be a fruitful season — above average — for wild Maine blueberries, according to an expert and growers who attended an annual meeting and field day event Wednesday. About 150 people, representing growers, processors, vendors and suppliers, attended the gathering at Blueberry Hill Farm, the wild blueberry research and University of […]
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Lobster season off to slow start; prices slightly up
ROCKLAND — The cold winter is still being felt in the waters off Maine, where the nation’s largest lobster fishery is off to a slow start. The season typically picks up after the bulk of the lobster population sheds its shells and reaches legal harvesting size. That occurred in late June last year and mid-June in […]