AUBURN — In theory, Autumn Apple is for kielbasa, Big Red Buffalo for wings, Zing-Zang for beef stir-fry or seafood and Slammin’ for pulled pork. But really, anything goes. “It’s barbecue sauce, there is no wrong answer,” Liza Dimitri said. After selling at craft fairs and to family and friends for six years, Dimitri, a […]
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Maine’s scallop fishing season starts
PORTLAND — Maine scallop fishermen are kicking off a season that’ll last 70 days along most of the coast. But fishermen in the scallop-rich waters of Cobscook Bay along the Canadian border in far eastern Maine will be limited to a 50-day season. The season opened Monday in three zones from Kittery to Lubec. Maine’s […]
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Maine pizza makers brace for sales boom starting Wednesday
PORTLAND — When people think of food on Thanksgiving week, they most likely first think of turkey, stuffing, squash and maybe pumpkin pie. But perhaps just as ubiquitous on dining tables across America this week are pizzas. While the day after Thanksgiving has earned the name “Black Friday” because of the mob scene at shopping […]
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Giving the gift of food
BRIDGTON — During a typical Tuesday at the Bridgton Food Pantry as many as 90 families receive food collected by this all volunteer organization. Deb Davenport, food pantry director, and Diana Whitehouse, pantry board member, order, salvage and purchase food and supplies to meet this weekly challenge, supervising a group of active volunteers to get […]
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Eats: Clay Hill Farm’s chicken and beef
Despite years of tradition, sometimes a big turkey is just not your desire on Thanksgiving. Maybe you’ve got a smaller crowd to feed, or you’re interested in trying something new. If so, Clay Hill Farm in Peru may have what you’re looking for. Your options? Check out the pudgy poultry and brawny beef raised by […]
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Waterville police seek woman who boldly stole $200 worth of groceries
WATERVILLE (AP) — Police in Waterville are looking for a woman they say ignored employees trying to stop her and walked out of a supermarket with about $200 worth of food. Sgt. Brian Gardiner said the woman pushed the laden grocery cart out of the Hannaford store at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. He said workers […]
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FDA to ban trans fats
WASHINGTON — Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant menus in the last decade. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is finishing the job. The FDA planned to announce Thursday it will require the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats, saying they are a threat to people’s […]
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Lobster lifts Maine to 3rd for seafood catch
PORTLAND— A new report shows that Maine’s seafood harvest last year was the third most valuable among the states, thanks to lobster. An annual report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that Alaska’s seafood harvest was the nation’s tops by far in terms of value, followed by Massachusetts and Maine. Maine’s […]
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Oxford Casino sells almost $1M in liquor in first 9 months
OXFORD — In its first nine months of operation, the Oxford Casino grossed $950,000 in liquor sales. That’s about $3,500 a day. The figure was included in the casino’s liquor license application, approved by the Oxford Board of Selectmen in March. According to the application, the casino also sold $1.7 million worth of food in the […]
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Squash — The good, the odd and the ugly-but-yummy
Historically, the scenic piece of land in Turner on which Lounsbury’s River Rise Farm grows was a dairy farm, making for difficult but nutrient-rich soil conditions. “It was purchased as part of a Maine Farmland Trust Conservation Project and divided into three parcels,” says Lounsbury, who bought 200 acres with almost one mile of frontage […]