In a challenging landscape for the mostly family-run operations, many use the winter months to enhance their survival, finding ways to boost production or diversifying what they offer.
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Maine Cheese Guild to hold Open Creamery Day Oct. 8
The Maine Cheese Guild’s 2023 Open Creamery Day is set for Sunday, Oct. 8. Each of the creameries will be available for visits from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “This group of cheese makers is exceptional and produces many types of delicious cheeses, all of artisanal quality. This is your opportunity to meet and talk […]
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Unconventional high school course has Newport-area students hooked
Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of ‘doing high school differently,’ and it’s doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.
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Cooper Flagg reclassifies to Class of 2024
Flagg, a Newport native, likely to be top player in class after making jump from 2025.
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Man dies when fire destroys house in Newport
Allen Easley, 54, was killed Sunday in the blaze at 578 Mullen Road. His mother, who owned the house, survived, according to officials.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police: Massachusetts man arrested after high-speed chase ends in Newport
Eddie Rivera, 43, was driving a stolen 2001 Toyota Corolla when he led police on the chase Tuesday that began in Bangor, according to officials.
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Man killed by deputy in Newport confrontation seen as skilled craftsman who was traveling country with family
The mother of Stephen Bossom said Friday that the 35-year-old also was a youth minister who was dedicated to helping others.
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Video shows man arguing with officers, raising handgun at Newport campground before being fatally shot
Released on Thursday by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the video appears to show Stephen Bossom, 35, arguing that officers who responded last Friday to Sebasticook Lake Campground were not real members of law enforcement.
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Man fatally shot by deputy at Newport campground was staying there with his family, owner says
Stephen Bossom, 35, was working part time at Sebasticook Lake Campground with his wife, Abbie, when Bossom, armed with a gun, had a confrontation Friday with a deputy from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, according to the campground’s owner and law enforcement officials.
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Man, 35, killed at Newport campground in confrontation with sheriff’s deputy
Stephen Bossom was armed with a gun Friday at Sebasticook Lake Campground when he confronted a Penobscot County deputy who then fired on Bossom, killing him, according to authorities.