WEST GARDINER — With the sun reflecting off the disappearing layer of snow, Judy Abbott was enjoying a calm moment Saturday morning. The turkeys that she and her husband, Tom, raise at Foggy Moon Farm had been shipped off the day before for processing. Customers who have reserved birds will stop by to pick them […]
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Pros and cons to keeping pigs as pets
People are drawn to pets for various reasons. Self-sufficient cats entice those who prefer independent pets that do not take up much space. Dog lovers might enjoy the companionship and boisterous personalities of tail-wagging pooches. Exotic pet owners appreciate the uniqueness of their reptiles and amphibians and how they may serve as a conversation starters. […]
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These little piggies went wee, wee, wee, almost to the turnpike
The Maine State Police and a turnpike maintenance crew rounded up these pigs at Maine Turnpike exit 28 northbound in Arundel. Shortly after, the pigs’ owners arrived and were working on a way to get them home. This story will be updated. A Maine State Police trooper was able to keep a quartet of hogs […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Trucks collide, strike building in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — Police had an exciting morning when two trucks collided and struck the side of an unoccupied building on Harrison Road. According to a release from the Bridgton Police Department, a passenger truck and a trailer full of pigs collided and slid off the road, doing substantial damage to the building’s side wall. Bridgton […]
Posted inMaine
LePage uses toy pig, Christmas tree to protest secret budget deal [Video]
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage called on the people of Maine to hold state lawmakers accountable for crafting secret budget deals in closed-door meetings and beyond the view of the public. LePage on Wednesday stood before a small artificial Christmas tree decorated with the photos of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who LePage said […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls to look at ways to keep livestock out of cemetery
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg and Public Works foreman Director Bill Nichols will check out a fence at a cemetery on the Haines Corner Road to see what can be done about it to prevent livestock from getting in it and rooting up areas. Pigs, goats, cattle, rabbits and ducks have been getting […]
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Dead pigs dumped in Litchfield
LITCHFIELD — It’s a mystery of four not-so-little piggies. Four pigs weighing 300-plus pounds each were killed and dumped down an embankment on a country road here where the stench got the attention of passers-by. Animal Control Officer Jeff Flaherty said he received the initial complaint from children walking on Gustin Road on May 15, […]