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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
The outbreak was first reported last week. Since late May, 34 people were sickened across 13 states, with all but one hospitalized.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2024
Farmington is part of grant program to become more farmer friendly
The grant will help towns be more farmer friendly.
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
USDA to continue classifying potato as a vegetable, not a grain
The decision comes amid updates to U.S. dietary guidelines that generated pushback from Maine lawmakers.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Veggie or grain? Maine’s congressional delegation acts to defend, promote potatoes
All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato's reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
More Maine public schools get solar energy from Livermore Falls
The installation of an array on a farm in Livermore Falls, paid for by the federal government, will help power five public schools in the state.
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PublishedJune 6, 2022
Photo: Addressing Maine’s emergency food needs
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Auburn among 3 Maine communities benefiting from $10.5M federal investment in renewable energy
Maxcy's Mill Solar LLC received a $5 million loan to build a solar project in Windsor, and Waldoboro Solar LLC received a $5.5 million loan for a similar project in Washington.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Wilton Select Board updated on water transmission line project
Jim Lord of Dirigo Engineering estimates construction can begin in 2023 amid rising prices for materials that have bumped up cost estimates by $1.4 million in the last four months.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2021
Three Maine solar projects receive over $17 million in federal loan guarantees
The loan guarantees were awarded through the Rural Energy for America Program, operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development office.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Feds to pay Maine lobstermen $50 million to offset trade war losses
Maine lobstermen are eligible for up to $250,000 each as part of a $527 million fishing industry bailout to help offset the impact of China's retaliatory tariffs.
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