The Farm Bureau Disaster Relief Fund will help the 12 organic dairy farms that had been producing milk for MOO.
May 2014
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U.S. charges former Maine egg producer in 2010 salmonella outbreak
Austin ‘Jack’ DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster were charged with introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce, a misdemeanor.
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Trial begins for man accused in Hallowell stabbing
Jacob Lynn Hitchcock, 26, of Bennett, Colo., faces two charges of aggravated assault stemming from a fight last November in front of Higher Grounds bar.
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EBay asks users to change password after breach
EBay says its investigation is active and it can’t comment on the specific number of accounts affected, but says the number could be large.
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Nigeria militants attack three villages as death toll mounts
A witness says villagers hid in the bush and watched while the extremists set fire to their thatch-roofed mud huts. ‘We lost everything.’
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Waterville plans
tribute to veterans Waterville’s celebration begins with a wreath laying ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Castonquay Square and a second wreath laying ceremony at 9:50 a.m. at the Two-Cent Bridge, at the Head of Falls. A parade will follow at 10 a.m. from the Head of Falls and concluding at Memorial Park with a final […]
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One person crushed to death by steel bars in Monmouth
A company was dropping rebar at a home near Cobbossee Lake when the load slipped and ‘essentially crushed’ a relative of the property owner.
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Skowhegan prepares for parade Monday
Skowhegan’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday. Veteran groups, little league teams, community bands, ATVs, classic cars, fire trucks and more will partitcipate. This year’s grand marshal will be Roberta Knowles, longtime supporter of this event and wife of the late Royce Knowles, who organized this event for decades. Flags will be […]
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Obama: Any misconduct at VA will be punished
The VA Inspector General’s office said late Tuesday that 26 facilities are being investigated nationwide – up from 10 just last week.
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Participants welcome for Oakland parade
American Legion Post 51 Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Messalonskee High School. Line up starts at 9:30 a.m. Anyone interested in participating should call Scott Bonnelle at 314-5100. The parade will leave MHS, procede down Pleasant Street to Main Street to Church Street, ending at the Belgrade Road cemetery. The event […]