The program helps pay for projects that help organic farmers improve operations and meet consumer demand.
May 2017
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Wife shoots husband outside Readfield home, police say
The woman has been taken in for police questioning and is facing a charge of elevated aggravated assault after shooting and injuring her husband, the sheriff said.
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Posted inMaine, News
Gardiner man hit by car after burglarizing Waterville restaurant, police say
Timothy Bellavance, 47, was summonsed on a burglary charge after being taken to Bangor for head trauma injuries after he allegedly broke into 18 Below restaurant.
Posted inMaine, News
Hoax threat leads to brief evacuation of Yarmouth High School
A voice mail threat was relayed to the town’s police department and was quickly traced to someone who was apprehended in South Portland, officials say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Three Maine finalists vie for $100,000 entrepreneur prize
Surge Hydro, Bluet and Herbal Revolution will compete in the ‘Greenlight Maine’ finale.
Posted inNation & World, News
Fox News contributor apologizes for mocking boy with autism as a ‘snowflake’
The on-air apology comes after the boy’s proud mother appears on CNN to set the record straight about her son.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Lewiston liquor bottler says ending nips sales would have ‘drastic impact’ on company
The concerns of the Sazerac Co.’s CEO contrast with Gov. LePage’s assertion that a proposed 5-cent deposit would ‘put the state’s financial health at risk.’
Posted inMaine, News
Benton school not at risk as standoff with reportedly suicidal man ends peacefully
Maine State Police were in the area of Miller Street and River Road, nearly a half-mile away from the elementary school building, following the report of a suicidal man with a gun Wednesday morning.
Posted inNew England Patriots, News, Sports
Tom Brady had a concussion last year, his wife says
Gisele Bundchen also says she doesn’t think the aggressive nature of football is healthy.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares, Maine, News
It’s not elitist to believe in civility
Some readers said a columnist was elitist to write about supermarket etiquette, but that has nothing to do with having valuable expectations and standards, Liz Soares writes.