But an increase in sales to Canada also has offset all but $14.4 million of the lost Chinese market.
2019
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Take your stuffed tomatoes to the next level
Hasselbacking, a technique where a vegetable is sliced accordion style, buttered, crumbed and baked, often is used for potatoes. The approach also works wonders on tomatoes.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Struggling Maine Virtual Academy looks to renew charter for online education
School officials and a panel overseeing Maine’s charter schools point to improvements made since a report in January cited absenteeism and low test scores.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine, Maine, Morning Sentinel
J.P. Devine: Then, it was August 9th, a dark night
JP Devine recalls how he and other celebrities were drinking at a bar restaurant on a patio overlooking the Strip when panic passed by, the night of the infamous Manson Murders.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Natural Resources Council of Maine, Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society lead Kennebec River paddle trip
From Sidney to Augusta, paddlers get glimpse of how the Kennebec may have appeared centuries ago.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
Photos: No lack of action at this year’s Topsham Fair
It’s the time of year when adults ride amusements and children manage livestock. The 165th annual Topsham Fair is is winding down after its eight-day run, including the popular Pig Scramble. Over three days, divisions of 5-, 6- and 7-year-olds stirred up dust in the fairground’s Pulling Ring in pursuit of 20-pound, or heavier, ungulates. […]
Posted inMaine
Sumner voters want decision on marijuana cultivation
Voters approved a $1.32 million budget at the town meeting, including $322,853 for winter road maintenance, $213,245 for administrative costs, and $210,000 for road and bridge maintenance.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
Winslow blueberry festival breaks its recent pie-selling records
Members of the Winslow Congregational Church sold over 465 homemade blueberry pies in under four hours Saturday at its 48th annual blueberry festival.
Posted inSidelines, Sports
Sidelines: We all have great sports moments we were lucky to see
From a no-hitter, to a big Patriots playoff win, some events last with us forever, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Wet winter, hot summer damaging Maine’s fruit trees
Weather conditions so far in 2019 have damaged many of Maine’s fruit trees, but despite the damage one expert predicts the apple crop will come in just fine.