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On this date in Maine history: Feb. 15

Feb. 15, 1898: The armored battleship USS Maine explodes in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, killing 266 of its 354 crew members and accelerating the decline in U.S. relations with Cuba’s parent nation, Spain. The U.S. goes to war against Spain later that year. The ship, commissioned in 1895, was the first U.S. Navy vessel named […]

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Maine Senior FarmShare Program welcomes applications

AUGUSTA — The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Division of Agricultural Resource Development has announced that the application period for new farms is open for the 2020 Maine Senior FarmShare Program. Applications, including the full details for new farms and eligibility criteria, are available on the ARD website. New for 2020, the Maine Senior […]