For generations, beef has been the most quintessential of American main courses, and a premium protein around the world.
2023
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers will take up bills to increase shelter funding, but won’t ban encampment sweeps
Legislative leaders decided Thursday to allow lawmakers to move forward with bills to shore up the state’s emergency shelters amid rising numbers of homeless people.
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Posted inBoys Soccer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Girls Soccer, Golf, Sports, Varsity Maine, Volleyball
2023 central Maine high school sports fall season wrap-ups
Several central Maine teams enjoyed deep runs to postseason glory.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce hires new executive director
Maygan Dunlap is the third executive director the Skowhegan Regional Chamber of Commerce has had in the last two years.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Man, 65, dies in Athens after pickup truck swerves off road and crashes into ditch, officials say
James Troy of Athens died Thursday morning when his Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed into a ditch on Chapman Ridge Road, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inGolf, Sports, Varsity Maine
2023 golf wrap-up: Standout individuals highlight competitive season in central Maine
Messalonskee’s Jacob Moody, Gardiner’s Jack Quinn were among state’s elite in 2023.
Posted inVarsity Maine, Volleyball
2023 volleyball wrap-up: Messalonskee rises to top of heap as central Maine teams continue to progress
The Eagles have near-perfect season; Maranacook makes playoff appearance in inaugural varsity season.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Oakland Town Council quietly appoints new town manager
Town councilors Wednesday did not seek public input, or even indicate they would be voting on a new manager, before promoting Kelly Pinney-Michaud.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Hallowell considers ban on sale of flavored tobacco
The City Council tabled the proposal until December after realizing it failed to give impacted businesses the required 30-day notice.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
RSV is straining some hospitals, and U.S. officials are releasing more shots for newborns
Reports of the seasonal virus are rising nationally, but experts said RSV is not expected to generate the kind of widespread patient traffic seen last fall.