At issue in the appeal is Monsanto’s right to hold seed patents and farmers’ need to be exempt from lawsuits.

As soon as election results were announced Tuesday night, businesses throughout Maine began positioning themselves to take advantage of the increased opportunities that will come with the legalization of same-sex marriage.

When Kristin Sutton, a Zumba instructor, got a Halloween party invitation in the mail with the words “Free Zumba Lesson” handwritten in red on the envelope, she assumed the sender was just trying to make sure she would attend.

Several Mainers said Wednesday that they grow and purchase food because they want to ingest fewer pesticides and they support the more environmentally sensitive practices of organic farming.

A review of studies finds little increase in nutrient or vitamin content, but some buyers say their goals are to avoid pesticides and help local farmers.

She tells the Times her summer drives to and from the Pine Tree State allow her to observe the shifting manners along the way.