More than two weeks after Hannaford Bros. Co. issued a massive recall of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released no additional information about its investigation into the source of the meat that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella infection.

A construction worker escaped serious injury Thursday when he and the small loader he was operating in a mill building in Sanford fell through the first floor into the basement.

ROCKLAND — Framed needlepoints cover the walls of Patty Gardner’s living room, where she and Marian White sit and work on their embroidery every Monday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should explain why it hasn’t been able to identify the source of contaminated meat that landed on the shelves of Hannaford supermarkets, said U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.

Hannaford issued a recall last week of ground beef with a sell-by date of Dec. 17 or earlier and is offering full refunds for the meat.

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