While many Maine cranberry bogs had a good harvest this year, growers are grappling with the holiday rush.
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Steve Knight, Waterville: Keeping food and medical supplies from going to waste
The retired high school teacher has found a ‘niche’ in putting things to good use.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine regulators back plan to preserve the 207 area code ‘perhaps indefinitely’
‘We can potentially extend the 207 area code well into the future, perhaps indefinitely,’ PUC Chair Philip Bartlett said.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Wells man charged with shooting toddler niece seeks to throw out statements to police
Andrew Huber Young, 21, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault. He could go to trial next summer.
Posted inHealth
Biden proposes Medicare, Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under the proposed new rule.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
State plans to challenge Standish man’s account of fatal shooting at trial
Brandon Libby, 37, is scheduled for a jury trial in Portland on Dec. 4. He has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Amanda Brown.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, News
For Oakland-area Girl Scouts, Thanksgiving tradition is baked in
Girl Scouts prepared Tuesday to bake over 200 pies for this year’s Messalonskee Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Oakland, a tradition that has continued for over two decades.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Record number of Maine voters cast ballots in 2024 election
More than 840,000 voters cast ballots in this November’s election, which Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said was the most in state history.
Posted inMaine, News
Jay firefighters to get 50-cent an hour raise to match new state minimum wage
The minimum wage will go from $14.15 an hour to $14.65 on Jan. 1, 2025.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting
There were no immediate reports of alleged violations of the truce, and there were signs of celebration in Beirut.