VASSALBORO — Planning Board members have an unusual application on Tuesday’s agenda: Ann Dube proposes Two Hogs Winery on Mudget Hill Road.
NBA: Celtics win, but lose Shaq
BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics got a rare, brief and potentially final glimpse of Shaquille O’Neal on Sunday night in a 101-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
Savings Bank of Maine gets new name
GARDINER — Savings Bank of Maine today announced it will change its name to The Bank of Maine.
NYU professor discusses Maine’s Jewish history
WATERVILLE — Jews in late 19th Century Maine would have been very much in favor of the mural which Gov. Paul LePage removed from the state Department of Labor walls.
Immigrant welfare reforms save less than expected
The LePage administration has scaled back proposals to cut social service benefits to immigrants and refugees as officials waded into the complexities of the programs and federal requirements.
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Dumas flies high for victory
University of Southern Maine junior Bethany Dumas isn’t where she wants to be, but she was plenty good Saturday at the Bryant University Invitational track meet.
Local gardeners asked to grow extra produce
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers Program is asking gardeners to consider growing extra produce to donate to local food pantries.
BRIDGE RESULTS
WATERVILLE — The Waterville non-sanctioned bridge club winners on March 31 were: Joanne Williams and Dollis Bizier, Betty Perry and Judy Jones, Julie Richards and Connie Begin, Patricia Kick and Lou Veilleux, Nancy Ferris and Jimmie Bradeen tied with Lee Duff and Claudette McNeil, Jeannie Viles and Rona Backstrom.
Big changes in store for South China market under new management
SOUTH CHINA — Since it opened almost 33 years ago, Tobey’s Market has been owned by just three families.
Local grain key to economic health, says corporation
SKOWHEGAN — The Somerset Economic Development Corp. sees a future in which local farmers raise food for local people, providing jobs and business support while relieving poverty and improving nutrition in rural Maine.