PORTLAND — Members of the U.S. seafood industry are fearful that Canada’s approval of a new trade deal with the European Union will cause big problems for the American lobster business, just as the catch is hitting historic highs. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act, or CETA, cleared its final hurdle […]
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Maine chicken auction to resume after health scare averted
The state has told Maine’s only livestock auction house that it can resume poultry auctions next week after having shut it down out of caution over a potential chicken health scare. John Bott, spokesman for the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, said that on May 11 birds from Maine sold in Massachusetts tested positive […]
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Mister Bagel celebrates 40 years of making bagels
PORTLAND — In supporting her husband’s bagel-making dreams, Gail Hartglass never dreamed that four decades later she’d still be providing hungry Mainers with the breakfast staple. On June 2, Mister Bagel, with stores from Portland to Brunswick and Yarmouth to Windham, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a customer appreciation special: 40 cents off any […]
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Doughnuts are on a rampage; they must be stopped
Doughnuts, you have gone too far. Not long ago, we were your biggest champions. We cheered when you evolved into the scrumptious, flakey cronut, and when you multiplied up and down the West Coast through the Blue Star chain, which brought slick, beautiful rings from Portland, Oregon, to Los Angeles. We welcomed such top-tier bakeries […]
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Luchador Tacos opens for season
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE — With cold temperatures on Cinco de Mayo Friday, May 5, locals flocked Luchador Tacos on opening day to find some heat and spice up their lives. The taco stand, on Western Avenue across from the Oxford County Courthouse, serves authentic Los Angeles-style street tacos – corn tortillas, carne asada (beef), cilantro, onion […]
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Ellis’ Variety holds grand reopening
DIXFIELD — Ellis’ Variety showcased it remodeled store Wednesday with a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Store manager Mary Ellis Jamison, the daughter of store owner Gene Ellis, said dining room windows, LED lights, floors and walls were installed. The new blue paint on the walls shows the store’s support for the Dirigo High School […]
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Labor union accuses McDonald’s of gouging franchisees on rent
McDonald’s should be investigated for gouging franchisees on rents and deceiving them about how the amounts are calculated, a labor union said in letters to two attorneys general. The biggest U.S. fast-food chain collected more than $3 billion in rent from franchisees in the country in 2015, more than a third of its U.S. revenue […]
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Maine House votes to allow more groceries open on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter
AUGUSTA — The Maine House of Representatives narrowly endorsed a bill on Tuesday that would roll back state “blue laws” to allow small grocery stores to open on Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter. The chamber passed the bill after a 79-66 vote in which 64 Republicans joined 11 Democrats to vote against a call to kill the bill, […]
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Warehouse fire responsible for Hannaford produce shortage
The Hannaford supermarket on Route 4 in Turner. SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A warehouse fire that destroyed a tractor trailer has caused a shortage of produce for a Maine supermarket chain. The Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2p0uN14) that a fire at a Hannaford supermarket distribution center in South Portland destroyed one of the market’s refrigerated tractor-trailers […]
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Hannafords having trouble stocking produce after warehouse fire
Hannaford employees set out onions and potatoes in the Turner Hannaford before it opens in July 2013. The Hannaford supermarkets in Maine are struggling to keep produce on the shelves after a fire at a distribution center. SOUTH PORTLAND — A warehouse fire that destroyed a tractor trailer has caused a shortage of produce for […]