It’s your average day in Auburn, with four lanes of steady traffic zipping north and south along Center Street. You know the familiar landmarks and where the lights are sticky. Despite the rush, maybe you’ve seen the little log cabin in the Republic Jewelry & Collectibles parking lot with picnic tables and a small grove […]
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Hannaford settles Department of Labor dispute over ergonomics
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Hannaford supermarket chain is settling a dispute with the federal Department of Labor with a promise to institute new worker protection standards at two distribution centers. The labor department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Hannaford for failing to keep distribution centers in Schodack Landing, New York, and South Portland, Maine, […]
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Maine gaining lobster in northern migration; ocean warming blamed
PORTLAND — The lobster population has crashed to the lowest levels on record in southern New England while climbing to heights never before seen in the cold waters off Maine and other northern reaches — a geographic shift that scientists attribute in large part to the warming of the ocean. The trend is driving lobstermen […]
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Eats: The hot dog days of summer
Each region of the country proudly embraces its own version. Frankly, the possibilities are endless. The hot dog is as All-American as baseball, and just as people are loyal to their regional teams, they are equally as devoted to their local hot dog. But a hot dog is just a hot dog, no matter where […]
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One hundred farms to participate in Open Farm Day on Sunday
LEWISTON ? Locally grown foods, a first-hand look at farming and agriculture, and fun and games for those of all ages could only mean one thing: the 26th Annual Maine Open Farm Day is coming. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 26, approximately 100 family farms across the state will be opening their […]
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Lewiston native buys Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island
HARPSWELL — A Lewiston native has returned to Maine to buy and renovate Cook’s Lobster House on Bailey Island. Jennifer Dube Charboneau and her husband, Nick, bought the restaurant for $1.25 million and closed on it June 30, according to MaineBiz. Charboneau told MaineBiz that they plan to change the name to “Cook’s Lobster & Ale […]
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Chef and molecular gastronome Rob Evans on the science of food
Popped lobster, instant apple mousse and other creations from the food lab. I eat locally grown food, read food blogs and know that gelatin comes powdered AND in sheets. I follow the doings of the James Beard Foundation. Sometimes, I sneak down to Portland to eat. Heck, I even write about food once a month […]
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Hannaford’s owner to merge with Stop & Shop owner
NEW YORK — The owner of Stop & Shop and Giant will tie up with the parent company of Food Lion and Hannaford’s, creating a $29 billion grocer that will be in a stronger position to compete with Wal-Mart and other discount retailers. The deal, which would create the fourth largest grocer in the U.S., […]
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Shaw’s, Hannaford recall store brand bottled water
PORTLAND — Shaw’s and Hannaford stores are recalling house brands of bottled water after E. coli bacteria was found in the water’s supply. The Portland Press Herald reports Shaw’s brand of bottled water and Hannaford’s Nature’s Place water are both bottled by Niagara Bottling Co. in Pennsylvania. The bacteria was detected at one of the […]