BAR HARBOR (AP) — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers were furloughed Tuesday because of the federal government’s partial shutdown, while visitors to Maine’s Acadia National Park expressed disappointment that the shutdown had forced the park to close its gates during foliage season. The national park that draws more than 2 million visitors each year was blocking […]
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Farm-to-flask distillery launches Maine-made moonshine
PORTLAND — Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew and hooch. In an East Bayside warehouse a version of these clandestine spirits was released, not under the light of the moon, but at happy hour on a Friday. The sixth product from Maine Craft Distilling, Blueshine, has been on the market less than a week and sales […]
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New coach, staff urge hard work
ORONO — The University of Maine men’s hockey team’s media day at Alfond Arena had a different feel Monday, as it should have.Tim Whitehead was fired last April after 12 seasons as the head coach and the Red Gendron era has begun.The players already have noticed a significant difference in coaching regimes even though they […]
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OOB council may revoke license of successful business in residential neighborhood
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — The fate of Kate’s Homemade Butter is in the hands of the Old Orchard Beach town council. The council is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss whether to revoke the butter company’s license. Kate’s has operated in a residential neighborhood for 30 years, but as the business has grown, so […]
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Bird hunting seasons kick off in Maine this week
AUGUSTA (AP) — Several bird hunting seasons are launching in Maine this week. Grouse and woodcock hunting season starts on Tuesday. It also marks the beginning of waterfowl season in the southern and coastal parts of Maine. State officials are reminding grouse hunters about a new law that requires hunters in or traveling through unorganized […]
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Destination Maine
They came, they saw and they ate seared marinated tofu and espresso-rubbed filet mignon. They were New York parents dropping kids off to summer camp and visitors just passing through — people generally from away stopping into the upscale Oxford House Inn on Main Street in Fryeburg. Its menu is heavy on local foods — […]
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Maine warms up to wood
Josh Goodfellow bought a pellet stove last year. “Wicked happy ’bout it,” said the Lewiston man. He figures he saved more than $500 last heating season — a good way toward paying off his new stove. When No. 2 heating oil hit $4.26 a gallon, Rich St. John decided that was it. He pulled the […]
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Maine gubernatorial campaigns trade jabs over jobs claim
AUGUSTA — Maine’s top Republican leaders and a top political consultant for Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign launched a salvo of complaints this week regarding a statement U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud made on jobs in a campaign ad issued earlier in September. Michaud, a Democrat, is running for governor and said the state, under LePage, […]
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Maine conservation group issues environmental scorecard for Legislature
AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers shared the limelight Thursday as Maine Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard on legislative voting records Thursday. Maureen Drouin, MCV’s executive director, said the last lawmaking session produced “mixed results” for Maine’s environment. MCV is a nonpartisan organization that works to make the protection of Maine’s environment […]
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George H.W. Bush witness at Maine same-sex wedding
Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, attended the ceremony joining Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen as private citizens and friends on Saturday, said spokesman Jim McGrath. Thorgalsen posted a photo on her Facebook page showing Bush signing the marriage license as a witness. She captioned the photo: “Getting our marriage license witnessed!” In the photo, […]