Portland-based Shipyard Brewing Company has lost its trademark infringement suit against a Missouri brewer that created a brand of beer called Shiphead. A Missouri federal judge on Monday granted a request for summary judgment by Logboat Brewing Co., the maker of Shiphead, dismissing Shipyard’s claims that Shiphead violated the Portland brewer’s trademark with its name, […]
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Massachusetts woman charged with drug trafficking after turnpike search
A 37-year-old Massachusetts woman is facing drug trafficking charges after she was arrested on the Maine Turnpike while allegedly carrying crack cocaine and suboxone strips. A car driven by Ryan Moores of Athol, Massachusetts, was stopped around 10 p.m. Saturday on the turnpike in York by Trooper John Darcy, a member of Troop G and […]
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Here’s how Maine’s ballot question on universal home care will read
The Maine Secretary of State’s Office released on Monday the language of a November ballot initiative that would raise taxes on wealthier Mainers to pay for home care for the elderly and disabled. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said in a press release said that the final wording of the question on an act that […]
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein returns to Maine after arrest in Texas
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Democrat hoping to unseat Maine’s popular independent Sen. Angus King has returned to the state following his arrest and detainment in Texas. Zak Ringelstein traveled to the southern border, where he was arrested Friday while attempting to deliver water, toys and books to children detained in McAllen, Texas. WGME-TV reports Ringelstein was […]
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Former President Bush gets a service dog named ‘Sully’
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is welcoming a new member of the family: a yellow Labrador retriever who’ll be his first service dog. The 94-year-old and his new companion named “Sully” got acquainted Monday at the Bush family compound on the coast of Maine. The two hit it off. A photo […]
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Turnpike Authority to close Sabattus bridge for up to 3 weeks
SABATTUS — The Maine Turnpike Authority is closing the Fisher Farm Road bridge over the turnpike July 9 for up to 21 days for repairs. The $360,000 project will replace worn surfaces, repair joints and the concrete deck and install a 6-foot, chain-link snow fence, according to the MTA. The bridge was built in 1956 […]
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Maine woman becomes allergic to red meat after bite from lone star tick
HARPSWELL (WGME) – There’s a tick threat in Maine, as a new species has arrived. The lone star tick can cause people to suddenly become allergic to meat with a single bite. In the shadow of a seaside cottage, Patty O’Brien Carrier tries her best to protect herself from pesky insects, but recently a tick […]
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Fleece cleaning
Abby Smith, 22, cleans a fleece from a recently sheered sheep at her home in Auburn. Smith, a third generation farmer on the White Ingram Smith Harris (W.I.S.H.) farm, raises sheep but cleans this fleece for a customer. Smith’s great-grandfather, Ingram White, bought the 27-acre farm with money from working in logging camps in northern […]
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Auburn school principal Vickie Gaylord retiring
Vickie Gaylord, principal of Park Avenue Elementary School, poses with students on one of her last days before she retires. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — For retiring Park Avenue Elementary School Principal Vickie Gaylord, breaking up is hard to do. She wants to see more of her grandchildren in Madawaska and Portland, she said, but […]
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State may renew its case against Dr. Jan Kippax
AUGUSTA — It appears the state will try again to make a case against controversial oral surgeon Jan Kippax. One of his former patients, Donna Deigan, said Monday she has been told by state officials they plan to bring a case against the Lewiston dentist that relies on testimony from her and several others. “It’s […]