The company, a key partner in the Maine craft beer market, has grown to become the largest floor-malting operation in North America.
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Posted inNews, Politics
Mainers rally by the thousands for ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump
Large crowd gathered in Portland, Augusta, Auburn and elsewhere as part of a nationwide day of protests. Demonstrations were peaceful, though 2 arrests were made in Portland as police tried to move protesters onto the sidewalk.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s craft breweries bracing as aluminum tariffs hit can costs
Already operating on tight margins and facing growing competition, brewers are loath to raise prices even as the cost of materials ratchets up.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Bethel honors 19th-Century Puzzle Master Edwin Ruthven Briggs
Over 100 years after his death, Bethel-area citizens celebrated Puzzle Master Edwin Ruthven Briggs with a bean supper in a restored Grange hall not far from his family home in West Bethel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Artist’s chisel transforms stump outside Peaks Island cafe into an octopus
A strong storm that hit the island nearly 3 years ago blew many trees to the ground. Doug Smith saw one stump that was left behind as an opportunity.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Worker safety program for Maine’s heritage industries gets funding restored
Maine AgrAbility, part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has regained access to nearly $200,000 in federal funding that was abruptly frozen last month.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
Maine’s only medical school to expand in new home
The University of New England medical school will be moving from Biddeford into a new, $90 million building in Portland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Homeland Security takes down list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ that included 3 Maine communities
Portland, as well as Hancock and Cumberland counties, appeared on the list of areas that the department last week accused of defying federal immigration law.
Posted inMaine, News
Searsport woman desperately trying to find fiancé held by Border Patrol
Lucas Segóbia and his friend Marcos Henrique have been shuffled between jails this week after being taken into custody after a traffic stop Monday night.
Posted inHealth, Leslie Bridgers, Maine
She always wanted to come to Maine. A diagnosis meant now or never.
Hearing her story, Mainers stepped up to make the trip extra special.