Maine wedding caterer suddenly cancels contracts, leaving couples out of time and money The Maine attorney general has fielded 17 complaints against Simply Catered by Bethany in the past two months.

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Canadian maple syrup finds itself in a sticky tariff situation Production hit a record after a stretch of bad harvests but US tariffs threaten to change everything

The message is: Eat fewer pancakes America!

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If you aren’t already following @rachelwells1.bsky.social, who reports on reproductive health from Tennessee & scooped the story about the woman who was denied care for a pregnancy because she was unmarried, you’ll want to follow her immediately!

Meet the Mainers behind Renys’ ubiquitous, 4-word jingle The ad tune, created by David Melville, has been heard in Maine every day since 2011.

Even the tourists know about Renys and the jingle is so simple!
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem robbed at D.C. restaurant Noem's purse contained roughly $3,000 in cash, which she had withdrawn to treat her family to dinner and Easter gifts and activities, a DHS spokesperson said.

Interesting. Nobody protecting the head of Homeland Security?
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Women-owned businesses a major force in Lisbon’s economy Most of the new businesses in town in recent years are owned by women. They say it's about improving the community, not gender.

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BREAKING: Ukraine captured 2 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, Zelensky says "We have information that there are much more than two such Chinese citizens in the occupier's units," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Interesting development:
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This is unconscionable. This is an important part of our national history. Shame on you Mr. Trump

Son of Auburn Manufacturing executive wins a Grammy Colin Leonard wins Grammy for master engineering Beyoncé's Album of the Year, "Cowboy Carter."

A great interview and a fun story #Grammy #Beyonce
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Maine is a proving ground for commercial chaga farming With 9,000 acres of forest seeded with chaga mushroom spores, the first harvest of an expected 350,000 pounds is three-and-a-half years away.

Back to the woods with the chaga farmers! #chaga #maine

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Ex-‘MAGA Granny’ is turning down Trump’s pardon of her Jan. 6 conviction She was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She pleaded guilty. Now, she doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s pardon because she wants to own what she did.

A woman convicted for storming the Capitol on #January6th declined the pardon offered by President Trump, saying she knows what she did was wrong.

(via @benbrasch.bsky.social)

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Auburn manufacturer makes bowling lanes out of paper Panolam is the sole source of synthetic laminate lanes in the country.

Bet most people don't know this unless they are in the industry:
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Here we go again, from NY Times:
Washington Post Lays Off 4 Percent of Its Work Force
The layoffs will affect employees across The Post’s business operations, not its newsroom.

Greg Abbott sent condolences to Jimmy Carter’s wife – who had been dead a year Texas governor mocked for tweet about former president directed at Rosalynn Carter, who died in November 2023

Nice job.
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Working: Lisbon farmer Keena Tracy talks turkey for Thanksgiving 'Turkeys are very personable,' Tracy says. 'They'll be your best friend if you let them ... they will follow you around. They're very, very curious.'

How about a pasture raised turkey from a local farm this year?
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Shoreland restoration work progresses on two lakefront properties on Sebago Lake "I think when people drive by it in a boat they're going to be pleased," said Raymond Code Enforcement Officer Chris Hanson.

The latest update on a story I've been reporting for more than 2 years.
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