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April 11, 2012

Portland cook wins $10,000 on ‘Chopped’

Melissa Corey, a cook at Duckfat in Portland, is the second Mainer to win on this reality TV show.
Published
April 5, 2012

Augusta rally will protest food safety problems

Food for Maine’s Future plans a rally April 17 in response to recent revelations of food safety failures at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and retailers.
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March 28, 2012

Organic farmers appeal decision in Monsanto lawsuit

The group bringing the lawsuit is headed by Maine potato farmer Jim Gerritsen. The group doesn’t want money, just protection from lawsuits filed by Monsanto, a multi-billion-dollar chemical corporation.
Published
January 14, 2012

Miss Maine wins bronze Duke of Edinburgh award

Maine’s contestant in tonight’s Miss America pageant has already won an award in association with the competition. And it’s from royalty, to boot.
Published
January 13, 2012

Miss Maine wins royal award during pageant prelim

Julia Furtado, Miss Maine 2011, won the bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award Thursday night in Las Vegas.
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January 4, 2012

Monsanto lawsuit moves to pre-trial oral arguments

A judge has ordered pre-trial oral arguments in a case pitting organic farmers against agribusiness giant Monsanto. Headed by Maine potato farmer Jim Gerritsen, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association, with legal backing from the Public Patent Foundation, filed a lawsuit in March 2011 questioning the validity of Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds […]
Published
January 2, 2012

322 do Lobster Dip in the Atlantic to benefit Special Olympics

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Judging by the bright sunshine, the warm temperatures, the huge crowd and the abundance of bikinis and swim trunks, it could have been July. Instead, the throngs of people filled the beach to watch the 24th annual New Year’s Day Lobster Dip to benefit Special Olympics Maine.
Published
January 2, 2012

Annual Lobster Dip raises $82K for Special Olympics

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Judging by the bright sunshine, the warm temperatures, the huge crowd and the abundance of bikinis and swim trunks, it could have been July. Instead, the throngs of people filled the beach to watch the 24th annual New Year’s Day Lobster Dip to benefit Special Olympics Maine.
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November 29, 2011

Cyber Monday offers discounts without chaos

When he wasn’t training recruits on the rifle range Monday, Army Sgt. Jeff Robinson was squeezing in some online holiday shopping.