Future of Shaw’s Supermarkets unclear post Kroger-Albertsons merger

Albertsons owns 19 Shaw's stores in Maine that are part of a pending $24.6 billion takeover by Kroger.

RSU 9’s food program continues to grow

RSU 9 Director Andy Hutchins has continued to grow and improve the food program in the district, and hopes to expand more into locally grown food.

Your Thanksgiving leftovers are good in the fridge up to 4 days; don’t let it go to waste

Don't automatically assume a date label on food has to do with safety. (Also: Don't forget to freeze your leftover stuffing and pie.)

Alfond Center in Waterville to host its annual community dinner

The Alfond Youth & Community Center on North Street is expected to have up to 1,000 people attend the 99th annual Holiday Community Dinner on Thursday.

L.L. Bean Bootmobile meets Planters Nutmobile in corporate crossover

A 13.5-foot-tall boot and an 11.5-foot-tall peanut — both on wheels — met in the L.L. Bean employee parking lot Sunday. Instagram handles, honey-roasted peanuts and miniature L.L. Bean boot keychains were exchanged.

Bagel craze spreads through central Maine

Augusta-area residents' appetite for the beloved ring-shape bread is growing. Two bagel shops have opened in the city in the last year, and another is set to open in Winthrop at the end of October.

Commercial kitchen planned for downtown Skowhegan to boost local food economy

The nonprofit group Main Street Skowhegan is working to raise at least $1 million to help small food businesses cut overhead costs and increase their following with a shared commercial kitchen and food hall at 185 Water St.

View from Away: An ambitious push to help small farmers

Kids and cows strut their stuff in the show ring at Litchfield Fair

The 3-day Litchfield Fair continues Sunday with more agriculture events and showings.

This isn’t what I ordered: Lawsuits accuse Burger King, others of ads that misrepresent their foods

Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life.