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Maine’s maple syrup, honey producers caught in sticky labeling mess

Maine’s maple and honey producers are hoping the federal government backs off proposed new labeling requirements that they fear could undo decades of industry marketing of the natural sweeteners.

Federal investigators charge County man with child pornography

Federal investigators have charged an Aroostook County man with two felony sex crimes following a multi-agency investigation.

State seeks applicants for youth tourism training

Maine Department of Labor announces applications are now open for a 2018 Youth and Training Grant Pilot Program for the tourism Industry.

Return of ‘gross’ caterpillars to Maine spurs fears of infestation

Denise Duperre still remembers her father coming home from a day of cutting trees around Madawaska when she was 11 or 12. He shook caterpillars out of his hair into the bathroom sink.

Madawaska mill doesn’t have to pay for medical marijuana, Maine’s top court rules

Maine employers and insurers cannot be compelled to pay for an injured worker’s medical marijuana, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday. In a 5-2 decision, justices with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled federal law takes precedence in the case of former Madawaska millworker Gaetan H. Bourgoin vs. Twin Rivers Paper Co.

Maine maple makes top three in nation

According to a 2018 national maple production report, the state of Maine ranks right up near the top of the maple-syrup-producing states at number three.

Maine to offer non-binary gender designation on driver’s licenses

The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles will now allow residents to designate their gender as “non-binary” on driver’s licenses, to the Maine secretary of state’s office.

DHHS delays change addiction agencies said would put programs at risk

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has decided to delay changes for six months that addiction treatment agencies had said would threaten their operations in the middle of an opioid crisis.

NRCM slates Mars Hill meeting on North Woods changes

The Land Use Planning Commission is currently considering the largest and most significant policy proposal in its entire history, and invites residents to an informational meeting Thursday, June 14

Hundreds flock to Skowhegan for annual moose permit lottery

In a town that sits as the gateway to some of the state’s moose-iest spots, more than 1,600 people gathered at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds on Saturday for what has become one of Maine’s can’t-miss spring events.

June frosts affecting northern Maine farms and gardens

It’s early June, but the last few days have felt more like winter than summer as unseasonably cool temperatures have rolled across the state.

New lab offers state of the art research on bugs and pests

When the new University of Maine Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory in Orono opens later this month, it will be among the most biosecure, technologically cutting edge and scientifically advanced laboratories in the state.

Federal officials offer new guidance for transporting produce

Federal officials have issued new guidance for tractor trailer drivers as part of a rule governing the transportation of agricultural products across the nation.

Members of law enforcement support Special Olympics with torch run

Members of law enforcement agencies across the state showed their community spirit and support for the Special Olympics of Maine June 5-8 as they ran several miles each to relay a torch toward the University of Maine in Orono for the opening ceremony Friday.

UMaine releases new spud for gourmet, specialty markets

The University of Maine has released a new gourmet potato variety, Pinto Gold.

John Cote is sworn is as chief of Maine State Police

John Cote of China was sworn in June 4 as chief of the Maine State Police. Gov. Paul LePate administered the oath of office in his Augusta cabinet room in front of a roomful of family and co-workers.

New Presque Isle airline service can’t start early, city says

The Northern Maine Regional Airport will have to wait until July for passenger air service to resume when United Airlines starts its new service to Newark.

Maine’s strawberry, blueberry and apple crops looking good, experts say

As the saying goes, if you don’t like the weather in Maine, wait five minutes.

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