Maine’s maple and honey producers received some sweet news this week when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was backing off from a move that would have required the all-natural products to list “added sugar” as an ingredient on their labels.
When Steven Urkowitz arrived in Fort Kent from Madawaska on Wednesday, just over halfway through a 320-mile BikeMaine trek through Aroostook County, he already was making plans to return to the area.
Unusable pesticides, such as weed killers (herbicides) and bug killers (insecticides), can be dangerous to humans, pets and the environment.
The University of Maine system unveiled a wide-reaching plan Wednesday to double its nursing enrollment over the next five years and make it easier for students to pursue a nursing degree online.
In light of the recent revelations of past sexual abuse in other dioceses and the reports regarding Archbishop McCarrick, Bishop Robert P. Deeley of Maine’s Roman Catholic Diocese announces he will observe a day of prayer and repentance on Friday, Sept. 14.
A Madawaska woman facing a 40-day sentence for theft at the Aroostook County Jail has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to continue taking her addiction treatment medication while incarcerated.
Governor Paul R. LePage has directed that both U.S. and State of Maine flags shall be lowered to half-staff today, Patriot Day, September 11. Flags will fly at half-staff for the entire day.
A Maine committee is spearheading fundraising for Maine’s Gold Star Family Memorial.
While the Valley seems far from the rest of the country, residents here still fall prey to tax scam calls, with an increasing number reported to local police in recent weeks.
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is seeking a Maine artist to design an “Honorable Service Coin” recognizing the military service of post-Vietnam War and peacetime veterans.
