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Everything You Need to Know TodayMarch 10 2010
Whoopie Pie or Blueberry Pie?
Amos Orcutt, president of the University of Maine Foundation, is vying to have the whoopie pie adopted as Maine's official dessert. A bill that would do just that has been presented to the legislature by a group of high school students as part of the Maine Youth in Government program. But it is not all smooth sailing for the whoopie pie advocates. The blueberry pie supporters have come out strong on the other side, and with Maine's official fruit on their side, they might still win the battle.
Read more and vote for your favorite at Bangor Daily NewsPosted at Wed, 03/10/2010 - 3:15pm.
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March 8 2010
Oldest Woman in America Had Maine Connection
The oldest woman in the United States died on Sunday in New Hampshire. Mary Josephine Ray was born in 1895 on Prince Edward Island and moved to the US when she was young. 60 of her 114 years were spent living in Anson, ME. She moved to New Hampshire in 2002 to be closer to her children.
Read more at The New York TimesPosted at Mon, 03/08/2010 - 2:24pm.
Login or register to post commentsMaine Logging One Hundred Years Ago
In 1910, Maine's logging camps were at the center of a muckraking scandal touched off by an article in Harper's Weekly. The article claimed that the men in logging camps were being treated poorly, that their living conditions were dismal, and that they were being swindled by the logging companies at company stores. What followed was a good old-fashioned PR battle in the press with logging companies and others weighing in on how the loggers were treated.
Read more at Bangor Daily NewsPosted at Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:53am.
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March 3 2010
Portland Designer to be on Martha Stewart Show
According to the Portland Press Herald, Martha Stewart visited Jill McGowan's studio last July and praised McGowan as a designer "who believes in creating beautiful clothing that is comfortable, fashionable, and of good quality that will never go out of style." On March 4, McGowan is going to appear on the show, which will feature a fashion show of McGowan's clothing and Maine gifts for the studio audience.
Read more at The Portland Press Herald
You can also read more about McGowan and other Portland fashion icons in a story from the Down East archives.Posted at Wed, 03/03/2010 - 4:46pm.
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March 2 2010
2009 Record Year for Lobster
According to the Bangor Daily News, the lobster landings in Maine in 2009 amounted to 75.6 million pounds, somewhere in the realm of 5.7 million pounds higher than in 2008. Previously the biggest year on record for lobster was 2006, in which 75.3 million pounds of lobster was brought ashore. Prices, however, were down form previous years.
Read more at The Bangor Daily NewsPosted at Tue, 03/02/2010 - 8:31am.
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February 25 2010
Maine Syrup Flowing Early
Maine maple syrup producers are not yet sure if it is a blessing or a curse, but in some parts of the state they are tapping tress now, which is three or more weeks earlier than normal. This could signal a great long season, but if temperatures don't start getting a bit colder in the night supplies might not last.
Read more at The Boston GlobePosted at Thu, 02/25/2010 - 1:21pm.
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February 24 2010
South Portland's Scratch Bakery in Boston Globe
Whoever wrote the review of Scratch Bakery for the Boston Globe was a smitten as we are with this amazing, delicious bakery in South Portland. According to the Globe, Scratch bakes as many as 1200 bagels on Saturday alone, and no wonder, because they are some of the best bagels anywhere on the planet. Make no mistake, they are not New York style bgels. They're more rustic, individual, crispy and hand made. They are Maine-style bagels. And in our opinion they have stiff competition with the cookies for being the best baked item in the store.
Read more at The Boston GlobePosted at Wed, 02/24/2010 - 8:38am.
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February 23 2010
L.L. Bean Nabs Top Spot
According to the Portland Press Herald, L.L. Bean beat Apple and others out for the number one ranking in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's list of "customer service champs." The iconic Maine retialer got high praise for its famous return policy, but also for its great use of the web to meet its customers' needs.
Read more at Portland Press HeraldPosted at Tue, 02/23/2010 - 3:56pm.
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February 17 2010
Maine's Golden Boy
In a come-from-behind thriller, Farmington native and Carrabassett Valley Academy alum Seth Wescott, 33, captured the gold in the men’s snowboardcross competition this week at the Vancouver games. The Portland Press Herald got the reaction of another Maine gold medalist, Joan Benoit Samuelson, at Sugarloaf this week: “I think everyone, no matter what their discipline or passion in life, could take a huge lesson away from the way he came back and won the gold. He certainly did his state, his sport, and his friends and family very proud. I'm just thrilled for him.” We second that emotion!
Read more at the Portland Press Herald.Posted at Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:30am.
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February 11 2010
How Much Do You Love Your Dog?
If you love your dog, and we mean really love it, then maybe you should head on down to Planet Dog in Portland on Thursday (Feb. 11) where the company is holding a dog kissing contest. The longest sloppiest kiss between owner and dog will win some of Planet Dog's great products, and proceeds go to the company's foundation supporting canine service programs.
Read more at Portland Press HeraldPosted at Thu, 02/11/2010 - 10:43am.
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