There are 74 cheesemakers milking four types of animals in what the Maine Cheese Guild says is one of the best states to make cheese — and they’re not just boasting. Ten years ago, Jessica Farrar visited a farm outside of Augusta to buy a guinea pig for her son and unexpectedly fell in love […]
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Americans still love cheese — American cheese not so much
American cheese will never die. It has too many preservatives. But it’s melting away. One by one, America’s food outlets are abandoning the century-old American staple, with many replacing it with fancier cheeses. Wendy’s is offering asiago. A&W’s Canada locations switched to real cheddar. McDonald’s is selling the Big Mac’s soft, orange square of American […]
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Eatery mistakes cleaner for cheese, sickening teen
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — Authorities say a customer at a Massachusetts restaurant became sick when an employee mistakenly sprinkled a chemical cleaner on food instead of grated cheese. Easthampton health agent Jackie Duda says the teenager fell ill immediately after eating the food Sunday at Riff’s Joint and was driven to an emergency room. She says […]
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Englishman pleads guilty to photographing sexual assault on Maine girl
BANGOR — The Englishman charged photographing his sexual assault on a 13-year-old Levant girl met online in a Harry Potter chat room waived indictment and pleaded guilty Friday to one count of production of pornography. Nicholas Cheese, 26, of Oxford, England, faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 […]
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Maine’s cheese making industry on the rise
ROCKPORT — Thirty years ago, Mainers shopping for cheese at their local grocery stores would have found few choices — and of those, plastic-wrapped processed cheese slices had a large market share. Some speciality stores might have carried imported cheeses from Europe, but there were very few examples of locally made options for sale, Taylor […]
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Man from England charged with raping Maine girl
BANGOR — Maine police say a 26-year-old man from England has been charged with raping a 13-year-old girl he’d met online. Nicholas Cheese of Oxford, England, has been charged with gross sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a minor. He was due in court Monday afternoon. The Portland Press Herald says the girl’s father told […]