GREENWOOD — Local or tourist, if there is one thing in common in times of celebration, it’s the locally-made fudge from Maine Line Products, which first opened in 1979. Owners Ellen and Rick Whitney began attending trade shows over the years. They ran into a representative for a company which sold ingredients for making fudge. […]
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The Green Ladle Chocolat fundraiser a decadent delight in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The Green Ladle on Sunday was a chocolate dream during Lewiston Middle School’s 9th annual “Chocolat” fundraiser. Six local vendors provided unique and indulgent chocolate treats for attendees to sample. Guests then voted on which treat was their favorite for the “Candy is Dandy” people’s choice award. The other two categories: “Chocoholic’s Dream”, […]
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Charles Arthur Harris Sr.
FARMINGTON — Charles Arthur Harris Sr., 84, of Farmington, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, Dec. 16, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Plainfield, N.J., the son of Charles Schulek and Dorothy Harris. He graduated from Bound Brook High School in New Jersey in 1952 and attended the University […]
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Dixfield church sets annual Easter Egg sale
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church, also known as the Church on the Hill, will hold its annual Easter Egg sale March 20. Member Bev Glover said this is the fourth year of the sale, which offers a half pound of handmade Easter eggs or two quarter-pound boxes of eggs for $5.50. “The eggs are […]
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Outdoors in Maine: No more chocolate for Yogi
We can all heave a huge sigh of relief. Finally, the live-free-or-die state neighboring New Hampshire has put in effect a new rule that bans the use of chocolate of any kind in bear baits. The new ban reads in part: “For the 2016 black bear baiting season and for all subsequent black […]
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Ban on chocolate bear bait stirs controversy in N.H.
CONCORD, N.H. — In a state with rich hunting traditions, changing the rules can inspire passionate debate, so at a crowded public hearing to discuss a contentious proposal to ban chocolate as bait for bears, the executive director of New Hampshire Fish and Game laid down the law early. “I expect everyone to be on […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Preparing for a chocolate emergency. Just in case.
Bag Lady and Shopping Siren do not want to alarm you, but WE MIGHT RUN OUT OF CHOCOLATE. Or we might not. Last week there were conflicting reports. One story from Bloomberg quoted candy-makers Mars and Barry Callebaut who say we’re on such a ravenous chocolate-eating tear that there could be a 2-million-ton, worldwide chocolate deficit […]
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A sweet tooth leads to a sweet deal for midcoast chocolate entrepreneur
Kate McAleer’s Belfast-based candy company — Bixby & Co. — had a rather unorthodox beginning. It started, in theory, on a golf course. McAleer, then an undergraduate at New York University, played on the women’s golf team as a student, and during the six-hour games spent out in the sun, she’d develop an appetite. She […]