New polling found near-unanimous support for the president among Maine Republicans, although some Trump voters say recent scandals and leaks are giving them cause for concern.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Here’s why 314 turkeys are frozen in limbo at a Mercer farm
A dispute between Greaney’s Family Farm and state inspectors is putting one of the only processors of its kind in peril, the owner said.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Map: Where police raided residential cannabis grow operations in Maine
Approximate locations of many of the cannabis grow operations in residential locations.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
‘Layers of invisibility’: Workers at Maine’s illegal cannabis grow sites show signs of human trafficking
Federal prosecutors say they have found no evidence of exploitation at the clandestine marijuana grow houses. Some local law enforcement, anti-trafficking advocates and several grow house workers say otherwise.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
UMaine Farmington students explore climate change
FARMINGTON — Climate change and excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere pose a threat in Maine and around the world. Undergraduate student researchers at the University of Maine at Farmington and their faculty mentor, Doug Reusch, professor of Geology, have found a possible way to minimize it — deep in the ocean, according to a […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, The Franklin Journal
A stranger’s concern drives him to great lengths, saving a Mercer man’s life
Discovery of a brain tumor, unknown connections and a feel good story have resulted from one stranger’s concern for someone he didn’t know.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Moscow man indicted on manslaughter, other charges following deadly automobile crash
Eric Tankerley, 34, was indicated recently by a Somerset County grand jury and is expected to face charges, including manslaughter, for his involvement last year in a Caratunk crash in which two women died.
Posted inMaine
New Hampshire man dies in Mercer camper fire, officials say
It’s believed the fire occurred more than a week before the body of Wayne Bouchard, 64, was discovered Saturday, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.