Consumers have reported more than 150 injuries.
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Vegetables packaged at Biddeford plant are recalled because of Listeria concerns
The owner of the food-processing plant said the fresh vegetable products are sold under brands including Trader Joe’s and Green Giant Fresh.
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Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro survives Tuesday recall by less than 100 votes
WATERVILLE — City residents on Tuesday by a 91-vote margin rejected a recall of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro following a controversial tweet in which he criticized a student who survived a school shooting. Isgro prevailed in the vote with 1,563 against the recall and 1,472 in support of it. Election results were announced at 10:47 […]
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Frozen breakfast burritos recalled
WASHINGTON — Approximately 50,706 pounds of frozen breakfast burritos made by Ruiz Food Products of Texas is being recalled because they may be contaminated with white, semi-rigid plastic pieces, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday. The frozen cook-and-serve breakfast burritos were produced on March 3, 2018, come in 3.38-pound plastic-wrapped packages containing 12 individually […]
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By wide margins, Scarborough voters oust 3 school board members
SCARBOROUGH — The town’s voters decided overwhelmingly Tuesday to remove three school board members from office in the town’s first-ever recall election after months of controversy involving the superintendent and the high school principal. Turnout was steady and strong throughout the day, and ballots were hand-counted well after midnight, with about two-thirds of voters deciding […]
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Petitioners force recall vote of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro
WATERVILLE — Municipal officials on Thursday certified that petitioners seeking to oust Republican Mayor Nick Isgro from office had collected enough signatures from residents to force a recall vote, setting up a divisive special election next month. Just two days earlier, the City Council agreed to place a request to recall John O’Donnell, a Democrat […]
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Scarborough group submits petitions to remove three school board members
SCARBOROUGH — A local political action committee that is aiming to unseat three school board members submitted recall petitions Monday at the Town Clerk’s Office. Shortly after noon, the Road to Renewal group turned in nearly 3,300 signatures for each targeted board member, said Paul Johnson, one of the group’s leaders. The petitions seek the […]
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L.L. Bean recalls 3,000 pairs of snowshoes
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors retailer L.L. Bean is recalling some snowshoes. The Maine outdoor retailer says it’s pulling 3,000 adjustable snowshoes because the plastic material can weaken and break, posing a fall hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday. It says Bean reported four failures but no one was hurt. The […]
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Peru selectmen ask for social media monitor
PERU — Nick Waugh, administrator for the Facebook page of Friends of Peru Elementary School and its School House Consignment Shop page, was asked by selectmen Monday night to monitor posts. Selectman John Witherell showed a printout of a March 5 post written by Kathy Hussey that contained the same language as the recently circulated […]
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Peru selectmen stand together during potential recall
PERU — The Board of Selectmen supported fellow members John Witherell and Wendy Henderson during a public hearing Tuesday night on petitions seeking to recall the two from office. Residents who signed or circulated the petition did not attend the hearing. “It speaks volumes that those circulating (the petitions) and those who signed (them) didn’t […]