The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused funding for certain Maine educational programs on Wednesday, citing the state’s noncompliance with Title IX over its student sports participation rules.
The decision is consistent with President Donald Trump’s effort to enforce federal restrictions on who can compete in female sports, targeting programs that
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Officials in Maine have issued a recall for eggs from Rainbow Farm because of an outbreak of infections from Salmonella.
The recall by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry comes as the state’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the eggs as the source of the
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An outbreak of Campylobacter infections has spurred the Food and Drug Administration to issue a public warning.
The warning is for recalled oysters from Maine, which are sold under the Recompense Cove brand. The oysters were harvested between June 19 and July 16 from harvest areas CAS RC2 and CAS
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More than $3 billion has been spent by the states to eliminate those harmful “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Thirty-four states have considered 302 policies to protect people from the toxins, with 144 adopted in 28 states.
Eleven states (ME, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WA, and
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Tonight, local officials will discuss whether food safety is still a priority for Lewiston, Maine.
On its agenda tonight, the Lewiston Council has at least two items that do not look good for food safety.
The first is to approve a letter to the State of Maine terminating the city’s
Continue Reading Lewiston City Council may cease food safety responsibilities tonight
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a case of hepatitis A in a Falmouth food service worker. Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. It can spread through person-to-person contact or by consuming contaminated food or water.
The individual worked
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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a case of hepatitis A in a Lewiston food service worker.
The individual worked during their infectious period at Marco’s Italian Restaurant, 12 Mollison Way in Lewiston on the following dates: Sept. 11, 13, 15,16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25
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Editor’s Note: We try to frame 10 of the most important happenings every year, but it’s not just about the “Top Ten Stories.” That is because what is essential is rarely about just one story — framing what marks an entire year almost always involves more than
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Maine voters passed a “right to food” measure Tuesday by a 60-to-40 percent margin.
The new constitutional right is the first of its kind in the nation.
Measure 3 on Maine’s off-year election ballot received 245,016 yes votes to 157,798 no votes. The statewide measure placed on the ballot by
Continue Reading Maine voters approve country’s first ‘Right to Food’ amendment
Voters in Maine Tuesday will decide if the state will be first in the nation to include a constitutional “Right to Food.”
The ballot measure would add a right to food to the Declaration of Rights in Article 1 of the Maine Constitution, according to the state Attorney General’s office.
Continue Reading Maine ‘Right to Food’ measure would change state’s Constitution
