Maine

The "Great American Meatout" is this Wednesday.  According to the Meatout's website, it's a day for us to try healthy foods and save the lives of 8,000 animals.

The Meatout is hosted by FARM, the Farm Animal Ri

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Due to the impending Winter Storm, here is the list of closings & cancellations:

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The Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations announced today that it would not use the term "Kwikies" in its rebranding. The news of the name change was not well-received, particularly by convenience store owners.

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"Excuse me, but may I have a Kwikie"?

The Maine State Lottery has plans to rename its "instant scratch" tickets for the first time to....."Kwikie".  The future plans were mailed out to over 1,300 retailers a couple of weeks ago, and the employees of those stores have had time to think about it

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Twenty 2 Vodka is moving from Houlton to Brewer.

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The champagne of Maine has got some competition due to slipping sales.

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Hello. This is Governor Paul LePage.

My fellow Mainers, you’ve been hearing a lot about different plans to pay the hospitals, and you might be confused. Well, let me set the record straight

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It seems like summer, or at least the hot weather, comes around a little later here in Bangor than in other parts of the country, but there's still plenty of time to enjoy the pools for people who want to beat the heat without leaving the city.

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This Monday the 18th, Five Guys Burgers and Fries will officially open for business at 878 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor, at the entrance to the Bangor Wal-Mart.

This is the second location here in Maine for the chain, with the other being in the Old Port in Portland

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Governor Paul LePage will sign a new bill that will allow bars and restaurants to sell booze three hours earlier on Sunday, providing that Sunday falls on St. Patrick's Day, as the "luck of the Irish goes", it does this year!

The measure made it through the Maine House and Senate with more than two-thirds of the vote, which means that it can take effect immediately

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