Albion News

Tomato plants have been taken off store shelves in New England after the appearance of a destructive plant disease.

UNITY : The Annual Small Farm Field Day was held Saturday, May 30, at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Education Center.

That was the sentiment expressed Wednesday by Amber Lambke of Skowhegan after Somerset County Commissioners unanimously approved the sale of the century-old county jail to Lambke's Somerset Grist Mill LLC.

The recession is making a mess of the convenience-store industry in Maine. Count Albion Variety among the more than 50 such stores statewide that have closed in the past year.

Buy Photo BROOKS, Maine - The former Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad tracks will be carrying excursion trains and bicycles this summer if everything goes according to plan.

To fend off the winter blahs, try curling up in an armchair with a fluffy throw, a cup of hot tea and a stack of seed catalogs.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jan. 5--Gary Batey of Batey's TV & Appliance in Fairfield is spending a lot of time on roofs this holiday season.

OK, January is here and for the gardener this means it is catalog time. For the next few weeks, as has become tradition, this column will concentrate on gardening catalogs.

According to AAA, which tracks prices nationwide, a gallon of regular was averaging $1.79 in Maine on Monday.