Turner

A longtime sewing machine retailer in Turner will close its doors Saturday after a deal to sell the business fell through.

An investigation launched last June by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry into allegations of inhumane treatment of laying hens at a egg farm in Turner has been completed.

Hillandale Farms, the Pennsylvania-based egg supplier and operator of a Turner facility that made headlines as part of an undercover operation alleging animal cruelty, says that it will be making the transition to a cage-free system.

Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says it will investigate a complaint by the Humane Society of the United States to investigate a shell egg production facility in Turner, but said meantime there is no threat to human health from the eggs produced there.

A burgeoning marine-chic industry is hitting the cobblestone streets of the Old Port in Portland, with bait bags with nautical themes to sunglasses made from lobster traps adding to the typical tourist fare of lobster T-shirts and mugs, according to the Bangor Daily News.

A Hannaford Supermarkets store in Turner is having its liquor license disputed by the owners of a...

Two dollar store chains are planning to open eight locations in the Lewiston-Auburn area.The Maine Public Broadcasting...

Following a lawsuit filed last month, Summit Natural Gas of Maine officials said the company plans to...

The nonprofit Nezinscot Guild, in Turner, has closed after more than 34 years employing people with disabilities.The...

Portland-based Turner Barker Insurance, owned by Gorham Savings Bank, has signed an agreement to merge with the...