St. Albans

Maine is well-known for its thriving and diverse craft beer scene, but these new entrants in the industry are pushing to redefine what it's all about.

As 2020 began, a strong economy and high international demand were causing milk prices to increase. Now Maine's dairy farmers are selling the product at less than two-thirds what they had projected to earn.

Maine's Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday that it has issued $800,000 for 15 projects in the first round of dispensing $5.4 million in funds earmarked for vital improvement projects by the November 2014 “Clean Water for Maine” bond.