The 1992 Maine moose hunt’s five-day total stands at 855 after the tagging stations reported the totals for Friday’s kill numbers. That total is 49 short of last year’s five-day total, but Friday’s confirmed moose total is five ahead of Friday’s take in 1991, according… Read More
Schoolboy football OAKLAND – Hampden Academy is playing pressure football. This season, the Broncos are winning the close games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
ORONO – Most of the time, you tell a good defensive football player by sight. A rare few defensive players’ talent is measured by the sound created when they tackle an opposing ball carrier or receiver. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Saskatchewan bird-hunting guides claim that Hungarian partridges won’t hold for a pointing dog. Frankly, I doubt that, and for good reason. When Doug Montgomery, who was guiding Jim Rikhoff, Harbert Mulherin, and yours truly, pulled his Land Cruiser to a stop at the edge of a cropped wheat… Read More
MAINE vs. VERMONT Time, site: Saturday, 11 a.m., Alumni Field, Orono googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Defending, three-time North Atlantic Conference champion Boston University is the top seed in the 1992 NAC women’s tennis championship set for Saturday and Sunday at the University of Vermont. BU, 4-0 overall and 2-0 in NAC, heads the seven-team field. Vermont, 7-2 and 3-1, is… Read More
AT EASTPORT Eastport Invitational Results 3.1 miles Washington Academy boys 28, Narraguagus 77, Shead 102, Calais 103, Jonesport-Beals 107, Woodland 119, Lubec 198, Machias didn’t field full team googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
Highlighting Saturday’s schoolboy football action: Old Town (5-0) vs. Winslow (5-0) at Poulin Field, Winslow, 1:30 p.m.: The winner of this contest takes home a bundle of Heal Points and the tag as LTC Class B favorite. The Indians (6.8 ppg) and the Black Raiders… Read More
Commentary Football, as it presently is played at the college and professional level, seems about as far removed from a Christian activity as sport can get. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
The Brewer Witches and Stearns Minutemen each rolled to easy victories Friday night to highlight LTC football action. The Minutemen of Millinocket downed the John Bapst Crusaders of Bangor 36-6 and the Witches stopped the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx of Lincoln 35-3. In other LTC action,… Read More
Bill McLellan of Brewer scored his second career hole-in-one by recording an ace Wednesday on the 207-yard, par-3 11th hole at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. McLellan used a 5-wood to get the ace. His first hole-in-one was also on the 11th hole. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
For at least 20 years, golfers at Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln have been on the outside looking in when it has come time for the State High School Team Golf Championship. Saturday, the Lynx get their first test of state competition when they take on… Read More
ORONO – Midwest collegiate powers Iowa and Purdue will headline the field at the University of Maine Saturday morning as the UMaine cross country teams host the annual Murray Keatinge Invitational meet. Maine, the University of Iowa, Purdue University, University of New Hampshire, and Holy… Read More
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BINGHAM – Brian Morrell scored three goals to pace the Greenville Lakers to a 4-1 victory over the Valley Cavaliers in schoolboy soccer action here Friday. Chad Owens scored on a penalty kick and assisted on another goal for the 6-4-1 Lakers. John Morrill made… Read More
BALTIMORE – John Kolius of the United States and Robert Fry of Japan advanced to the finals of the Cadillac Columbus Cup sailing championships with semifinal victories Friday. Kolius defeated Brad Butterworth of New Zealand 2-1 and Fry bested Bertrand Pace of France 2-1. They… Read More
The St. Joseph’s College men’s basketball team was ranked fourth in the NAIA Division II men’s basketball preseason poll released Friday by the conference. The Monks received 262 votes and are rated behind Grace College of Indiana (400), Northwestern of Iowa (319) and William Jewell… Read More
MOUNT DESERT – Beth Ashmore and Nellie Fox combined to score two goals as the Mount Desert Island Trojans rolled past the Bucksport Golden Bucks 3-0 in schoolgirl soccer action Friday. MDI improved to 9-3-1 and Bucksport slipped to 2-10-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
HAMPDEN – Erin Hussey and Stephanie Dowd each scored first-half goals to help the Hampden Academy Broncos upset the Orono Red Riots 2-1 in schoolgirl field hockey action Friday. Hampden is now 5-4-1 and Orono is 8-2-1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
AT RIVERSIDE GC, Portland Maine Intercollegiate Golf Tourney Par 72 University of Maine 307, Bates 320, UM-Farmington 322, Southern Maine Tech 344, Husson 365, Thomas 367, St. Joseph’s 380, Maine Maritime Acad. 381, Westbrook 404, Eastern Maine Tech 406 googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
On the Record Former University of Maine All-American Billy Swift of South Portland won the National League earned run average title this season, compiling a 2.08 ERA to go with his 10-4 record and one save. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Men’s College Soccer It has been a very long time since the Husson College soccer team has found itself sporting an 8-1-2 record. Husson hasn’t had that kind of start since the DeCastro brothers (Stacey and Gabe) tormented opposing goalies in the 1970s. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
With their season and Hockey East opener less than two weeks away, University of Maine Coach Shawn Walsh has scheduled a pair of intrasquad scrimmages on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) and Tuesday (7 p.m.) to evaluate talent and put the pieces to the puzzle together. They are open to… Read More
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KENDUSKEAG — Department of Environmental Protection crews have been attempting in recent weeks to identify sources of pollution in Kenduskeag Stream. James Sohns and Clarissa Trasko headed the investigation. Trasko said, “We did some dye testing and we identified some straight piping into the stream… Read More
LINCOLN — Lincoln’s municipal runway will be resurfaced next spring. Town Manager Cliff Barker and Mike McFalls this week met with officials of the Federal Aviation Administration in Burlington, Mass., regarding the $225,000 airport runway renovation project. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
CAMDEN — Doll artist Linda Mason will be featured at a doll signing party from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Great Expectations. Great Expectations is by the waterfall on the Camden Public Landing opposite the Chamber of Commerce. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
While many people have used the abandoned Bangor and Aroostook Railroad bed from South LaGrange to Medford for recreational purposes, others have used it for illegal activity. Wildlife poaching, parties, unauthorized camping and garbage dumping have caused the Department of Conservation, which has a permit… Read More
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I have been a resident of the town of Hermon for the past 30 years and a member of the faculty of Hermon High School for 27 years. I am writing in response to a comment made by Jim Enos in a letter to the… Read More
We’d like to thank the community of eastern and central Maine for showing the Bangor Humane Society that their work is important and that people really do care. After the building was burglarized, the employees were demoralized. After $2,500 was raised to fix the place, I’m sure they… Read More
There is a movement to consolidate the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with the Conservation Department, Department of Marine Resources and, perhaps, others. The mantle being used to justify this can be construed as economics. All supporting clubs and individuals must take a good… Read More
I would like to publicly thank all the people and businesses for their help in making a recent benefit for the Eastern Maine AIDS network a success…. Rick Bragg Bangor… Read More
To the Hermon residents who voted NO on the high school construction project: I’m disappointed in Hermon parents who have children in the school system who made this solely an economic issue and weren’t willing to make a sacrifice for a competitive learning environment for… Read More
CORINNA — Water shortage problems in Pittsfield have moved upstream to Corinna and Dexter. The Dexter Town Council has called an emergency meeting for 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, to discuss siphoning water from Lake Wassookeag into Sebasticook Stream to help increase the water flow… Read More
CHERRYFIELD — The Washington County Commission has notified Lois Wagner of Cherryfield that the commission has sheduled her tax appeal hearing to be held Monday, Nov. 9, at the commission’s office in the county court building at Machias. Wagner is the seventh Cherryfield resident to… Read More
MACHIAS — An eight-week freedom-from-smoking clinic will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Down East Community Hospital Administrative Building in Machias. The program, sponsored by DECH, is aimed at helping smokers kick their habit for good, according to Gerry Dawn Bayat, Health… Read More
PALMYRA — Petitioners in Palmyra would prefer to turn the clock back rather than continue with the current government format. A petition with 170 signatures requesting a special town meeting within 60 days was filed Tuesday at the town office. Purpose of the special meeting… Read More
CAMBRIDGE — A dangerous intersection in Cambridge village was the site of yet another accident Friday morning when a tractor-trailer truck and a car collided after both drivers failed to see each other because of poor visibility. According to Trooper Scott Nichols of the Maine… Read More
LUBEC — Lubec officials are racing against the clock and the certainty of winter in the hopes of completing construction of a new sewer line and treatment plant system in November. But as Selectman Reginald Sawtelle pointed out at a Thursday meeting of the board,… Read More
CORINNA — No one was injured in a three-car pileup in Corinna Friday afternoon. According to Trooper Brenda Coolen of the Maine State Police, Joyce Bailey, 54, of Greenville, driving a 1990 Jeep with a camper trailer on the back, was stopped on Route 7… Read More
MACHIAS — Machias Memorial High School began the 1992-93 school year with nine new staff members, including Jamie Weggler, who was appointed to the recently created position of student activities director-assistant principal. Weggler, a former high school athletic director, also taught for five years at… Read More
News Item: The Bush and Clinton camps have agreed on a series of three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. The debates, operating under three formats, will be held on Oct. 11, 13, 15 and 19 in several cities. The sophomoric debate over the 1992… Read More
DETROIT — Four men were in custody late Thursday night and charged with an attempted armed robbery that occurred on Route 69 in Detroit. Around 8:30 p.m., John McDevitt of Palmyra reported to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office that when he was walking along Route… Read More
Jonathan Carter, Green Party candidate for Congress in the 2nd District, will travel across Washington County on Monday, Oct. 12, stopping at several communities along Route 1. Billed as a political bus tour without the bus, Carter and a group of his supporters will leave… Read More
In a story on the Hampden Town Council meeting on Thursday’s Penobscot page, Hampden Council Chairman William Romano was incorrectly called Allen Romano. Also, in reporting on the police cruiser bids, one of the bidder’s names was spelled incorrectly. It is Kallis Ford of Belfast and not Calais… Read More
CARIBOU — The Caribou Parks and Recreation Department and the Caribou Ski Trails Coalition will hold a new and used winter sports equipment buy, swap and sell event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Caribou Recreation Center. Individuals with skates,… Read More
CARIBOU — The Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission has hired Gregory A. Lounder of Ellsworth as the agency’s regional planner. Lounder was with the Hancock County Regional Planning Commission. His background includes work in land use, solid waste and recycling. He will start Oct. 15. Read More
LIMESTONE — The Limestone School Committee approved one-year contracts with 1 percent pay increases for teachers and administrators on Thursday. The proposed reduction of district employees by 1994 will be discussed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the superintendent’s office. A survey will be… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A free program on asthma will be offered from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Gould Memorial Hospital. Program participants may learn the latest techniques in treating allergies and asthma. Following the presentation, group sessions with question and answer periods… Read More
The Houlton branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the home of Diane Hines, 78 Military St., instead of 1:30 p.m. as reported earlier. Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — A free community lecture titled “Domestic Violence, Break the Cycle of Abuse” will be held from 7 -8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Gould Memorial Hospital in the McCain room. The dynamics of abusive relationships, family violence and how to change abusive… Read More
LUBEC — At a special town meeting in Lubec Tuesday, residents agreed to accept $13,927 held in escrow by the county since 1991 and authorized selectmen to use the money for the purchase of a new police cruiser. The money represents $13,200 paid to the… Read More
MACHIAS — A $220,000 building for the campus maintenance department at the University of Maine at Machias will be completed on Nov. 30. The new 70-by-60-foot structure will feature two vehicle maintenance bays to service the university’s 14 vehicles. Also included in the wood building… Read More
JONESPORT — Two coaching positions for the 1992-93 school year at Jonesport Elementary School have been filled by the Jonesport School Committee. Robert Beal was hired to coach both peewee basketball and basketball for girls in grades 5 through 8; Vincent MacLean Jr. will coach… Read More
GREENVILLE — Moose may have free rein in Greenville, but motorists do not. While the animals occasionally meander down Pritham Avenue and stop wherever they please, motorists are restricted where they may park. After a public hearing this week, the Greenville Board of Selectmen initiated… Read More
CALAIS — The Calais Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the council chambers at the Calais City Building. Items on the agenda include: A request by VIP Inc. for a zone change from R-1 to C-1 for 33 Church St. Read More
EASTPORT — When Eastport voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, they not only will cast their ballots for president and the 2nd Congressional District seat, they also will fill several local offices. Candidates for the one three-year seat open on the Eastport City… Read More
An employee in the central office of SAD 68 will be trained to provide bookkeeping services for the district, SAD 68 directors learned Wednesday. Residents earlier this week voted to transfer $25,000 from the unallocated fund balance to pay for the bookkeeping services, which have… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — It will be a lot warmer this winter for some Dover-Foxcroft families who received assistance for housing improvement through the town’s Community Development Block Grant. Ron Harriman of the Dover-Foxcroft Economic Development Office said 27 applications have been approved for housing assistance, three… Read More
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Cases disposed of in 13th District Court in Dover-Foxcroft recently were as follows: Dana C. Emery, 19, Brownville, illegal possession of liquor by minor, $100. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
DEXTER — President Priscilla Worden conducted the Oct. 7 meeting of the Dexter Public Health Association. Reports of Secretary Helen Parsons and Treasurer Alfreda Haines were approved. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
MACHIAS — A $220,000 building for the campus maintenance department at the University of Maine at Machias will be completed on Nov. 30. The new 70-by-60-foot structure will feature two vehicle maintenance bays to service the university’s 14 vehicles. Also included in the wood building… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Testing for General Equivalency Diplomas will resume on Monday, Oct. 12, in the SAD 53 Adult and Community Education Program in Pittsfield. Anyone wishing to schedule an examination should contact Floyd Humphrey, GED test coordinator at the Warsaw Middle School, 487-5145. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
CANAAN — Milton Henshaw, a Canaan dairyman, is the new chairman of the Maine Beef Industry Council board of directors, replacing Betty Weir, a beef and veal producer from Cumberland. Weir is now vice chairman. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
PITTSFIELD — The Maine State Chapter March of Dimes is planning a Jail and Bail event on Oct. 28 and 29, in Pittsfield. Volunteers on the planning committee have begun contacting people to set up the prearranged “arrests,” but they also will be have surprise… Read More
BARING — Portions of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge will be open to fur-bearer trapping during the 1992-93 season, refuge manager Douglas Mullen announced this week. Trapping of raccoon, skunk, mink, weasel, red fox and coyote will be necessary in certain areas of the refuge… Read More
AUGUSTA — Lawrence Horwitz, Natural Resources Council of Maine board president, presented the council’s annual conservation awards Oct. 3 to three environmentalists, Cheryl Barden of Norridgewock, Bonnie Lounsbury of Auburn and Peter Troast of Portland. Horwitz described the three as having made protecting the environment… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE — The Aroostook Medical Center’s League of Community Supporters will sponsor an art exhibit and auction on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Gould Memorial Hospital. Proceeds will be used to purchase medical equipment for TAMC. Artwork may be previewed at 7 p.m., with the… Read More
PITTSFIELD — Maine Central Institute will hold a hobby fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in Wright Gymnasium. The non-commercial event is intended as a time to to be share information on hobbies and interests such as quilting, canning, stamp collecting, painting… Read More
BELFAST — Sen. Robert R. Gould, R-Belfast, has urged all who may qualify for the Maine Residents Property Tax Program and the Elderly Low-Cost Drug Program to apply as soon as possible. Applications for the Elderly Low-Cost Drug Program must be submitted before Nov. 1… Read More
APPLETON — As candidates James Bowers and Anthony Taylor walk the ridges and valleys of House District 84, they are finding that things are not as healthy as they appear. Despite the outward glow of fall colors over a landscape dotted with lakes and ponds,… Read More
ROCKLAND — Garold L. Demmons Sr., 37, of Rockland had some unusual uses for the $9,000 he took from the Maine Wok Restaurant, Assistant District Attorney Leane Zainea said in Superior Court on Friday. Demmons was convicted of theft and burglary and sentenced Friday to… Read More
BAR HARBOR — Tom Murphy chuckles when he talks about the marketing efforts of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. “They’re just using our plans,” the Bar Harbor Area Association’s marketing consultant said Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ROCKPORT — The Midcoast Genealogy Group will holds its regular monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Old County Road. This will be the last meeting of the season, until Jan. 27,… Read More
ELLSWORTH — Dinner guests at a “super supper” sponsored by the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Nov. 7, are eligible to win a top prize of $5,000 in cash. Other cash prizes include $1,500, $1,000 and $500. Other prizes include a $500 savings… Read More
DEER ISLE — A major fund-raising campaign for capital improvements and an endowment at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts has reached nearly half its goal of $700,000. According to Stuart Kestenbaum, Haystack director, a total of $328,000 in gifts has been received since the campaign… Read More
ORONO — All Veazie and Orono residents who are customers of the Orono-Veazie Water District, and object to the proposed rate increase of 37.6 percent, may sign petitions before Oct. 30 requesting the Maine Public Utility Commission to review rate increases and suspend them until a thorough investigation… Read More
CARMEL — The Planning Board met Monday night for a public hearing on the Arthur Hayward development plan. However, no one was present to speak as proponent or opponent to the proposal, said Chairman Jan Noyes. An abutting property owner, she said, wanted a piece… Read More
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EAST HOLDEN — Thea Flanagan of East Holden was chosen to exhibit paintings in the TOP 100 Arts for the Parks competition for 1992. The competition was begun in 1986 at Jackson, Wyo., by the National Park Academy of the Arts in cooperation with the… Read More
DEDHAM — The Dedham Board of Selectmen met Thursday, Oct. 1, to establish the warrant for the special town meeting set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Dedham Elementary School. According to Town Clerk Gail Smith, selectmen heard a request from the Planning Board… Read More
HERMON — Town Manager Kathryn Ruth, reporting to the Town Council on water and sewer issues Wednesday night, said she recently met with Bangor officials to discuss the town’s infiltration inflow study. Some areas of Hermon are serviced with Bangor water and sewer lines. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WINTER HARBOR — The Naval Security Group Activity will celebrate the 217th anniversary of the U.S. Navy at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the gymnasium at the Navy station. Former Navy personnel in Ellsworth and Bangor are invited. Guest speaker at the Navy Day… Read More
HERMON — It took all of one minute for the Town Council to hold a public hearing Wednesday night. The hearing was on a zoning amendment that would allow construction on five or six lots less than 1 acre in size on land from Vafiades… Read More
Jane Robinson, author and illustrator of “The Whale in Lowell’s Cove,” will read her story and discuss her work at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct 24, at Bangor Public Library. The book will be available for purchase. Twelve illustrations from the book will be on display… Read More
The Junior League of Bangor will hold an orientation meeting for prospective members at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Bangor-Brewer YWCA. The league is an international organization committed to promoting volunteerism and improving the community through action and leadership of trained volunteers. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HAMPDEN — Growth is overtaking the Edythe L. Dyer Community Library at Hampden. That was the word from Councilor Donald Muth Monday night, who said he recently attended a library committee meeting. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
KENDUSKEAG — Department of Environmental Protection crews have been attempting in recent weeks to identify sources of pollution in Kenduskeag Stream. James Sohns and Clarissa Trasko headed the investigation. Trasko said, “We did some dye testing and we identified some straight piping into the stream… Read More
MILFORD — Milford selectmen recently appointed code enforcement and deputy code enforcement officers. Town Manager Bruce Locke said that Clement Shina was appointed code enforcement officer and Larry Lussier was appointed deputy officer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
GREENVILLE — Despite years of effort and numerous studies, most rural communities have been unable to create jobs tied to the state’s vast timberlands. “We’re looking for a needle in a haystack, and we don’t even know what haystack to look into,” says Gordon Lane,… Read More
A few years ago Forest Peaslee Jr. began selling logs to Quebec sawmills because he felt he wasn’t getting the best possible price from area sawyers. Today about a quarter of the logs he harvests from his 1,500 acres, or buys at his log yard… Read More
A two-day conference, What Families Want, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 15 and 16, at the Ramada Inn, Odlin Road, Bangor, by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The conference will deal with aggressive behavior in children and child mental health… Read More
AUGUSTA — District Attorney Janet Mills declared her candidacy for the office of state attorney general Friday, promising to build up her own record rather than tear down incumbent Michael Carpenter. “I’m not going to run a negative campaign,” Mills said in a telephone interview… Read More
WATERVILLE — Members of parks and recreation boards and committees from central Maine may attend a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Holiday Inn, Waterville. For information, or to make the required reservations, call Mike Gallagher at the Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation… Read More
WASHINGTON — Sen. William S. Cohen said Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to buy 3 million pounds of frozen Maine blueberries for use in the national school lunch program and other government-funded programs. Last week, Cohen wrote to USDA Secretary Edward R. Read More