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Bob Davis, vice president of Maine Farmers Exchange, said the weather in the Northeast during the Maine potato growing season was perfect. “I call it ‘pushbutton’ weather,” he said. “Every time we needed a little rain, we got it. During May and June, it would dry out a bit and then we would get the perfect amount of rain.” Davis said yields were good on all varieties. “The crop is not as big as last year and the yields weren’t quite as good, but they are above average,” he said...

A Latchford runner has clocked up 50 miles after joining a charity ‘run the month’ challenge. Nathan Taylor-Thompson signed up for the April run, which asked participants to complete 50 miles during the course of the month and raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK. The 29-year-old and friend Dan Peers, from Westbrook, took on three runs a week in memory of their relative Dennis Green, who passed away from prostate cancer earlier this year. The duo were joined for the final leg of the m...