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Maine teachers learn about logging industry 'to push the trades' Hannah Yechivi Replay Video UP NEXT The logging industry contributes more than $7.7 billion to Maine's economy, and now teachers are learning how important our forests are to the state's economy. The Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation is giving a group of teachers a four-day tour of Maine's forest-based businesses. The goal is to have them see first-hand how forestry works, from planting trees to harvesting them, and about all the jobs available in the field in hopes they will share the...

By Kathryn Skelton, Staff Writer Read Article The all-caps headline in Saveur Magazine this week raises the question: “Is one of America’s Best Bagels in … Lewiston, Maine?” and the story seems to answer with a firm YES. The glowing feature on Forage Market, which starts with the New York writer’s open skepticism when a friend recommended its bagels, has been in the works for a little while, Forage owner and baker Allen Smith said Thursday.  “We think we do have world-class bagels,” he said. “It was great to have someone else say it for us in such a public space.”