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Maine congressional leaders react to President Trump’s new tariffs
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – After President Trump imposed new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, Maine congressional leaders released statements on the move.
Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) said “President Trump campaigned on tariffs as a tool to level the playing field between American workers and industries and our foreign competitors.”
“I don’t agree with Trump on everything, but he’s right that the old deal stinks, and we need a new one,” said Golden.
“Tariffs push back against decades of free trade and globalization that prioritized low prices above all else. It was a race to the bottom that left America deep in trade debt and dependent on foreign nations and gutted our manufacturing sector, domestic supply chains, and entire middle-class communities.”
“By privileging our own production and industries — something other countries already do — tariffs can help us rewire our economy for production, not just consumption,“ said Golden.
“We can incentivize job creation and manufacturing while leveling the playing field and rebalancing our trade. These tariffs are also a leveraging tool to help crack down on the deadly flow of fentanyl into our country.”
“Reversing the damage of decades of globalization will take time,” said Golden.
“In the meanwhile, every dollar raised in tariff revenue should be used to offset costs for Americans or invest in and protect American jobs and industries. Paired with increased energy production, support for unions, regulatory reform, and infrastructure investment, tariffs are one piece of the puzzle for building a strong, production-based economy that works for working families.”
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) expressed concern on tariffs.
“President Trump’s tariffs will have devastating consequences for Mainers and our economy, driving up costs for working families and destabilizing key industries that our state relies on,” said Pingree.
“A 25 percent tariff on essential imports from Canada—including home heating oil, electricity, and raw materials for our mills and fisheries—is nothing more than an added tax on hardworking Mainers, who are already grappling with high costs. Rural communities will feel the brunt of these price hikes, particularly those in Aroostook and Washington counties who rely on electricity imported from New Brunswick. And let’s not forget the impact on our lobster industry, which is still recovering from previous trade wars and now faces potential retaliatory tariffs from Canada, a key processing hub for Maine-caught lobster.”
“Tariffs can be a useful tool when implemented in a responsible, targeted way,” said Pingree.
“But these broad, indiscriminate tariffs will only drive up costs for hardworking Americans and make it more difficult for businesses to stay competitive. We should be investing in policies that truly support domestic manufacturing—like the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, which are already creating good-paying jobs here at home. These tariffs are bad policy, plain and simple.”
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New Ventures Maine Free Online 60-Hour Business Planning Class Starts April 1; Apply by March 21
AUGUSTA – New Ventures Maine (NVME) has an open call for Venturing Forth, a free, online comprehensive business planning class for entrepreneurs.
For new entrepreneurs or current business owners, Venturing Forth helps participants create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators and fellow entrepreneurs. The 60-hour course covers topics including the customer, competition, marketing, recordkeeping, taxes, financing, legal aspects, and more. In-class activities, guest speakers, and homework assignments lead to the completed business plan and road map for success. This comprehensive course also includes follow-up networking sessions.
Individuals complete an online application and attend an orientation and individual interview to participate in the class. The application is accessible online and is due by noon on Friday, March 21. Class size is limited to 15.
“This class supports small business owners in all aspects of creating their business plan,” said NVME Microenterprise Program Manager Alicia LaFosse. “Participants will not only learn through the class content, but they’ll also learn from their peers and from entrepreneurs in the community as they hone their vision and create their plan.”
The Venturing Forth class will meet via Zoom on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., April 1 through June 24, 2025.
Anyone with a business idea or current business is welcome to apply.
The class also qualifies for three pass/fail credits from the University of Maine at Augusta upon approval of a completed business plan.
To request or complete an application, register for the orientation, or learn more, contact Alicia LaFosse at 207-621-7457 or alicia.lafosse@maine.edu or visit the New Ventures Maine website.
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WELLS, Maine — A local couple’s vision of their farm becoming a year-round attraction with something for every season is taking a leap forward with their first-ever participation in a beloved Maine springtime tradition.
Ryan Liberty and Colleen Bovaird-Liberty will open Crooked Brook Farm, their acreage at 210 Meetinghouse Road, to sweet-treat seekers looking to add a new spot to their usual rounds during Maine Maple Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23.
That weekend, the Libertys will serve and sell samples of their maple syrup, made on site, and will host local bakers who will bring along their tasty goods – some of which no doubt will go good with the Libertys’ syrup.
“I’ve got one lady who focuses on bread and rolls and pies,” Ryan said. “I’ve got another one that does pickles, jellies, and jams, and a third one with an emphasis on cookies and cakes. We’re covering the gamut.”
The Libertys recently finished converting a structure on their property into a sugar house, complete with all the mechanisms needed to produce maple syrup and space for visitors to gather and socialize while enjoying samples and baked goods.
For the couple, the foray into commercial maple syrup production is a springtime addition to the winter attraction of the Christmas tree farm they opened a couple of holiday seasons ago.
And with that new sugar house, the Libertys are just getting started: Ryan also said he is beekeeping on-site and producing honey as a summertime treat and is planning to start a fall-friendly apple orchard in the front yard of the new home they are building on the property.
While starting a tree farm was a new adventure for Ryan, who is in his 50s and describes himself as entrepreneurial, producing maple syrup is a hobby of his dating back to his years as a young adult. He said he has fond memories of making maple syrup in a turkey cooker with his son when he was young.
Next to the sugar house, Ryan has hung old-fashioned buckets beneath the taps of a few maple trees. He said he draws some sap from those trees but wanted to put those buckets there for nostalgic effect.
Indeed, the Libertys’ true method of collecting sap for syrup involves an elaborate system of green tubes strewn throughout many tapped trees that are on your right as you first arrive at the farm. The network all feeds into a tank that, when full, Ryan loads into the back of his truck and brings over to the sugar house for production.
For decades, Maine Maple Weekend has been a popular, late-March tradition in Maine, with syrup producers throughout the state welcoming visitors to their farms to enjoy all kinds of syrup-related treats and to see how the sweet topping is made.
In addition to Crooked Brook Farms, several other farms in the York County Coast Star coverage area will join the festivities, according to the Maine Maple Producers Association. These include Chase Farms on North Berwick Road in Wells and Douston Maple and Honey on Old Alfred Road in Arundel. For a list of all participants and other details, please visit the association’s official website.
Ryan said he’s excited to join the Maine Maple Weekend fun. For someone who has spent the bulk of his career in the energy industry, he never thought he’d become a farmer one day, but now that he is, he loves it.
You can tell by the way he surveys his rows of growing Christmas trees, explains the process of maple sugaring, shares his vision for the apple orchard, and gamely trudges through the thick, squishy mud created by the heavy rains the night before.
“It’s a healthy place to be,” he said. “I’ve become a farmer. I don’t know how exactly, and when exactly, it happened, but it has happened, and I’m embracing it.”
The farm, Ryan said, is his “Zen place,” somewhere he can be where the sun shines, the birds chirp, and there are no emails or ringing phones in sight.
And somewhere, he and Colleen invite you to visit next weekend as you make your Maine Maple Weekend rounds.
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