The local retailer pursues financing to turn the old Filene’s space into the state’s biggest furniture store.
March 2010
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Even local voting should be seen as the sacred right of a citizen
Non-citizen voting in local races is not an issue for one city to decide on its own.
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Posted inNews
Environmentalists, business interests talk up wind power
AUGUSTA — Business leaders, environmental advocates and legislators joined at the State House on Friday to extol the benefits of wind power. “We must continue to create a welcoming and inviting climate for these projects to be built and hosted in Maine,” said Jeremy Payne, executive director of the Maine Renewable Energy Association, which hosted […]
Posted inNews
Adoption scammer gets nine-month sentence
PORTLAND — A Westbrook woman who pleaded guilty in an adoption scam involving couples in New Jersey and California received a nine-month jail sentence Friday in Cumberland County Superior Court. In an agreement with prosecutors, Misty Sargent admitted to two counts of felony theft. She promised to give her unborn baby to three couples, including […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Acadia National Park should remain closed to carrying firearms
Federal law permits states to enact this sort of ban, and Maine would be wise to do so.
Posted inNews
Surprise start to fishing season case of reading between the lines
CASCO — Bait dealers didn’t know, small fishing supply shops didn’t know and, more importantly, most fishermen didn’t know that open-water fishing season started Thursday – a week before the traditional opening day. But none of them should feel bad. State fisheries biologists didn’t know, either. “I found out yesterday,” Francis Brautigam said Friday. Brautigam, […]
Posted inNews
Massachusetts father convicted in fatal overdose of 4-year-old
Michael Riley faces life in prison without parole for the first-degree murder of his young daughter.
Posted inNation & World
Can you tell Afghanistan how to get to Sesame Street?
Some say ‘Sesame Street’ could start the healing for children who have seen years of war and guns.
Posted inBusiness
States’ jobless figures stabilize
However, Maine is one of 27 states that reported a higher unemployment rate during February.
Posted inNews
Lawmakers approve saltwater license
Critics say it constrains freedom; backers believe that a federal mandate makes the law necessary.