Best friends Ivy, 6, center, and Isaac, 7, came from Grey to ride the Candy Cane Express in Bath with their parents in the hopes of meeting Santa Claus last weekend. Their wish came true when Santa hopped aboard the train in this fundraiser for Tri County Literacy.
2012
Posted inBusiness
UBS to pay $1.5B over rate-rigging scandal
The settlement with U.S., British and Swiss regulators caps a tough year for the Swiss company and the reputation of the global banking industry.
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Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Road closure Thursday night on new Veterans Memorial Bridge
PORTLAND – There will be a southbound road closure on the new Veterans Memorial Bridge between Portland and South Portland Thursday night, Dec. 20, beginning at 7 p.m. and lasting through the night. Traffic lanes will reopen on Friday morning at approximately 6 a.m. This road closure is due to work on the existing drainage […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Developer plans 47-home subdivision in Topsham
TOPSHAM — After a sketch plan review with the Planning Board on Tuesday, a proposed 47-unit housing development is expected to return for preliminary subdivision review early next year. Developer Dan Catlin wants to build 47 single-family homes off of Mallett Drive. The Planning Board conducted a site inventory analysis of the property, reviewing both […]
Posted inNews
Maine woman pleads guilty to bank theft
The former TD Bank branch employee faces up to 30 years in prison for embezzling more than $14,500.
Posted inNews, Politics
Obama to send Congress gun proposals in January
“The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing,” the president says.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
U.S. Senate bill could help attract jobs to Brunswick Landing
BRUNSWICK — A bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Olympia Snow and Susan Collins on Dec. 12 could improve economic prospects and spur the creation of hundreds of jobs at the former Naval Air Station, now known as Brunswick Landing. The bill, known as the HUBZone Expansion Act of 2012, would give preference to more businesses for federal contract […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
UPDATE: Portland water safe to drink; water district ends boil order
PORTLAND — Tap water is safe to drink on the Portland peninsula, the Portland Water District announced Thursday morning. The water district lifted a boil order for the peninsula at 8:45 a.m., after tests found no contamination. A water main break Wednesday on Somerset Street prompted the district to issue the boil order for a […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
The Newtown shooting's Windham connection
WINDHAM – Bushmaster Firearms, which once called Windham home and employed dozens of local residents, is back up for sale as the hedge fund that purchased the brand in 2006, Cerberus Capital Management, aims to exit the gun-manufacturing business. (For more on Bushmaster’s history in Windham, as well as the shooting in Newtown, Conn., see […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
The Newtown shooting's Windham connection
WINDHAM – Bushmaster Firearms, which once called Windham home and employed dozens of local residents, is back up for sale as the hedge fund that purchased the brand in 2006, Cerberus Capital Management, aims to exit the gun-manufacturing business. (For more on Bushmaster’s history in Windham, as well as the shooting in Newtown, Conn., see […]