The shipping company is recognized for its economic development work and its efforts to get Maine involved in the Arctic Council.
August 2016
Cumberland builder: Route 1 housing will be done next year
CUMBERLAND — An apartment complex with 96 units in eight buildings on U.S. Route 1 could be ready for occupancy next year, according to developer David Chase. A neighboring development with 45 single-family homes, which is also part of Chase’s Foreside Village project, should be complete next year, too, he said in an interview at […]
Governor cancels Westbrook town hall meeting
A day after scheduling a town hall meeting in Westbrook for Wednesday, Aug. 31 at My Place Teen Center, Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced it is canceled. LePage has been under intense criticism this week following comments made regarding the state’s drug crisis during a previous meeting in North Berwick, and a profanity-laced message that he […]
New owner bringing classic car service back to Cumberland
CUMBERLAND — Cam Riddle’s dream of opening a 1950s-era gas station will come true Labor Day weekend. And, at the same time, Cumberland will finally regain one of its time-honored hangouts. The Shell service station at 296 Main St., built in 1972 and owned by the C.N. Brown Co., closed more than a year ago […]
LePage considers ‘corrective action’ after Republicans intervene
Party leaders confront the governor over his racial comments and threats, and he plans to talk with family and advisers to decide how to address their concerns.
Scratch Baking Co. to close for a week while it opens its new bakery
The expansion will help shorten bagel lines in Willard Square and includes a new toast-and-bagel bar, to open in late fall.
Driver suffers medical problem, hits Macy’s at Maine Mall
The driver and a passenger are both taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police say.
Citing lack of capacity, hosts say ‘no’ to LePage’s planned town hall event in Westbrook
The city’s state representative Drew Gattine was the target of the governor’s obscenity-laced voice mail last week.
Madawaska backs off proposal to drug-test welfare recipients
The town manager had proposed random drug testing for residents on General Assistance.
Clinton aide leaving Anthony Weiner after latest sexting revelation
Huma Abedin releases a statement saying, ‘Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life.’