Amazon believes it was the victim of a serious online attack by hackers who broke into about 100 seller accounts and funneled cash from loans or sales into their own bank accounts.
2019
Lewiston’s massive Continental Mill heads to auction
LEWISTON — It could be an estimated 250 to 500 housing units. It could be retail. It could be a hotel or offices. The 560,000-square-foot Continental Mill is big enough to be all of the above. Now, to find the buyer willing to take it on. Interested developers got a look Monday morning at the giant, empty, […]
Lease challenge could threaten major new salmon farm on Maine coast
Two groups argue that a Norwegian firm doesn’t have the right to cross the intertidal zone to build a land-based salmon farm in Belfast.
Walmart raises minimum age to buy tobacco to 21
The world’s largest retailer said the new rules will take effect in July, and will also include its Sam’s Club warehouse stores.
PSO will be back for Portland’s Fourth of July bash, which promises a bigger bang
Shamrock Signature is taking over planning for this year’s event, which will include the fund-raising Pops with a Purpose Gala on June 28.
Maine’s first eel season with new poaching controls is yielding strong prices
This year, packing and shipping of the fish is subject to more scrutiny by the Maine Marine Patrol.
Brunswick farm ‘hops’ on the craft beer bandwagon
BRUNSWICK — It’s no secret Maine has an abundance of breweries, with more than 130 across the state. The state does, however, lack commercial hops farmers to supply local ingredients to those breweries. That’s why Brunswick native Nick Favreau convinced his parents in 2016 to start using the family’s farm at 195 Woodside Drive to […]
Vignola Cinque Terre in Portland closing, and building is under contract
Vignola Cinque Terre will close permanently at the end of dinner service Sunday. Joshua Miranda, owner of Blyth & Burrows, plans to open a new restaurant there in the fall.
Pet of the Week: Meet Cylene
BRUNSWICK — Cylene is currently Midcoast Humane’s longest-term resident, and she has been waiting for a home since Jan. 20. This 3-year-old knows commands such as sit, paw, and roll over, and she’s eager to learn more. She should have a yard to run in, and loves to be tucked into her bed with a blanket. She is food-motivated and guards […]
Letters: No time for interim nuclear storage; Legislation would help education centers find employees
No time for interim nuclear storage I was heartened to hear that Senator King is supportive of nuclear energy as a carbon-free energy source. He wants the nuclear waste from Maine Yankee relocated to a storage facility, as do I, and the government needs to speed up its efforts to make that happen. But first […]
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