The remaining stores will receive upgrades and the company says it will open 15 Bloomingdale’s and 30 of its Blue Mercury cosmetics locations. It is unclear whether the company’s only store in Maine will be impacted.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Class B basketball: Previewing Friday’s state championship games
The Oceanside boys and girls – both undefeated – will attempt to win state titles at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
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Posted inNation & World
What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
For political prisoners, life in Russia’s penal colonies and labor camps is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, insufficient food, poor health care, sleep deprivation and arbitrary rules that are impossible to obey.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Nikki Haley announces Maine campaign team a week before presidential primary
The Republican candidate continues to campaign for the party’s nomination despite losing soundly to former President Donald Trump in all the early primary states.
Posted inForecaster Sports
Northern: Local athletes, teams dominate championship week
Falmouth, Freeport, Greely all win skiing titles, Greely girls’ track also takes home hardware.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Welcome to Talal Alzefiri’s thriving destination business
The restaurateur and businessman is part of a long history of Muslim Americans making their mark on Biddeford.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Review: Jason Isbell brings his stories to State Theatre stage, with backing of distinct band
Isbell and the 400 Unit played the Portland venue Monday.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: Embrace the magic of our leap year
How is your 2024 going so far? Mine got off to an interesting start. Having spent the days leading up to New Year’s doing my best to be in the spirit of the thing, it was a total bummer to come down with a small sniffle New Year’s Eve – then spend literally the entire […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco is to get $2 million for new equipment
The new equipment is expected help the company retain and grow jobs.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
York County government eyes dredge operation in wake of January storms
ALFRED — York County government is looking at putting the dredge it owns to work assisting coastal communities with sand and dune nourishment after two devastating mid-January storms. The storms are said to have created an estimated $20 million in damages to public infrastructure. County Manager Greg Zinser told York County Commissioners at recent meetings […]