Businesses claim a voter-approved cap on the number of cruise passengers that can visit the town near Acadia National Park is unconstitutional.
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Posted inCops & Courts, New England
Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer to hear First Circuit appeals in Boston
One major case he will hear is arguments for the appeal of Alan Howell Parrot of Maine, who was sentenced and fined in connection to kicking and pushing an FBI agent executing a search warrant.
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Posted inNation & World
At least 5 dead in Los Angeles area firestorms; new fire in Hollywood Hills
The causes of the fires are under investigation, and all remained 0% contained.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Central Maine Healthcare to be acquired by California-based nonprofit
Leaders of Central Maine Healthcare, which includes Central Maine Medical Center, have struggled with funding deficits and have been looking for ways to inject new capital into its hospitals.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland Architectural Salvage slated to close this winter
The Bayside business has long been ‘a treasure trove,’ for everything from antique windows to vintage plumbing to stained glass to doorknobs, fans said.
Posted inMaine, Toy Fund
‘Paint-a-thon’ for Toy Fund brings joy and light to children
Brunswick-based artist Maria Castellano-Usery says her colorful paintings are intended to be “a conduit for joy and light.” And for the ninth straight year, she has brought both of those things to Maine children by using her art to benefit the Press Herald Toy Fund. Brushstrokes with Impact is what Castellano-Usery calls it. Once every […]
Posted inNation & World
California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire sweeping through Los Angeles hillside
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Lobstering Union settles racketeering lawsuit
The union claims it lost nearly $2 million in an embezzlement scheme by the family that owns Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Café and sports bar-restaurant planned for East Bayside
The 2 separate venues — Luna, a coffee shop with a child care element, and Minibar, which will feature an 18-hole mini golf course — will be located in the former World Gym space.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Schools and Education
UNE professor part of groundbreaking study on wetland carbon storage
The recently published research utilized a novel method involving tea leaves to study carbon sequestration in wetland ecosystems across 28 countries.