The unprecedented warmth is part of an extended weather pattern that is likely to keep Maine with above-normal temperatures for weeks to come, meteorologists say.
J. Craig Anderson
J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
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Maine home sales rose 22.7 percent in November
Mild weather and pent-up demand drive sales growth much higher than in the surrounding region.
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Among jetport travelers, Florida is just the ticket
Elite Airways begins offering nonstop flights to Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in response to growing demand.
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Maine retailers say strong holiday sales continuing beyond Black Friday
December’s relatively mild weather and rock-bottom fuel prices are helping sales of everything except winter apparel.
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Thousands of Black Friday shoppers jam Maine stores
At the Maine Mall, a younger crowd packs the aisles early on, with the look of an epic high school mixer, while Kittery outlets get a calmer surge.
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More investors deciding to go fossil-fuel-free by divesting shares in oil and coal companies
The goal is to foster clean-energy policies, not punish companies, but the greener portfolios have their pros and cons, advisers say.
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Just in time for holidays: Ways to pay expand via chips, apps
The slow-paced arrival of more secure technologies means less risk of personal data theft and fraud in financial transactions.
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Sluggish giving tests survival skills of Maine’s nonprofits
Individual donations are down 10 percent from 2006, but there are bright spots in a sector that employs one in seven of the state’s workers.
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Maine single-family home sales dipped slightly in October
Sales were down less than 1 percent, while the median price rose by 7 percent from a year earlier.
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U.S. seeks to reassure LePage, other governors on Syrian refugees
Top officials send letters to state leaders, like Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage, who say they won’t admit Syrians.