While the holidays are a time for celebration, it can also remind us of memories of Christmases past and friends no longer with us.
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Profile of home buyers and sellers in 2017
Rising student debt balances and smaller down payments are some of the trends in 2017
Letter to the editor: No to corporate tax breaks for General Dynamics
General Dynamics (which owns Bath Iron Works) is embarking on a statewide public relations campaign to ask the state legislature in Maine for a $60 million tax break over the next 20 years for its operation in Bath. At the same time, General Dynamics is seeking similar operating subsidies from Rhode Island and Connecticut for […]
When kindness came down at Christmas
Sometimes the best gift of all is kindness.
Shellfishing ban from Cape Elizabeth to Harpswell adds New Meadows
HARPSWELL — A precautionary shellfishing closure remains in effect in many areas of Casco Bay after a toxin that can be lethal to humans was detected last week. The ban prohibits fishing for mussels, clams, quahogs, oysters and carnivorous snails from the affected water until further notice. Domoic acid, the bio toxin produced by a […]
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VIA PRESS HERALD: Topsham voters OK 6-month freeze on new medical marijuana providers
High Brow, which sells glass pipes and provides a caregiver operation, recently opened at Topsham Fair Mall.
VIA PRESS HERALD: L.L. Bean holiday sales steady as company readies buyouts
The Freeport retailer says sales have been up and down as it prepares to offer early retirements to trim U.S. workforce by 10 percent.
Brunswick Police Beat: Dec. 8
Arrests 12/1 at 12:30 a.m. Matthew Herrick, 19, of Western Avenue in Auburn, was arrested at Stanwood Street by Lt. Paul Hansen on charges of an outstanding warrant from another agency. 12/2 at 10:12 p.m. Cassandra A. Crain, 21, of Dunning Street, was arrested at Aki Japanese Cuisine on Maine Street by Lt. Lynne Doucette on […]
Harpswell Police Beat Dec. 8
No arrests or summonses were reported from Nov. 29-Dec. 6.