The rent board is seeking to fine Geoffrey Rice more than $170,000 for repeated rent control violations at 2 of his properties, but whether the punishment will be enforced remains unclear.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine high court vacates part of damages paid to family of man who died after misdiagnosis
Justices ruled that Mercy Hospital should not have been mandated to pay $2 million in economic damages to the parents of 25-year-old Peter Smith, who died in 2017 from complications of Lyme disease.
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Attorney in Portland nominated to federal appeals court in Boston
Donald Trump has nominated Joshua Dunlap, a Scarborough resident who grew up in Vassalboro, to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs fall behind early in loss to Fisher Cats
New Hampshire scores twice in the first and second innings to end a five-game losing streak.
Posted inHearts of Pine, Sports
Hearts of Pine generate chances, but can’t break through in loss to AV Alta FC
Portland threatens for much of the game but can’t score in a USL League One loss.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Double ‘Jeopardy!’: Maine man wins a second time
Jason Singer’s win on Tuesday made him and his wife, Susan McMillan, part of an exclusive club of married winners of the famed game show. He added icing to the cake with a second win Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Cozy Harbor Seafood files for bankruptcy protection, looks to sell business
The Portland-based business, which owns Art’s Lobster Co. and Casco Bay Lobster, says it has been navigating financial challenges ever since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Maine’s first Aldi store will open later this year, hire up to 20 workers
Earlier this year, the discount supermarket chain signed a lease in the Pine Tree Shopping Center on Brighton Avenue in Portland.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Arrest made in hit-and-run death of cyclist in Scarborough
Police say the 68-year-old suspect crashed into Howard Gribbin on Route 1, then fled the scene.
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This Maine husband and wife have now both won ‘Jeopardy!’ Who are they?
Jason Singer, a former Press Herald reporter and editor, won Tuesday’s episode of the ABC game show. His wife, Susan McMillan, is a past winner too.