Donald Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader. For a president who underlined the increasing importance of working-class whites to the GOP coalition and who trampled so much bipartisan economic orthodoxy during the campaign, to be so overtly obsessed with the stock market is a strange disconnect. In fact, no […]
2019
Posted insj-web, Sun Spots
Tabs, Boat Seat Repair
DEAR SUN SPOTS: in reference to the Dec. 27 Sun Spots, my 7-year-old great-grandson Brody is also collecting soda tabs. He lives in Fayette with his grandmother Tammy. They are making a trip to Boston with the tabs in the spring. You can reach him at 320-3848 to make arrangements for pickup. He has already […]
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Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Elizabeth Warren’s strength as candidate has slipped
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a fiery populist on the left, announced she is forming an exploratory committee for a 2020 presidential run. Her earnest plea for working people and her attack on the rich and powerful provide a stark contrast both to President Donald Trump’s right-wing economic agenda and to more centrist Democrats. (“Billionaires and […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Androscoggin Bank announces new hires
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank has announced these new hires: Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte has been hired as vice president, senior risk manager at the bank’s main office in Lewiston. She worked most recently as vice president, senior corporate compliance group manager for TD Bank and has 15 years of compliance and risk management experience. Mara Pressman […]
Posted inBusiness, Oxford Hills, sj-web
Merrill joins Hoisington & Bean in Norway
NORWAY — Hoisington & Bean, P.A., has hired Mikenzi Merrill, a public accountant who graduated from Thomas College and has three years of experience in public accounting. Merrill is licensed to practice in Maine. Her areas of practice with Hoisington & Bean include accounting and attestation services, financial statement preparation, and personal and business income […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Creator of bogus ad targeting George Stanley's property remains unidentified
GREENE — The Craigslist scam that resulted in a gull-like scavenging at George Stanley’s home in October generated all kinds of interest, locally and abroad. The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom wrote a lengthy piece about the caper and unfortunate results. A reporter from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies went to Stanley’s Route […]
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
High school basketball roundup: Leavitt boys, girls sweep Poland
TURNER — Leavitt got everyone involved early and often and cruised to its fifth win in a row to start the season, 90-42 over Poland, in boys’ basketball action on Monday. Jozian Learned tallied a game-high 19 points for the Hornets (5-0), while Cole Morin (12 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks) and Wyatt Hathaway (12 […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, sj-web
Canadian company finalizes purchase of area hydroelectric stations
JAY — A Canadian company finalized its acquisition of four hydropower stations along the Androscoggin River in this town, Livermore and Livermore Falls. The four were among 63 around the U.S. bought by Ontario Power Generation from a New Jersey company on Nov. 28. The purchase price was $298 million and was subject to customary working […]