The York County Sherriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are anticipated.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Home heating oil prices in southern Maine hit nearly $6 per gallon
With warmer weather and U.S. reserves being released, a downturn in price is expected but the timing is hard to predict.
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Rare cannabis research operation planned in Brunswick
Florida-based Maridose LLC has set up shop in TechPlace, a business incubator facility at Brunswick Landing and is seeking federal approval to grow pot for research.
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Head of Maine State Chamber of Commerce to retire after almost 30 years
Dana Connors has been president of the pro-business organization since 1994.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine’s planning to build a spaceport. Here’s how it could become a leader in the industry
The state hopes a new law creating the Maine Space Port Corp. is the first step toward achieving that goal.
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Two weeks after president’s departure, Bath Iron Works remains silent
BIW, owned by Virginia-based General Dynamics, has not explained the reason for Dirk Lesko’s sudden resignation.
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Bill establishing Maine Space Corp. signed into law
The public-private partnership will be charged with developing the Maine Space Complex and overseeing the launching of small satellites.
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Legislature approves reimbursing towns that allow retail marijuana sales
The bill aims to increase the number of municipalities participating in the adult-use program.
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Bath Iron Works president resigns abruptly without explanation
Dirk Lesko issued a notice of immediate resignation to employees of the Bath-based company Thursday, but BIW would not explain the circumstances.
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Cianbro acquires Florida-based construction company
Pittsfield-based Cianbro is one of the country’s largest employee-owned construction firms with roughly 4,000 workers.