WATERFORD — KBS Builders Inc.’s plant on Route 37 will reopen as soon as April, Plant Manager Matt Mosher said. “We have every intention to open up the factory. We don’t have a date pinned down yet but we’re looking at sometime in April,” he said. Established in 2001, the modular home company was formed […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford Aviation auction nets $20,000 toward debt
OXFORD — Dueling bidders raised the price of a gum ball machine to $150 at an auction at the defunct Oxford Aviation. It was one of hundreds of items, including tools, fabric, office equipment, phone systems and pictures, sold Saturday to recoup money owed by Jim Horowitz of Casco, president of the company he founded in […]
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Auburn library auctioning Red Sox tickets, beer-brewing experience
AUBURN — Red Sox fans, golfers and would-be beer brewers are among the targets for the Auburn Public Library’s newest fundraising effort. The library is hosting an online auction, available via a link on the library’s website, www.auburnpubliclibrary.org or directly at www.32auctions.com/apl. Library Director Mamie Ney said she hopes to raise $4,000. As of noon […]
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Equipment auction is ‘little boy’s fantasy’
AUBURN — The man climbing into the long white van is red from the sun and dusty from all the flying sand. He’s wearing a clean white shirt, but the sleeves are rolled to the elbows. “You out there buying today?” Ralph Hart asks him. “Or just watching?” “Just watching,” the slightly sunburned man answers. […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Suitors to bid Monday on Great Northern Paper mill
Bidders for the shuttered Great Northern Paper mill in East Millinocket are set to put forward their best offers Monday morning before a Tuesday hearing to determine a buyer for the bankrupt mill. In early November, the court set out an 11 a.m. Monday deadline for bids. On the day a bankruptcy court judge set […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Black Mountain fundraisers hosting second annual auction
RUMFORD — The Friends of Black Mountain of Maine fundraising committee will hold its second annual auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. Doors at Black Mountain Lodge will open at 6 p.m., committee member Judy Collette said in a news release Friday. Pub food will be available from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Mike Brennick […]
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Bidding for lighthouse off Harpswell reaches nearly $250,000
PORTLAND — Bidding for Halfway Rock Light Station off Harpswell has reached nearly a quarter of a million dollars with less than a day to go before the auction closes, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. With six bidders active in the auction, the high bid for the Bailey Island lighthouse is $245,000. That […]
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Government extends bidding on Maine lighthouse — New England’s tallest
The Boon Island Light Station is up for auction until around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Bidding was originally set to end around noon Tuesday. Ten bidders have made offers on the lighthouse with a top bid of $41,000. A government website says the bidding could possibly be extended again. Boon Island Light Station, off the coast […]
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Locomotives from bankrupt railroad to be auctioned
MILO — An auction this week will feature dozens of locomotives formerly owned by the company responsible for last year’s deadly derailment in Quebec. Twenty-four of the locomotives were owned by the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways, which filed for bankruptcy and was sold. Seven others were affiliated with MMA’s former parent company, Rail World […]
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Spring Fling online auction to benefit Progress Center
RUMFORD — A Spring Fling! online auction is under way to benefit the Consumer Activity Fund for The Progress Center. Many individuals supported by the center have little spending money. The fund was established to provide them with the financial resources needed to participate in activities. The auction is running through Saturday, May 10, and […]