A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday for allegedly selling marijuana illegally from an Old Orchard Beach business. Old Orchard Beach police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents executed a search warrant Thurday afternoon at the 925 Silver Shop on Old Orchard Avenue. They arrested Peter Mesak, 28, of Newburyport, Mass. He is charged with two counts […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Random acts of Dunkin' and other lovely things
Strangers are getting married on television AND they are buying Bag Lady frozen coffee! Probably not the same strangers, but what if they are? That, my shopping friends, would be magical. Either way, given that and discovering there is such a thing as the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine disorder, it has been a heck of a week. […]
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Jury gets former Kennebunk teacher’s sexual assault case
ALFRED — A York County jury is now deciding the fate of a former Kennebunk High School Teacher charged with sexually assaulting her student. The former student, who was 17 years old at the time, testified in the four-day trial that he and Jill Lamontagne had sexual relations multiple times at the school and at […]
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Maine Med buying building occupied by Pizza Villa restaurant, a West End institution
Maine Medical Center is buying the building that houses Pizza Villa, a neighborhood institution in Portland’s West End for more than 50 years, as part of its $512 million expansion. The hospital said it has no immediate plans to change the property and will work with longtime owners Tony and Phil Regios, who are planning […]
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After wild swings last year, Maine economic growth off to sluggish start in 2018
After a dramatic swing last year, Maine’s economy started 2018 on a sluggish note, posting one of the slowest state growth rates in the country. The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported this week that the state’s economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.6 percent in the first three months of this year, […]
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Microsoft and RTO Wireless to bring broadband to 125K in Maine
Microsoft and RTO Wireless are partnering to expand broadband internet service to more than 290,000 people in New York and Maine. A spokeswoman said Monday that the project will roll out over a seven-year period, reaching 165,000 people in New York state and 125,000 people in Maine. Shelley McKinley, Microsoft’s head of technology and corporate […]
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Owner of Press Herald, Sun Journal buys Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander
Reade Brower, who already owns six of Maine’s seven daily newspapers and many more weeklies, has purchased two additional weekly papers in Hancock County. The Ellsworth American reported Wednesday that Brower, of Rockland, purchased that paper and its sister paper, the Mount Desert Islander, from longtime owner Alan Baker. Details of the sale, which closes on Aug. […]
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Boston man stopped in Auburn is convicted of trafficking cocaine
A Boston man was convicted of trafficking cocaine Tuesday following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Portland. Cuwan Merritt, 29, and Michael Artis traveled from Boston en route to Lewiston on May 12, 2017, with the intention of selling cocaine base, commonly known as crack, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank said in a […]
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Money race for Blaine House tightens as Maine’s campaign season heats up
The money race for the Blaine House is tightening as the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor both surpassed $1 million in fundraising – followed closely behind by an independent – headed into the summer campaign season. Campaign finance figures released Tuesday night show Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills edging out her Republican opponent, businessman […]
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UMaine football picked 8th in CAA preseason poll
The University of Maine was picked to finish eighth of 12 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason football poll Tuesday and that didn’t surprise anyone from the league’s northernmost post. “It happens every year,” said Joe Harasymiak, entering his third season as the Black Bears head coach. “Our guys are used to it. As […]