Reade Brower, who previously owned the Sun Journal and several other daily and weekly newspapers in Maine, is combining the 4 papers he didn’t sell into a single entity.
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Posted inFood, Local & State, Things to Do
Make a plan to attend the Maine Lobster Festival, July 31 to Aug. 4
The annual event takes place in Rockland.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Eight Mainers and N.H. man sentenced for underreporting herring landings
The group of fishermen and dealers are given probation and fines for a 3-year scheme involving false landing reports for the fish commonly used as lobster bait.
Posted inLocal & State
Molotov cocktails placed on railroad tracks in Rockland, police say
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a cloth-filled bottle caused a fire Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L.Bean founder, leaves estate valued at $122 million
Bean, who died March 23 at the age of 82, left the estate to her sons and 2 other people.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Five Maine fishermen plead guilty in herring scheme
The scheme involved underreporting the herring catch to deceive state and federal regulators and the Internal Revenue Service.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Worthington Scholarship Foundation opens applications
ROCKLAND — The Worthington Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 scholarship application process is open. Students graduating from a state public high school who meet the eligibility requirements may apply. “I am so excited to extend our scholarship to students in every public high school in Maine this year. Each scholarship season brings a thrill of anticipation as […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Sidelines: Rockland trailblazing wrestler Maddie Ripley enjoyed success that may never be matched
Ripley made history by becoming first girl to win an open title competing against boys, and it’s possible we won’t see another wrestler like her, Dave Dyer writes.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Sports
Camden woman who played pro baseball in the 1950s dies at age 87
Maxine Drinkwater Simmons played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was the inspiration for the movie ‘A League of Their Own.’
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Maia Sharp, Antje Duvekot concerts planned at Rockland’s Strand Theatre
Maia Sharp and Antje Duvekot will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Nashville’s Maia Sharp and Boston’s Antje Duvekot are well-regarded singer-songwriters with extensive catalogs who released new albums last year – “Restless Thoughts” and “New Wild West,” respectively. Sharp and Duvekot have never played […]