The two-count indictment of former Knox County resident Malcolm Stewart charges him with defrauding customers out of nearly $500,000.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Boy Scouts selling Camp Gustin in Sabattus to raise money for abuse victims fund
The 85-acre camp was deeded to the Scouts in 1948 and has been a day and weekend camp for decades.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Carrabassett Valley Academy hires Kirk Dwyer
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley Academy’s Head of School Kate Webber Punderson has hired Kirk Dwyer to CVA’s senior administration and coaching team. Dwyer is the executive director and alpine program director at Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. In this role he oversees Alpine, snowboard, freestyle and Nordic as well as all the areas needed […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lights are on for summer service at Brunswick’s Fat Boy
The staple Brunswick drive-in restaurant opened for the season Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Panel opposes bills to water down or end Maine’s vehicle inspection mandate
Maine, one of 16 states to require annual vehicle inspections, will likely continue to do so.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine lawmakers seek to pre-empt proposed rules for medical cannabis
A bill co-sponsored by 2 Democrats would require the medical cannabis industry’s input on any new regulations.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bangor Savings Bank offering its workers $500 to get vaccinated
The first Maine business to publicly offer cash for getting vaccinated isn’t requiring its 1,100-plus employees to have shots, but it does hope to provide an incentive.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Shipping losses mount as cargo vessel remains stuck in Suez Canal
At least 150 ships were waiting for the massive ship Ever Given to be cleared, and each day the Suez Canal is closed disrupts an estimated $9 billion worth of goods that should be passing through the waterway.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
United Airlines adding 6 nonstop routes to points west from Portland
The new routes will provide direct flights to and from Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; and Pittsburgh.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Jobless claims dip in Maine as new pandemic aid flows
The number of claimants filing a new or reopened claim in Maine fell by 100 people to 2,500 last week.