The first service to offer regular helicopter tours of Casco Bay is expected to launch at the Portland International Jetport this month. “We were looking for ways to grow the business and Portland came to mind,” said Bruce Cultrera, president and CEO of Portsmouth-based Seacoast Helicopters. “It’s beautiful, it’s gorgeous, it is a population center […]
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Preparing for Memorial Day
Mike Small, owner of Roak the Florist, Main Street, Lewiston, plants flowers in front of a Roak grave marker. Small started hundreds of geranium seedlings to plant at local cemeteries for Memorial Day. Among those graves are those of his ancestors. (Leroy G. Walker Sr. photo)
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Maine couple stuck with a lemon of a vehicle – and now they know why
When Kristi Smith and her husband, Patrick, bought their Subaru from a Standish man in January 2017, she knew something seemed off. The 2005 Outback had only 117,000 miles on it, and for the Smith family, the price was right – $3,500. “We went to go buy the car and the guy wouldn’t look me […]
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Revised Westbrook retail development would add, Market Basket, 750 apartments
A Massachusetts builder overhauls a previously approved plan for the former Pike Industries site, unveiling a 1 million-square-foot venture that would integrate housing and commercial interests. The developer of a shopping center near the Portland-Westbrook line wants to add 750 apartments to the plan, which would make it one of the largest residential projects in […]
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Earl C. Andrews
BETHEL — ?Earl C. Andrews died of heart failure at his home in Bethel on Saturday, May 5. He was born on the Andrews family farm in North Paris on July 7, 1925, the son of Alfred and Iona (Littlehale) Andrews. He graduated from West Paris High School in 1944. He served in the Navy from […]
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Oxford Hills DECA member Jarrod Todd wins high score at state conference
PARIS — Members of the Oxford Hills DECA Chapter participated at the State Conference Feb. 14 and 15 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. Outgoing officers Mikayla Politano and Tsela Shraiberg oversaw most of the activities of the event. Riley McGough was elected to the State DECA Action Team for the 2018-2019 school […]
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WCSH: Saddleback buyer accused of deceit
The Australian developer said to be in the process of buying Saddleback Mountain is being sued for millions of dollars by a Chinese investor, according to a WCSH news report. According to the report, Sebastian Monsour is accused of deceit and taking advantage of an Australian visa program in a lawsuit filed in December in […]
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Gifford’s giving away free ice cream for opening day
SKOWHEGAN (WGME) — It’s a sign that winter is coming to an end when Gifford’s Ice Cream stands open for the season. To celebrate, the five stands in Skowhegan, Bangor, Waterville, Auburn and Farmington are giving out free small cones Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Gifford’s Ice Cream stands will offer six new […]
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PUC to decide next week whether to expand its review of CMP billing
After receiving hundreds of consumer complaints over unexpectedly high bills, the Maine Public Utilities Commission will decide next week whether to open a full investigation of Central Maine Power Co.’s billing, metering and customer service operations. The PUC is in the midst of a inquiry that could lead to a full investigation, called a management […]
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Correction: Saddleback ski area
The headlines on a front-page story in the Thursday, March 15, edition of the Sun Journal on Saddleback ski resort should have read: “Questions raised after prospective Saddleback buyer’s comments are aired.” The headlines should have noted that Majella is the proposed buyer of Saddleback, not an investor, and a state official did not make […]