02/03/2012 - Windham tops for retail rates
Windham’s economic development director, Tom Bartell, right, and commercial broker Larry Eliason man a booth promoting Windham to the 500 attendees of last Thursday’s Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s annual Forecast Conference and Member Showcase, held at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.
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02/01/2012 - Clareity Security Announces New Customers for SAFE Syndication™
Clareity Security, a provider of data security and syndication solutions for the real estate industry, recently announced the addition of the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island and Maine Real Estate Information System to its customer family. Each has signed …
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01/27/2012 - Maine's real-estate industry slowly recovering
PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine's real-estate industry is slowly recovering from the recession and displaying some bright...
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01/26/2012 - LePage blasts renewable energy initiative
PORTLAND -- A ballot initiative for renewable energy that supporters say can gradually lower electricity rates while reducing Maine's dependence on imported fuel is actually "the single, largest job killer" Maine has faced in years and will make rates rise, Gov. Paul LePage told a gathering of the state's real estate industry Thursday.
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01/26/2012 - LePage: Energy bill would kill jobs
PORTLAND -- A ballot initiative for renewable energy that supporters say can gradually lower electricity rates while reducing Maine's dependence on imported fuel is actually "the single, largest job killer" Maine has faced in years and will make rates rise, Gov. Paul LePage told a gathering of the state's real estate industry Thursday.
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01/26/2012 - Property sellers: 'Worst is over'
PORTLAND -- Maine's real estate industry is slowly recovering from the recession and displaying some bright spots, but will continue to face challenges in 2012, speakers told the state's largest gathering of real estate professionals.
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01/26/2012 - Experts: Incremental, steady growth in Maine commercial real estate for 2012
Posted Jan. 26, 2012, at 2:24 p.m. PORTLAND, Maine — The real estate market in Maine’s major metropolitan areas stabilized in 2011, and that trend should continue into 2012, experts reported Thursday at the annual Real Estate Forecast Conference.
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01/25/2012 - EHS Janitor To Plead Guilty to Drug Sales
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth High School janitor accused of selling drugs to an undercover agent posing as a new school employee is expected to enter a guilty plea Feb. 1 in Hancock County Superior Court. Frank Trundy, 53, of Ellsworth was arrested Oct. 28 by agents with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA). He was charged with two counts of aggravated drug trafficking, one of which was ...
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01/25/2012 - Westbrook ‘great place to invest’
WESTBROOK – John F. Chase, 47, has lived and worked in Westbrook and the surrounding area his whole life, and knows the real estate markets here inside and out. A Westbrook native, Chase graduated from Westbrook High School in 1982, and earned a degree in business administration and economics from the University of Maine in 1989. He also earned a law enforcement degree from Southern Maine ...
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01/24/2012 - Conservative think tank touts right-to-work law for Maine
The Maine Heritage Policy Center this week released a report it says shows people are fleeing Maine for "right-to-work" states and concludes that Maine should adopt a right-to-work stance — prohibiting unions from charging workers who don't want to become union members — if it wants to boost its economy.
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01/24/2012 - Selectmen OK capital plan with $1.2M in York High renovations
YORK, Maine — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously approved a five-year capital plan that includes $3.6 million in projects for the next fiscal year.
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01/25/2012 - L.L. Bean to open in Danbury: Business briefs
L.L. Bean, the Maine-based outdoor equipment and clothing store, has leased 15,000-square-feet at Danbury Fair mall with an eye toward opening their store in April.
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01/24/2012 - Commission: Landlord didn't stop gay harassment
The Associated Press The Associated Press WALDOBORO, Maine The Maine Human Rights Commission has ruled that a real estate management company did not do enough to stop the harassment of a gay couple living in a Waldoboro apartment complex it owned. Realty Resources Management sent a short note to tenants after Joseph Bonnadio II and William Paquet complained in January 2009 that they were being ...
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01/20/2012 - LePage Ethics Bill Would Require More Transparency in Government
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage is proposing legislation to close a loophole in ethics laws that has allowed high-level state officials not to report millions in state payments to organizations run by themselves or their spouses. The Governor’s legal counsel said the bill was prompted by a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting story last week that revealed that between 2003 and 2010 the ...
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01/21/2012 - UPDATE: Search Continues for Missing Snowmobiler
MARIAVILLE – The Maine Warden Service and other agencies are using airboats and other equipment today to search Graham Lake and its surroundings for a Mariaville man who failed to return Friday from a snowmobile trip. Matthew Divello, 49, left his home by snowmobile on the Morrison Farm Road yesterday afternoon. He was reported missing that evening, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the warden ...
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01/18/2012 - County Girls Still in Playoff Hunt
ELLSWORTH — As high school teams and fans begin to look ahead to the Eastern Maine basketball tournaments, three of the seven Hancock County girls’ teams appear well out of the picture. In Class B, the Mount Desert Island Trojans, after reeling off five consecutive wins, have climbed to fifth place in the standings with a 9-3 record and look to be tournament-bound. The Ellsworth Eagles claimed ...
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01/17/2012 - Bill Nemitz: Did state treasurer cross constitutional line?
People of all political stripes like to talk about the Maine Constitution. Leave it to state Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, to actually read it.
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01/17/2012 - Power Outage Halts Play
CASTINE — A power outage in Castine with 1:01 remaining in the first half led to North Atlantic Conference women's basketball play between Maine-Farmington and Maine Maritime to be suspended during play. Maine Maritime was leading 27-22 approaching the end of the first half when the gym went dark. The teams have tentatively agreed to resume play in Castine on January 31st at 7:00 p.m. For more ...
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01/17/2012 - Farmington Topples Maine Maritime
CASTINE — Ben Johnson (Manchester) posted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double and a pair of blocks to lead Maine-Farmington to a 62-49 win over Maine Maritime Academy Tuesday evening. Johnson was one of three Beavers (6-5, 7-0) to finish the game with double digits in the points column, keeping the Beavers unblemished in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play. Johnson dumped in five points and ...
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01/17/2012 - Badgers Run Past MMA
JOHNSON, Vt. – Johnson State College used a 55% field goal shooting effort to fuel a 73-53 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball victory on Friday at Carter Gymnasium over Maine Maritime Academy. The Badgers improve to 3-10, 3-4 NAC while the Mariners slip to 2-11, 1-6 NAC. Sophomore guard Scott Moran (Orange, Conn.) scored a game and career-high 21 points and added four assists and ...
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01/17/2012 - Lady Trojans, Mariners in Early Playoff Position
ELLSWORTH — With the basketball season past the halfway point, only two Hancock County girls’ teams — the Mount Desert Island Trojans and the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners — appear to be safe bets for post-season play. The Trojans boosted their record to 7-3 on Tuesday night with a narrow 50-48 win over the Hermon Hawks in Bar Harbor and are now solidly in fourth place in the Eastern Maine Class ...
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01/12/2012 - Kearsarge House is sold
YORK, Maine — Kearsarge House LLC and the Atlantic Kearsarge Parking Lot LLC in York Beach were sold Thursday morning for $1.1 million, according to the attorney for the owners of the historic building and parking lot.
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01/12/2012 - York's Kearsarge House, parking lot sell for $1.1M
YORK, Maine — Kearsarge House LLC and the Atlantic Kearsarge Parking Lot LLC in York Beach were sold Thursday morning for $1.1 million, according to the attorney for the owners of the historic building and parking lot.
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01/10/2012 - Cutler: To survive, Maine must market itself to China, the world
Posted Jan. 10, 2012, at 1:07 p.m. HERMON, Maine — Maine businessman and former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler stressed the importance of exporting Maine’s products to China and other countries at the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce’s annual breakfast on Tuesday morning.
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01/04/2012 - York public servant, businesswoman mourned
YORK, Maine — Anne Erwin was a woman involved in all aspects of York.
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01/03/2012 - C. Anne Erwin
YORK HARBOR and FALMOUTH, Maine — Charlotte Anne Ruprecht Erwin, 89, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Falmouth.
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01/01/2012 - Christopher Cousins
BANGOR, Maine — The shortage of experts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is very real in Maine as it is across the United States, a fact which has led to calls for action everywhere from the White House to the Maine governor’s mansion. This has led to the proliferation ...
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12/30/2011 - Maine gets string of good economic news
In the last five days, L.L. Bean announced it will add 125 jobs. American Bureau of Shipping said it will add 16 jobs. And a northern Maine company landed a major Chinese contract.
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12/30/2011 - Maine heads into 2012 with good economic news
PORTLAND -- In the last five days, three pieces of good economic news have added some post-Christmas cheer to Maine's economy.
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12/29/2011 - Air Force finds buyer for Moscow land
MOSCOW, Maine (AP) -- A Portland-based real estate firm with ties to a Massachusetts construction company has paid $730,000 for nearly 1,500 acres of former Air Force land in Moscow that was once home to a radar system.
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12/29/2011 - Maine Air Force land sold to investor
A Portland-based real estate firm with ties to a Massachusetts construction company has paid $730,000 for nearly 1,500 acres of former Air Force land in Moscow that was once home to a radar system. A spokesman for the U.S. General Services Administration says the tract was purchased by Western Maine Realty. Western Maine Realty is owned by Jay Cashman, chairman of the board for the heavy ...
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12/26/2011 - Maine log home company lands contract in China
OAKFIELD, Maine - A log home manufacturing company in northern Maine has won a contract to build homes for a new...
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12/26/2011 - Local Company Wins Contract Building Homes for China
A log home manufacturing company in northern Maine has won a contract to build homes for a new real estate development in China. Katahdin Cedar Log Homes in Oakfield will supply cedar log-home kits to a Chinese real estate development company for a new lakeside development in southwest Ch . . .
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12/27/2011 - Maine log homes to be built in China
OAKFIELD, Maine (AP) -- A log home manufacturing company in northern Maine has won a contract to build homes for a new real estate development in China.
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12/26/2011 - Maine home manufacturer lands contract in China
A log home manufacturing company in northern Maine has won a contract to build homes for a new real estate development in China.
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12/24/2011 - Dueling lawsuits pit real estate agent against Veazie couple, their lawyer
Posted Dec. 24, 2011, at 6:06 p.m. BANGOR, Maine — Dueling lawsuits have been filed in state and federal court that pit a well-known local Realtor against a Veazie couple for whom she marketed a house and their attorney.
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12/19/2011 - Legislature may discuss control of housing director
AUGUSTA -- A bill to change the way the director of the Maine State Housing Authority is hired and fired will likely be considered by lawmakers early next year.
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12/16/2011 - Boat school sailing into new waters
Next fall there will be a new set of directors at the helm of The Boat School in Eastport, Maine. A local real estate company bought the school and the land it sits on from the city of Eastport.
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12/12/2011 - Cynthia Dill: Uncle Sam Is Maine Woods' B.F.F.
Maine is discovering it still has what the world wants: clean water, open space and endless vistas. Enjoyment of Maine's great outdoors is just as much a part of our heritage as logging, and offers an attractive way to diversify the economy for all residents of our great state.
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12/08/2011 - Ted Volger, 50, family man, coach and real estate appraiser
PORTLAND - Ted Volger was a respected real estate appraiser and a dedicated youth baseball coach who led Portland teams to four state championships and earned a place in the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.
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12/07/2011 - Obituary: Catherine A. Perrin
Friends and family are mourning the loss of Catherine A. Perrin, who died at her Shelter Island home on Thursday, November 17, 2011 after a brief illness. Close friends Gina and Gerry Surerus and Barbara Smith were at her side. Born in Portland, Maine in 1941, Cathie grew up in nearby Falmouth and attended primary [...]
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12/04/2011 - Marketing of York properties delayed
YORK, Maine — The York Board of Selectmen on Nov. 28 postponed a decision to select a real estate firm to market 10 commercial properties owned by the town. Chairwoman Tracy Jackson McCarty said the board still had questions after meeting in...
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11/30/2011 - Hopeful signs in real estate
CAMDEN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Thousands of Mainers are waiting to sell their house or buy a new one.... hoping the economy or the real estate market will get better. But some veterans of the business say real estate has been better this year, and they're hoping that trend continues.
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11/25/2011 - Frankfort wind developers: Mount Waldo right site
Eolian Renewable Energy is a local New England company owned and managed by four partners, two of whom live here in Maine. Our management team combines over three decades of experience in clean energy, real estate, construction management and resource analysis. Eolian was formed to build clean energy projects in ...
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11/23/2011 - Raising spirits with time, humor, shortbread
Every Sunday, Marshall "Jack" Gibson visits patients at the Maine Medical Center cancer treatment facility that's named for his first wife, Susan, who died of lung cancer in 1989.
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11/19/2011 - Southern Maine to see fewest new homes in 20 years
Southern Maine homebuilders are on track to build fewer new homes in 2011 than at any time in at least the past 20 years, figures show.
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11/18/2011 - Journalist Farwell rejoining the BDN as health editor
PORTLAND, Maine — Jackie Farwell of Gorham will return to the Bangor Daily News on Monday as its new health care editor. Farwell began her career with the BDN a decade ago, leaving in 2006 for a job with The Associated Press in New York. She most recently was employed ...
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11/13/2011 - Maine tribe’s loss on casino question illustrates how reservations look for other income
INDIAN TOWNSHIP, Maine — Long before Europeans arrived, the Passamaquoddy tribe spent summers feasting on seafood along the rocky shore of Passamaquoddy Bay, known for its dramatic tidal changes. In the winter, the tribe traveled up the St. Croix River in birch canoes to hunt deer, caribou and moose in vast tracts of woods. Read full article >>
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11/13/2011 - Tribes aren't banking on just casinos anymore
In Maine and across the U.S., 220 tribes operate about 400 casinos, but economic development expands beyond that into real estate, construction and energy.
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11/07/2011 - Western Maine ski resorts tout improvements as season gears up
NEWRY, Maine — Skiers and snowboarders have much to look forward to once the season starts in earnest at Western Maine ski resorts. Owners of Sunday River in Newry and Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley invested $8.3 million in capital improvements during the off-season. Sunday River’s projects included improved snowmaking, grooming ...
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