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Broker gets prison for mortgage scam (posted Yesterday at 10:46am)

A former Ellsworth mortgage loan broker was found guilty of fraud and theft Wednesday by a Hancock County Superior Court, following an investment scam in which he bilked investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
TD Bank opens Auburn call center (posted Yesterday at 10:41am)

TD Bank will open its new call center in the Auburn Mall this weekend, a $16 million renovation project that's expected to employ 500 people by next year.
Taxes indicate rise in smoking (posted Yesterday at 10:36am)

Taxes collected on cigarettes show a surprising spike in the sale of the tobacco products, an indication that smoking is on the rise in Maine.
Outdoor market vendors push for extended season (posted 07/29/10 at 1:32pm)

Robin Corson got a call earlier this week asking if she'd bring an extra case of Bar Harbor Jam Co.'s hot pepper jam to today's Bangor Outdoor Market, the final day of the weekly downtown event that's brought craftsmen, artisans and musicians together since June. The event, born five years ago, has grown each year and now sprawls across the West Market Square and down Broad Street.
Senate gives initial backing to $860K for Bangor groups (posted 07/29/10 at 1:29pm)

A Senate appropriations subcommittee has given initial approval to more than $850,000 in funding for Bangor-area organizations.
Details emerge on BNAS aircraft plans (posted 07/29/10 at 10:12am)

More details on an aircraft manufacturer's plans to open at the Brunswick Naval Air Station have been released, while other aspects of the base's redevelopment make progress as well.

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