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  • TD Bank sues Live Lobster Co. for $3.4M

    April 19, 2012

    Three weeks after freezing Live Lobster Co.'s checking accounts, TD Bank has sued the Gouldsboro processor for $3.4 million. The bank says the company is not paying creditors and violating agreements with the bank.

    April 19, 2012
  • Feds seek money from raided restaurant owners

    April 18, 2012

    Federal prosecutors are seeking more than $153,000 from the owners of four Chinese restaurants in Maine that were raided last year in an investigation over alleged money laundry and illegal immigration. In a complaint filed Monday in U.S.

    April 18, 2012
  • MOOMilk sued over use of trademarked kosher symbol

    April 17, 2012

    Maine’s Own Organic Milk, a cooperative of local organic dairy farmers, is facing a lawsuit over its unauthorized use of a kosher symbol.

    April 17, 2012
  • Bill blocks pensions for officials who commit crimes

    April 9, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage on Friday signed a bill that could prevent public employees convicted of certain crimes from receiving their pensions.

    April 9, 2012
  • L.L.Bean settlement to wreath maker reduced

    April 9, 2012

    L.L.Bean now has to pay a Down East wreath maker $657,000 to settle a lawsuit, instead of the nearly $1 million originally ordered. A judge reduced the amount after reviewing financial information in the original lawsuit.

    April 9, 2012
  • Developer Soule given prison time for fraud

    April 6, 2012

    A former Lewiston developer will spend 14 months in prison for fraud and embezzlement of federal housing funds. Travis Soule misappropriated nearly $200,000 in federal housing funds between June 2007 and May 2008.

    April 6, 2012
  • Ex-MTA head sentenced to more than three years in prison

    April 5, 2012

    Former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette was sentenced today to three-and-a-half years in prison for stealing more than $150,000 in authority funds.

    April 5, 2012
  • Settlement nets Passamaquoddy Tribe $11M

    April 3, 2012

    The Passamaquoddy Tribe is receiving $11.4 million from the U.S. Department of Interior in the settlement of a claim of federal mismanagement of tribal assets.

    April 3, 2012
  • Court decision affects South Portland-Montreal pipeline

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2012

    A Canadian court decision handed down in mid-February will delay plans for the potential delivery of controversial tar sands oil to South Portland.

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2012
  • Court declines to give opinion on Poliquin issue

    March 30, 2012

    The Maine Supreme Court has decided not to issue an opinion on whether Bruce Poliquin violated state rules by engaging in business activity while serving as state treasurer. The House requested the court review.

    March 30, 2012
  • Ex-business owner pleads guilty to fraud charges

    March 30, 2012

    Mohdi Ali, the former director of a home health care business in Lewiston, yesterday pleaded guilty to using false information to obtain MaineCare benefits. His business, Decent Home Care Inc., was raided by federal agents in 2009.

    March 30, 2012
  • Growers' group appeals Monsanto lawsuit dismissal

    March 29, 2012

    A group led by a Maine organic growing organization is filing an appeal of a federal court decision that dismissed its lawsuit against agri-giant Monsanto Corp.

    March 29, 2012
  • Judge upholds labor mural removal

    March 26, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a mural from the Department of Labor building was protected as government speech, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock Jr.

    March 26, 2012
  • Wind farm opponents file court complaint

    March 22, 2012

    The opponents of a wind farm on Pisgah Mountain in Clifton are taking their appeal to superior court, after local efforts to reverse the town's approval failed.

    March 22, 2012
  • Healthcare Charities reports $55,000 theft

    March 21, 2012

    Brewer-based Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems has announced that a former employee has been accused of stealing $55,000 from its affiliate, Healthcare Charities. Healthcare Charities discovered the missing funds earlier this month.

    March 21, 2012
  • Ex-Chelsea official pleads not guilty to charges

    March 16, 2012

    A former Chelsea selectwoman has pleaded not guilty to 17 federal charges, including extortion and tax fraud.

    March 16, 2012

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Summer is in full swing, and many readers are thinking about where to go next.

Maine often tops the list with its stunning coastline, fresh seafood, peaceful forests and charming small towns. Maine is known as Vacationland for a reason.

Not surprisingly, many people who live in Maine also vacation here.