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  • Norway biz owner gets jail time for theft

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 6, 2011

    A business owner in Norway will spend three-and-a-half years in prison for stealing $4 million from MaineCare.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 6, 2011
  • Bank disputes Associated Grocers shutdown

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2011

    Camden National Bank, the holder of a $4.8 million mortgage on Associated Grocers of Maine, is seeking to halt the Gardiner cooperative's closure.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2011
  • Island condo hotel project stalled in court

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2011

    The islanders who have been fighting a proposed condo-hotel development on Great Diamond Island have won a victory in court to halt the project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2011
  • AG: DEP commissioner 'unqualified'

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 27, 2011

    The Attorney General has deemed Maine's new Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Darryl Brown unqualified for the post, unless he can produce more information to prove he does not have a conflict of interest.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 27, 2011
  • Judge: Mural removal permitted

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 25, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage's decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor building did not violate free speech, a federal judge ruled Friday.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 25, 2011
  • Court dismisses Anthem rate appeal

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 22, 2011

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has thrown out health insurer Anthem's appeal of the state's decision to limit its 2009 rate increase for individual policies to 10.9%.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 22, 2011
  • River alliance appeals casino's DEP permits

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 21, 2011

    The Androscoggin River Alliance, along with 18 residents in Oxford, is seeking a reversal of the Department of Environmental Protection's approval of a casino and resort in the town.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 21, 2011
  • AG, Plum Creek appeal court decision

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 19, 2011

    The state's attorney general and developer Plum Creek Timber Co. are appealing a Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling that overturned state approval of Plum Creek's massive planned development in the Moosehead Lake region.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 19, 2011
  • Court voids Plum Creek approval

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011

    The Maine Superior Court has overruled the state's September 2009 approval of Plum Creek Timber Co.'s massive development in the Moosehead Lake region.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011
  • Judge upholds MM&A access in rail dispute

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 4, 2011

    A federal judge has ruled against an injunction against Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, the latest development in the company's dispute with another rail line over access to tracks leading to Twin Rivers Paper Co.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 4, 2011
  • Court upholds permits for two wind farms

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has ruled against two appeals of wind farms in Roxbury and Oakfield.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011
  • Court dismisses Brunswick TIF suit

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

    A court justice has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Brunswick hotel owners against a tax-increment financing agreement the town approved for a new inn.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011
  • Rent-a-Husband founder files lawsuit

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 23, 2011

    A month after criminal charges against him were dropped, Rent-a-Husband founder Kaile Warren has filed a lawsuit against two Portland law firms and a national hardware store chain.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 23, 2011
  • Richardson campaign worker pleads guilty

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2011

    A former campaign worker for gubernatorial hopeful John Richardson has pleaded guilty to charges of falsifying documents related to Clean Election donations.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2011
  • EPA launches informal probe of Brown

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking into a conflict of interest charge levied against the state's top environmental official.

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011
  • Battle over Turner Hannaford revived

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 17, 2011

    A couple in Turner is taking their opposition of a proposed Hannaford supermarket to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 17, 2011

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Summer in New England – or anywhere else for that matter – is an ideal time for pleasure reading, and tastes can vary widely as we recently wrote about in a seasonal feature story.

With Maine's abundance of independent bookstores, including a new vendor on wheels making the rounds in the midcoast region, we're keen to know what you're paging through.