Historic presidential yacht Sequoia coming to Belfast for rebuild

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Published
October 20, 2019

Historic presidential yacht Sequoia coming to Belfast for rebuild

Used by eight administrations – from Herbert Hoover to Gerald Ford – it will be barged to the midcoast for a yearslong restoration.
Published
October 3, 2019

Maine restaurant’s lawsuit accuses Atlantic salmon producers of price-fixing

The lawsuit by Portland Hunt + Alpine Club argues that salmon prices have been rising for 4 years, when they should have been falling.
Published
September 21, 2019

Judge orders arrest of Belfast man who bilked family

An arrest warrant was issued after the man failed to appear for a court hearing in Knox County to explain why he had not been making restitution payments.
Published
September 1, 2019

Business Notes: Sales agent Fred Hebert joins Newcastle Realty Team

Central Maine business briefs: Loyal Biscuit Co. awards more than $11,000 to 4 nonprofits; TOCmedia to host 3 new social media marketing business-breakfast events at Thomas College; United Way of Kennebec Valley welcomes new director of resource development and marketing; Unity College names first ever VP of Flagship and Distance Education; Bob Berry named to board of directors at Franklin Savings Bank.
Published
August 28, 2019

Stepfather gets 55 years for murdering girl, in abuse case that exposed flaws in child protection system

Julio Carrillo had pleaded guilty to what the judge called the ‘formalized and repeatedly ritual torture’ of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. His family members asked the judge for mercy during an emotional sentencing hearing.

Published
August 23, 2019

Former MBNA complex in Belfast going up for auction

The 320,000-square-foot property has been for lease for more than a year.
Published
August 22, 2019

Our View: New forest products put Maine on right track

Wood fiber insulation and bridge supports are restoring jobs that were lost to declines in the paper industry.
Published
July 22, 2019

Stockton Springs man pleads guilty to murdering 10-year-old stepdaughter

Julio Carrillo's sentencing for the death of Marissa Kennedy is scheduled for August. Prosecutors say they will take his wife to trial on the same charge.
Published
July 15, 2019

Maine man accused of killing 10-year-old stepdaughter will plead guilty to murder

While Carrillo will admit that he killed Marissa Kennedy and face life in prison, an attorney for his wife, Sharon Carrillo, will ask the state to drop the murder charge against her.
Published
July 5, 2019

Belfast supplying tents to house the homeless

Belfast, like many Maine cities and towns, doesn't have a homeless shelter and can't put people in hotel rooms during the summer.