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  • NY investment firms buy northern Maine paper company

    jhall@pressherald.com Staff Writer Two New York-based private investment firms agreed to buy a controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. for an undisclosed price. Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings said they have track records of working with forest products companies in North America. They agreed to acquire the controlling stake from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. The ...

  • Maine police chiefs see danger in eliminating gun permits

    The bill's sponsor said doing away with concealed-weapon permits would free up police chiefs for other matters and would allow owners to carry their guns ...

  • House to debate Maine hospital debt repayment

    AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine House is scheduled to debate a bill that would pay off Maine's $484 million debt to the state's hospitals, with a Democratic-backed amendment calling for the state to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to roughly 70,000 people.The bill to be debated late Tuesday afternoon follows Senate approval of the bill on Monday.The bill would pay the state's ...

  • Northern Maine paper mill to get new owner

    Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement to buy a controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Co. from Brookfield Asset Management, based in ...

  • Maine Red Cross on standby to help in Oklahoma

    The Red Cross said it has several managers who are trained as nurses and mental health officials who will be on their way to the region. Another 40 to 50 volunteers are also on standby and could be sent to the region with just 24 hours notice. The Portland chapter of the Red Cross said it has sent out several communications to its volunteers. An official with the agency said they have not ...


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Return to Horror High [DVD]

Return to Horror High [DVD]

You have to give credit to Bill Froehlichs Return to Horror High for its sheer ambition, even if it never really comes together. Made in 1987, at the teetering peak of the 1980s cycle of teen horror movies, Return to Horror High is not, as its title might s ... ...

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  • NHs Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada. The amendment introduced Tuesday protects environmental interests from being affected by pending legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta across six U.S. ...

  • Maine Man Charged In Death Of Teen He Met On Facebook

    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Police charged a 20-year-old Maine man with murder Tuesday in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she met on Facebook. Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged in the death of Nichole Cable of Glenburn after a body presumed to be that of the girl was found in a wooded area Monday night, Maine State Police Lt. ...

  • Maine psychologist pleads guilty to fraud

    PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine psychologist has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never happened.Federal prosecutors said Carole Orem-Hough of South Portland billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions a week when she saw the patient once per week.She told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company ...

  • Maine Legislature Votes Down Vacant Property Insurance Bill

    The Maine Legislature last week voted down a bill that sought to place stricter requirements on home insurers’ use of exclusions for losses on vacant homes. The bill LD 1413 (';An Act to Clarify Limitations on Homeowner’s Insurance Policies Regarding Claims on Vacant Properties';) was introduced by state Sen. Margaret Craven, D-Lewiston. It would have required a ...

  • Maine Senate passes early-voting bill but more votes needed in House

    The Maine Senate passed a measure Tuesday that would establish a system of true early voting in Maine. However, the proposal must gain more votes in the House of Representatives before it heads to the state's voters for approval. The bill, L.D. 156, sponsored by Rep. Michael Shaw, D-Standish, would change the Maine Constitution to give cities and towns the option to allow in-person voting ...

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