AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are setting the stage for an expansion of a mental health unit at Maine State Prison. A committee that will oversee the newly expanded mental health wing in Warren met for the first time Tuesday. The unit is set to open in February. Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill to […]
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Portland coffee roaster true to roots — by design
PORTLAND — It started in Portland’s pornography district. Wafting among the peep shows and girlie mags, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee was an anomaly on Congress Street in 1994. “Everybody told us we were crazy to open there,” said Mary Allen Lindemann, co-owner of Coffee By Design. “The vacancy rate was 40 percent.” But […]
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Editorial was misquoted in response
Responding to a Sun Journal editorial Sunday, four Maine legislators quoted a Sun Journal editorial several times, but once in error. The editorial in question never said the expansion of Medicaid in Maine would be funded by “free money,” as reported by Sen. Jim Hamper and Reps. Richard Malaby, Deb Sanderson and Heather Sirocki. The expansion […]
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Cumberland Farms invests millions in Maine stores, remodels
We’re talking a lot of 99-cent cups of coffee. Cumberland Farms is remodeling or rebuilding at least a dozen locations in Maine this year, including spending $2 million on revamped stores in Lewiston-Auburn. “We’ve decided this is a critical market for us,” said Gwen Forman, vice president of marketing for Cumberland Farms. The private, Massachusetts-based […]
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Work begins to expand Casco Bay Ferry Terminal
PORTLAND (AP) — A $3 million project to update and expand the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal is getting started. Construction started Tuesday and a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday. The project will double the size of the waiting area to 9,000 square feet and move it closer to the busiest gates, making them visible […]
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Growing Bangor brewery plans another expansion
BANGOR — Beer is booming in Bangor, prompting a local brewery to plan another expansion even before it completes one that’s already underway. Geaghan Brothers Brewing Co. will purchase a three-quarters of an acre plot from the city for $55,000. Bangor City Councilors enthusiastically approved the deal Monday night, congratulating the Geaghans even before the […]