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Portland Press Herald owner buys Vermont newspapers

RUTLAND, Vt. — The family that owns the Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus in Vermont says it’s selling the newspapers to a company that owns several publications in Maine, including the Portland Press Herald. In selling to a company run by Maine-based publishing entrepreneur Reade Brower and printing and marketing executive Chip Harris, the […]

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Donald D. Bullis

1948 – 2015 AUBURN — Donald Densmore Bullis, 67, of Oxford passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on June 22, 1948, to the late Donald G. and Arlett M. Bullis in Lynn, Mass. At the age of 16, the family […]

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William Longacre

1951 – 2015 LEWISTON — William Longacre, 64, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 30, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his five children. He was born Feb. 11, 1951, in Mexico City, Mexico, to the late Robert E. and Gwendolyn (Stratton) Longacre. William spent his childhood on the mission field with his parents and […]

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Press Herald papers purchased by midcoast businessman Reade Brower

PORTLAND — Midcoast businessman Reade Brower has reached a deal to purchase MaineToday Media, the newspaper group that owns the Portland Press Herald, the Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel. A memo sent to Maine Today Media staff late Tuesday confirmed financier S. Donald Sussman, husband of Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie […]