The scheme involved underreporting the herring catch to deceive state and federal regulators and the Internal Revenue Service.
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Posted inCommunity, Connections
Worthington Scholarship Foundation opens applications
ROCKLAND — The Worthington Scholarship Foundation’s 2024 scholarship application process is open. Students graduating from a state public high school who meet the eligibility requirements may apply. “I am so excited to extend our scholarship to students in every public high school in Maine this year. Each scholarship season brings a thrill of anticipation as […]
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
Sidelines: Rockland trailblazing wrestler Maddie Ripley enjoyed success that may never be matched
Ripley made history by becoming first girl to win an open title competing against boys, and it’s possible we won’t see another wrestler like her, Dave Dyer writes.
Posted inMaine, News, Sports
Camden woman who played pro baseball in the 1950s dies at age 87
Maxine Drinkwater Simmons played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which was the inspiration for the movie ‘A League of Their Own.’
Posted inEncore, Things to Do
Maia Sharp, Antje Duvekot concerts planned at Rockland’s Strand Theatre
Maia Sharp and Antje Duvekot will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Nashville’s Maia Sharp and Boston’s Antje Duvekot are well-regarded singer-songwriters with extensive catalogs who released new albums last year – “Restless Thoughts” and “New Wild West,” respectively. Sharp and Duvekot have never played […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Proposed Brunswick-Rockland excursion train would include fine-dining car
AmeriStarRail wants to launch a passenger line on a 57-mile stretch from Brunswick to Rockland, with stops in Bath, Wiscasset and Newcastle.
Posted inMaine, News
Coast Guard opens inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger
An official says the formal inquiry is intended to determine what led to the collapse and identify anything that can help improve maritime safety.
Posted inMaine, News
Fatal mast accident Monday was not schooner’s first mishap
Two recent accidents also befell the ship when it was under a different owner and captain.
Posted inMaine, News
Rockland doctor identified as woman killed after mast breaks aboard schooner
Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, was killed when the top of the rear mast of the Rockland-based Grace Bailey split and fell, striking multiple people.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine public meetings struggle to curb hate on Zoom
After a spate of virtual ‘bombings’ of racist and antisemitic comments, some communities are changing the rules. With free speech, it’s a fine line.