The fundraiser has a goal of $10,000 to help families with funeral and medical costs.
J. Craig Anderson
J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
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$86 million OK’d for families of Quebec train victims
Approval by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic creditors would release the funds and end the railway’s bankruptcy case.
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For Maine industries, legislative session failed to live up to its promise
A contentious atmosphere prevented significant progress on such issues as a higher minimum wage, tax reform and infrastructure projects. But there were some victories, too.
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Consultant: Maine’s plan to lower energy costs too expensive
The savings from boosting the natural gas supply wouldn’t cover the price for consumers, says a study done for the PUC, but some question the conclusion.
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Well-known investment strategist joins Portland’s Spinnaker Trust
Bob Gould, formerly of Brown Brothers, buys a minority share of the company, as the region builds its resumé in the wealth-management field.
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How will Portland enforce its new minimum wage?
The ordinance is vague on that and the state can’t do it, but the city expects few complaints and has time to develop a system.
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Noyes Street fire widow starts fundraising campaign
Ashley Summers wants to create a memorial for the six people who died in the Nov. 1 fire in Portland.
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Rock band tied to deadly nightclub fire to perform at site of hayride accident
Jack Russell’s Great White, which was playing at The Station in Rhode Island when its pyrotechnics sparked the 2003 blaze, has a show scheduled Aug. 15 at Harvest Hill Farms.
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Lewiston Sun Journal publisher James Costello Sr. dies at 81
The longtime president of Sun Media Group helped guide the family-owned company for more than 60 years.
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City of Portland walks tightrope in revising its new wage law
Facing different legal interpretations of the tip credit in Maine’s statute, councilors could invite lawsuits if their fix to the $10.10 minimum deviates from state requirements.