The city council votes to make public a previously undisclosed memo related to the controversial transaction.
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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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Maine to try out rail-trespasser detector
The automated system, to be installed in Brunswick, is aimed at preventing fatalities in high-risk areas.
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Bankrupt Maine railroad asks for help with legal fees
Legal costs could leave the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway no funds for compensating victims.
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Filing calls for moving all civil claims in train explosion to Maine
The court-appointed trustee for the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway filed a motion Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to transfer all 19 pending wrongful-death and accident-injury cases against the railroad to Maine. In the motion, Robert Keach, a Portland attorney, cited a section of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that says civil claims […]
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Volatility of oil on Quebec train was higher than listed
But officials say using safer tank cars may not have limited the deadly crash’s damage. They don’t say who made the error, or if it was intentional.
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Businesses see losses if Pirates leave Portland
Even if the civic center profits more from other events, the team’s absence would be felt, they say.
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Despite vote, Bath may not release documents to public
Critics who suspended a recall effort say they thought the city had voted to come clean.
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Effort to recall Bath councilors suspended
A group drops its petition drive after councilors reverse an earlier vote to withhold information.
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Portland Jetport to get security express lane
Certain travelers who pay a fee won’t have to take off coats or shoes or pull laptops from their cases.
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Troubled railway says loan on track
Operation of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic has been in jeopardy since the disaster in Quebec.