Tom Bell

Staff Writer

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Published
November 25, 2015

Owner of Nova Star ferry seeks release of ship but gaming company objects

Singapore Technologies Marine hopes to put the ferry back to work but Century Casinos Inc. wants to get its 70 slot machines off the vessel.
Published
November 19, 2015

Nova Star owner starts to settle its bills

Three of the claimants who were seeking payment from the defunct ferry service have been paid.
Published
November 19, 2015

Maine Turnpike Authority approves controversial location for York toll plaza

Directors vote to build a new toll plaza at mile 8.8, despite objections from the town and residents.
Published
November 19, 2015

Appeals board upholds permit for Downeaster train shed in Brunswick

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection says the state’s environmental agency was within its rights to approve a critical permit for the layover facility.
Published
November 17, 2015

Nova Star ferry operator says Nova Scotia’s government owes it $2 million

The province denies the claim as Nova Star Cruises’ total of unpaid bills exceeds $3 million after Westbrook-based Pratt Abbott files a new claim.
Published
November 13, 2015

Ownership of ferry confirmed in latest Nova Star filing

The ferry’s builder owns the vessel and 10 percent of the company that operated the service.
Published
November 12, 2015

Nova Star’s creditors claim $2.6 million in unpaid bills

A Dubai company wants the vessel to be sold at auction so it can receive payment on a $1 million bill for fuel.
Published
November 3, 2015

New L.L. Bean CEO won’t need boot camp

Stephen Smith, the first ‘outsider’ named to lead the company, is an avid outdoorsman, retail industry veteran and former Maine resident.
Published
November 3, 2015

Creditors line up for $800,000 owed by operator of Nova Star

The ferry sits ‘under arrest’ in Portland’s outer harbor until its owner pays its bills, which a company spokesman says will happen.
Published
October 31, 2015

Federal court orders seizure of Nova Star ferry

The order comes one day after the Nova Scotia government announced that it was stripping Nova Star Cruises of the franchise to operate the ferry.