The Saco-based auto dealership chain’s lead investor, New York private equity firm GPB Capital Holdings, is under investigation in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Vulgar vanity license plates fuel debate, and maybe new limits down the road
Complaints to lawmakers may prompt legislation, but the secretary of state says free speech protects the right to purchase plates with language that may offend some Mainers.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Travelers beware: Bridge work will close Main Street between Biddeford and Saco
Main Street will be closed Saturday and Sunday, and Amtrak Downeaster service will be disrupted.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Saco police say girl reported missing has been found
Sara Montano, who had last been seen Friday night, was found.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Midcoast School Notebook: Oct. 18
Brunswick teacher named Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year “I had no idea. It feels great, but wow.” Receiving the 2019 Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year Award may have caught Kathleen Curry off guard, but anyone who has been blessed to have her as a teacher during a two-plus decades career in […]
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Mourning a ‘death’ in the Maine journalism family
The Biddeford Journal Tribune served its community for 135 years. When it ends publication this month, it will leave a void.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Kayaker finds car stolen in 2017 submerged in Saco River
Water levels are low on the river because of work on a nearby fishway, so the vehicle was visible from the surface.
Posted inBusiness
Lawyers predict ‘avalanche’ of investor complaints about Prime group’s owner
Two law firms allege investment brokers pushed unsuitably risky investments in GPB Capital Holdings on retirees and other unsophisticated investors, including those in Maine and New England.
Posted inLocal & State
Proposed Saco pre-K site needs planning board approval, occupancy certificate
The ruling by the Zoning Board of Appeals to affirm a decision by a code enforcement officer means that the school department will continue to pay $24,000 a month to rent a building it can’t use.
Posted inBusiness, Business Breakfast
Forum: Investors of many stripes eye Biddeford/Saco
A panel of real estate and development professionals dissected what’s driving investment in Biddeford/Saco. It’s not just proximity to Portland.