Bangor-area heating oil prices top $4 a gallon Tuesday, May 13, 2008 A number of Bangor-area oil dealers reported cash prices of No. 2 heating oil above $4 per gallon on Monday. Dead River Co. in Brewer was priced at $4.269, Maine Energy in Bangor quoted $4.049, and R.H. Foster Energy in Hampden charged $4.199. |
Eastport: Two Down East businesses earn Yankee Editors' Choice designation Tuesday, May 13, 2008 EASTPORT, Maine - When it opened for business four years ago, it set the standard for selling quality artisans' works in this seaside community. Last week The Commons was recognized as a 2008 Editors' Choice in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England. |
Iced coffee sculpture coming to Brewer Tuesday, May 13, 2008 BREWER, Maine - A 10-ton pile of sand was dumped in the parking lot of the Dunkin’ Donuts on outer Wilson Street and will be sculpted into a massive iced coffee for Thursday’s free iced coffee giveaway. |
By the numbers Saturday, May 10, 2008 The Energy Information Administration, a nonpolitical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy, publishes an "Annual Energy Outlook." The administration is a big operation. |
Building slabs kicks off season Saturday, May 10, 2008 When the mud recedes building season starts up in Maine. It really kicks into full swing once the roads are unposted and the big trucks can get concrete and building materials onto secondary roads. |
 Hands-on ADvantageSaturday, May 10, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - Many college graduates bemoan the lack of practical, hands-on experience they acquire in liberal arts classrooms, but professor Laura Lindenfeld's students sing a different tune. |
Ellsworth: Firm sues in Lowe's site dispute Friday, May 09, 2008 A local commercial real estate firm and a Massachusetts developer that ushered a new Lowe’s home improvement store into Ellsworth are embroiled in a legal battle over $150,000. |
 Lobster boat builders pinched as catch drops, economy slowsFriday, May 09, 2008 JONESPORT, Maine - For the first time in 24 years of building lobster boats, Wayne Beal doesn’t have any job orders. |
Former Maine ski resort exec launches wood-pellet venture Friday, May 09, 2008 With oil prices continuing to rise, a former ski industry mogul and part-owner of the Boston Red Sox has started a venture that aims to convert thousands of home heating systems in the Northeast from oil to wood pellets. |
Bucksport: Mill owner Verso nears IPO Friday, May 09, 2008 Officials at Verso Paper cannot discuss the potential local impact of the plans for an initial public offering of company common stock. |
 Bangor: Brown & White Paper to close doorsWednesday, May 07, 2008 BANGOR, Maine - One of Bangor's landmark businesses - Brown & White Paper Co. - is going out of business. |
 Bangor: Teens learn money management skills at eventTuesday, May 06, 2008 BANGOR, Maine — Students from three area high schools experienced a financial reality check Monday during a simulated exercise that had them choose a career and make spending decisions based on salary, family size and some of life's surprises. |
First-time Maine home buyers see benefits Friday, May 02, 2008 First-time home buyers in the Bangor area are finding a silver lining in the dark cloud that's shadowing the nation's economy right now |
 First time homebuyers in Greater Bangor hear Opportunity KnockingSaturday, May 03, 2008 First-time home buyers in the Bangor area are finding a silver lining in the dark cloud that's shadowing the nation’s economy right now. |
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