For two decades, he has underscored 1995 as a pivotal point following the implosion of his real estate and gambling empire, a debacle that included four bankruptcies and left him nearly $1 billion in the hole.
2016
Posted inNation & World
Haitian death toll in the hundreds, with ‘devastation everywhere’ from Matthew
The government estimates that 350,000 people need assistance in what authorities fear is the country’s worst humanitarian crisis since the earthquake of 2010.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bangor Savings reports scam attempt
The bank says it did not send texts telling customers that their bank cards have been compromised.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Walls of former Levine’s building come tumbling down in Waterville
A crew from Costello Dismantling used an excavator Thursday to start demolishing the downtown building, which a 42-bed hotel is expected to be replace.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Meth lab found in Hallowell
Police say they discovered a methamphetamine laboratory in a home on Spring Street, the 104th suspected drug lab found by police this year in Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Condition of Augusta motorcycle crash victim upgraded
Kayla Littlefield, 21, was in satisfactory condition Thursday in Maine Medical Center following a Wednesday afternoon motorcycle crash on I-295 in Freeport.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Complaint didn’t prompt third-floor inspection before fatal fire, official testifies
Prosecutors in Gregory Nisbet’s manslaughter trial have called the third-floor rooms at 20 Noyes St. ‘death traps,’ but a 2012 complaint about an illegal apartment did not trigger a physical inspection.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man arrested on child pornography charges
Joshua Harrison faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted in the federal case.
Posted inMaine, News
Coastal Enterprises to oversee $20 million in federal loans for rural areas
The loans will go to projects such as health care facilities, childcare centers and schools.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
PODCAST: The Gridiron Gurus, Week 6
Staff writers Travis Lazarczyk and Drew Bonifant are joined by Skowhegan coach Matt Friedman.