John Henshaw’s decade as director included the arrival of Eimskip, extensive modernization and the revitalization of Portland’s commercial shipping industry.
2017
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Verso forms committee to look at potentially selling mills
Days after stakeholders expressed frustrations in an SEC filing and indicated that the Jay mill could be sold, Verso announced a new committee to explore ‘strategic transaction alternatives’ for some mills.
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Posted inNation & World, Sports
Aaron Hernandez had severe trauma-linked brain disease, his lawyer says as daughter sues
The former New England Patriot killed himself in April in the prison cell where he was serving a life-without-parole sentence for a 2013 murder.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville man to serve 20 months for cocaine possession
Ruben Rincon was sentenced Thursday at the Capital Judicial Center.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, New England
Seal pups rescued in Maine among those released off Rhode Island
Each of the 3 seals is now about 4 to 5 months old and weighs around 50 pounds.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
National group sends airplane message to Collins urging ‘no’ vote on ACA repeal
‘Don’t back down. Protect our care,’ reads the banner flown over Portland.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Juvenile charged with terrorizing at Thorndike school complex
A threatening note found in a student bathroom led to the lockdown of the Mount View school complex earlier this month.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump slaps new sanctions on North Korea. Kim Jong Un has some choice words.
The North Korean leader responds with threats against the president, and North Korea’s foreign minister reportedly says his country may test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific.
Posted inNation & World
For the first time, Marines expect to have a female infantry officer among ranks
The lieutenant will take over a platoon in a service that is often seen as the most resistant to full gender integration.
Posted inMaine, News
Rockland may hold off on sign showdown with avid Trump supporter
Susan Reitman’s signs on Seavey Lane are larger than city code allows, but the City Council may reconsider the ordinance.