The acquisition gives the Michigan-based company four New England resorts in an extensive portfolio that includes Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine.
2021
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged
Maine’s workforce shrank last month, even as thousands of people lost access to enhanced federal unemployment aid.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Wisconsin audit finds elections are ‘safe and secure’
A key Republican legislative leader says the nonpartisan audit shows that the state’s elections are “safe and secure.”
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record
Before the deficit ballooned during two years of a global pandemic, the biggest deficit had been a shortfall of $1.4 trillion, in 2009.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center to offer volunteer advocate training
WINTHROP — The Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center plans to offer a virtual free sexual assault advocate training on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The center operates the 24-hour, confidential, free sexual assault crisis and support line at 1-800-871-7741 for Kennebec and Somerset counties. The center seeks volunteers to help make a difference in the lives […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Crypto community secretly paid $4 million for Pharma Bro’s one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, who infamously raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000%, purchased the album by the Staten Island hip-hop greats for $2 million at an auction.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Readfield-area schools officials debate remote learning options as COVID cases spike in district
The board did not come up with a solution, but will take the answers they gained with them to the Nov. 3 meeting to evaluate the situation in a couple of weeks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before fatal movie set shooting
The 63-year-old actor and producer was performing Thursday when a prop gun he fired killed his cinematographer and wounded the director on a movie set outside Santa Fe, the sheriff’s office says.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Mask mandate to remain in place for Skowhegan-area schools
The Maine School Administrative District 54 superintendent on Thursday said the mask requirement has contributed to a steep drop in the number of students who have had to quarantine.