The former owners of Jay Peak were accused of misusing more than half of about $400 million raised for ski area developments from foreign investors through a visa program that offered the investors a chance at permanent U.S. residency.
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Posted inNation & World
Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for legal abortion
Gerson Fuentes, 28, was sentenced to life in prison, but his plea deal stipulates that he can seek parole after serving 25 to 30 years.
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Posted inAuto Racing, Sports
Auto Racing: Drivers get down and dirty at Unity Raceway
The dirt track recently started its second season since reopening after a four-year hiatus.
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Hong Kong-born singer Coco Lee dies at age 48
Lee became a singer after winning first runner up in an annual competition held by broadcaster TVB in Hong Kong, and released her first album at age 19.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Carrabec leaves Mountain Valley Conference, set to join East/West Conference in 2023-24
After 38 years as an MVC member, Carrabec is one of three new additions to East/West.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as markets worldwide pull back
The U.S. economy, meanwhile, has remained stronger than many investors feared.
Posted inMaine
Midcoast dairy farmer to compete in the Mongol Derby, the longest horse race in the world
Jessie Dowling, of Whitefield, will leave for Mongolia later this month to prepare for a 620-mile race against 44 riders from around the world.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
The Christmas Tree Shops closure news leaves customers disappointed
The Massachusetts-based discount home goods store announced last week it would shutter its operations, after initially planning to reorganize the company, and its closure in Augusta will open up more space for leasing at the Turnpike Mall on Western Avenue.
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U.S. gives go-ahead for Orsted’s New Jersey offshore wind farm to start construction
The federal government has given the go-ahead for New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm to begin construction.
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Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction
The money raised will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York, a center he helped start to help scientists and doctors communicate better by applying improvisational exercises and communication strategies.