Some of the most popular items in your grocery cart will now be taxed, thanks to changes lawmakers made to ease income taxes.
J. Craig Anderson
J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
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Mystery sign says IKEA coming to Portland in 2016. But it isn’t.
In fact, the 2.5-acre site on outer Congress will be home to a new Jewish Community Alliance campus.
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Vermont man charged with stabbing 3 members of cousin’s Lebanon family
The three victims were transported to a hospital in New Hampshire with non-life-threatening injuries, Maine State Police say.
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New program seeks to protect seniors from financial exploitation
More than two dozen incidents have already been investigated by state agencies through the Senior$afe program.
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Two men charged in back-to-back Christmas robberies in Maine
Tyler Barnard of Auburn and Stanley Laurinaitis of Minot are accused of robbing convenience stores in Greene and Lewiston.
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Maine home sales rose 22.7 percent in November
Mild weather and pent-up demand drive sales growth much higher than in the surrounding region.
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Among jetport travelers, Florida is just the ticket
Elite Airways begins offering nonstop flights to Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in response to growing demand.
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Maine retailers say strong holiday sales continuing beyond Black Friday
December’s relatively mild weather and rock-bottom fuel prices are helping sales of everything except winter apparel.
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Thousands of Black Friday shoppers pour into Maine stores
At the Maine Mall, a younger crowd packing the aisles early on had the look of an epic high school mixer.
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More investors deciding to divest shares in oil and coal companies
The goal is to foster clean-energy policies, not punish companies, but the greener portfolios have their pros and cons, advisers say.