Other builders who competed for the project questioned the process, but they don’t think politics swayed the bid award.
Jessica Hall
Members of state’s new lobster board named
The group will work to brand and promote the Maine delicacy in an effort to grow demand and profits.
Maine unemployment rate lowest in five years
The state Labor Department says the rate fell to 6.7 percent in October.
Sales of homes up 5.9% in Maine
That tops the national rate of increase for October. The state’s median price for existing houses rises 3.4%.
Elderly Maine couple’s plight moves others to give
More than $9,200 so far is raised by neighbors, strangers and websites for Cedric and Pauline Long.
Deering High basketball coach dies at 34
Brendan Conway is remembered as a ‘tender-hearted’ man who gave much to the community.
BIW will lay off 81 more workers
The new layoffs will affect insulators, shipfitters and metal preparation technicians.
Hannaford objects to nearby Scarborough office plan
The grocery chain claims a first option to purchase land on Foley Farm Road, where a credit union is being proposed.
Priciest ticket in history for possible Red Sox clincher
Tickets to tonight’s Game 6 are selling for an average of $2,374 for the chance to see the Sox clinch the World Series at Fenway.
Home sales in Maine rise sharply
Sales of existing single-family homes in September rose almost 25 percent from last year.