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Rockland woman’s accounting firm starts at her dining room table, grows to 13 employees

ROCKLAND, Maine — Two decades ago, Renee Philbrook was a stay-at-home mom with six children and a home-based bookkeeping business. Today, she is CEO of ...
The Heritage, a coasting schooner anchored in Rockland, received a fresh coat of paint and other maintenance as its crew prepares for the summer sailing season. Owners Douglas and Linda Lee built the schooner themselves in 1983 and provide tours along coastal Maine.
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Rockland couple begins 30th year of sailing passengers around Penobscot Bay on schooner Heritage

ROCKLAND, Maine — This week, Captains Doug and Linda Lee and their crew were putting a fresh coat of red, white and blue paint on ...
Image of a hake provided by LeeAnne Thayer, taken while the fish was inside one of the tubes of the Habitat Mooring System.

Hampden firm pokes holes in traditional boat mooring, leaving room for lobsters, crabs and other sea life

MOUNT DESERT, Maine — The Maine shoreline, which stretches for thousands of miles up and down tidal rivers, around islands and along peninsulas, beaches and ...

Yahoo board OKs $1.1 billion deal to buy Tumblr

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Yahoo’s board of directors has reportedly approved a $1.1 billion purchase of the popular blogging site Tumblr, Yahoo chief executive Marissa ...
Dan Brown pets Sprocket, his family's 4-year-old sole milking cow before hosing her down at Gravel Wood Farm on the Blue Hill peninsula Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Dan Brown contends that he doesn't need a license to sell raw, unpasteurized milk. State and federal regulators say otherwise.

With legal fight far from over, embattled Blue Hill raw milk producer will file for bankruptcy

ELLSWORTH, Maine — Dan Brown, the poster child for local food rules in Maine, said he will have to file for bankruptcy if the judge ...
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Don’t take the bait: Avoid phishing scams

There’s a kind of social engineering designed to part consumers from their hard-earned money. It’s called phishing, and it’s become one of the most common ...
Chris Hall, Portland Regional Chamber CEO
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Spring brings signs of growth in Portland region

Editor’s note: This report is compiled weekly for members of the Portland Regional Chamber. It provides a breakdown of recent news around state policy, as ...
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Travel mag calls Portland one of the best beer cities in the U.S.

Travel + Leisure ranked Portland, Maine, #3 on its list ...

Maine jobless rate reaches four-year low

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in ...

Wall Street slips after Fed comments, but Cisco surges

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the ...

Homebuilder confidence in U.S. climbs on improving outlook

WASHINGTON — Confidence among U.S. homebuilders improved in May for ...
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