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MaineToday Media sued for not paying for paper
PORTLAND, Maine — MaineToday Media Inc. is being sued by a North Carolina paper company that alleges it was not paid for tons of paper delivered to the publisher of the Portland Press Herald and other newspapers. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior Court, also reveals that MaineToday ...
Union inks new four-year labor agreement with MaineToday Media
on Sept. 21, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.
AUGUSTA — The Waterville Typographical Union Local 643, which represents 32 employees of the Kennebec Journal and MaineToday Media, signed a new four-year labor agreement Wednesday, according to a press release. Union employees of the Kennebec Journal will receive a 5 percent wage increase under the agreement. MaineToday Media owns ...
Ureneck’s ‘Cabin’ a book worth savoring
Lou Ureneck spent 20 years in Maine, advancing to become editor of the Portland Press Herald before leaving the state and eventually landing in Boston. In his latest book, “Cabin, Two Brothers, a Dream, and Five Acres in Maine,” ($25.95, Viking) Ureneck — now working in Boston — returns to ...
Portland Press Herald to cut 40 jobs
The Associated Press on Sept. 14, 2011, at 5:25 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Press Herald is cutting jobs. The Portland Newspaper Guild says it was notified this week that the newspaper plans to reduce its work force by about 40 employees because of declining revenues. The guild says that represents about 15 percent of the employees. Guild Administrative ...
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Senate rejects bill requiring photo ID to vote
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine senators on Monday, in a reversal of a House vote last week, rejected a bill that sought to require voters to show photo identification on Election Day. Senate Democrats denounced the legislation as potentially disenfranchising to voters and expensive to municipalities. But, unlike last week’s hard ...
Journalist sues former boss for firing over e-mail about same-sex marriage
BANGOR, Maine — Larry Grard, an 18-year veteran reporter at the Morning Sentinel newspaper fired in November 2009 after his employer discovered that he responded to an e-mail from an organization that favored same-sex marriage, has sued MaineToday Media in U.S. District Court. Grard, 60, of Winslow claims in a ...
Ethics panel exonerates Press Herald over free ads
The Associated Press on Feb. 18, 2011, at 8:50 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine newspaper that provided free advertising that advocated for a popularly elected mayor has been cleared of wrongdoing by the state’s election ethics panel. Former Portland Charter Commission member Thomas Valleau contended the Portland Press Herald violated campaign finance laws by failing to disclose the ads ...
Ethics complaint takes aim at Portland Press Herald
The Associated Press on Jan. 03, 2011, at 2:05 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A complaint filed with Maine’s campaign oversight panel is taking aim at free newspaper ads given to supporters of a successful ballot measure to have a popularly elected mayor in Portland. Former Portland Charter Commission Member Thomas Valleau said Monday he asked the ethics commission to investigate ...
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