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Largest Marine Supplier in U. S. Files For Bankruptcy, Closing 59 Stores In 23 States
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (257+ words) West Marine, a long-established boat-supply chain across the country, is going into bankruptcy. The company's financial problems will shutter dozens of stores nationwide including Portland and Southwest Harbor in Maine. In Massachusetts, store shutdowns include Marblehead and Vineyard Haven. The…...
Sanford Man Accused of Running Fake CDL School as Competitor Says DMV Was Warned Years Ago
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (588+ words) SANFORD, Maine " A Sanford man accused of running a fraudulent commercial driver's license school in York County was allegedly training students for years before state investigators brought charges, according to a competing truck driving school owner who says he warned…...
Foodie Website: $400, 000 Of Stolen Lobster Came Partly From Maine
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (202+ words) The bulk of the recent, still-unsolved theft of $400, 000 in Costco lobster tails likely came from Maine, a respected foodie website suggests. In an article sourcing Costco's seafood, Chowhound is tantalizingly spilling the beans: lots of it comes from Maine fishermen....
As New Hampshire Ends Practice of Annual Vehicle Inspections, Maine Becomes One of Last States to Require Them
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) Starting this month, New Hampshire will be ending its practice of requiring annual vehicle safety inspections, leaving Maine as just one of thirteen states to have such a mandate on the books. Reportedly integral to New Hampshire's shift away from…...
$400 K of Stolen Lobster Meat Being Investigated in Connection With Maine Oyster Farm Robbery
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) The recent heist of 40, 000 oysters from a farm in Falmouth is now believed to be the first of a series of thefts in a wider New England seafood-stealing ring whose snatches include lobster worth $400, 000 and a cache of crabmeat, authorities…...