The compromise package includes a borrowing plan for roads and bridges and education improvements.
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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Maine-based venture chosen for talks to restart ferry
Groups are pleased that the Portland-Nova Scotia service may resume in summer 2014.
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Pride, fear mix as Maine soldiers head to Afghanistan
Friends, family members and dignitaries give a heroes’ send-off to soldiers of the 133rd Engineer Battalion and 1035th Survey and Design Team.
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Disastrous crash forces Maine railway into bankruptcy
The company files Chapter 11 as it seeks a buyer or tries to straighten out its affairs.
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BIW asks Bath for tax break to expand shipyard
Its tax increment financing proposal says a new outfitting hall would make Bath Iron Works more competitive.
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Gas price hike reasons can be hard to figure
Gas prices at the pump are rising, which can be attributed to many factors, both overseas and right here in Maine.
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Amid cuts, Maine hospitals still paying million dollar salaries
Critics say medical facilities plead poverty and lay off workers but continue to compensate executives and surgeons with substantial payouts.
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Train derails, explodes near Maine-Canada border
One person is confirmed dead after an unattended freight train carrying oil rolls into a Quebec town, creating a daylong inferno.
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Health act delay a relief to Maine industries
Until the 2015 start of the ’employer mandate,’ Maine workers can buy insurance through health exchanges.
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After fatal explosion, Mainers ask for propane inspections
The fatal blast in Yarmouth, the second in Maine this year, prompts some to request leak tests.