Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
March 19, 2013

Judge OKs sale of Twinkies, other Hostess brands

The Biddeford bakery’s fate is unclear.
Published
March 18, 2013

Maine liquor chief: Up-front fee would cost us

Any bidder would be able to charge for the use of his $200 million, state legislators are told.
Published
March 14, 2013

Vilsack: Good nutrition key to kids’, nation’s well-being

The U.S. agriculture secretary visits Portland to promote proper diet and exercise for young people. “They’ve got to be on top of their game.”
Published
March 13, 2013

Hostess to seek court approval to cut 2 separate sales deals

The fate of Hostess Brands’ closed bakery in Biddeford and the jobs of its former employees remains uncertain, pending sales that probably will divide the products they once made among three buyers.
Published
March 13, 2013

Fate of Biddeford bakery, workers hard to calculate

The future of the closed Hostess plant depends on the unknown plans of various buyers.
Published
March 12, 2013

Maine hospitals: Repayments ‘a huge issue’

Capital projects are on hold and layoffs loom as facilities await Medicaid reimbursements.
Published
March 12, 2013

Hospitals delaying projects while waiting for debt settlement from state

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston wants to renovate its 30-year-old maternity and neo-natal unit and turn an empty parking lot into a medical office building.
Published
March 12, 2013

Report: Federal health care funds would help Maine

The report says the funds would provide health coverage to as many as 69,500 Mainers, create 3,100 new jobs and stimulate more than $350 million in economic activity.
Published
March 11, 2013

Democrats, LePage swap offers on liquor, hospitals

At issue are proposals for paying hospitals and terms of a new wholesale liquor contract for Maine.
Published
March 10, 2013

Maine lobster gets ‘seal of approval’

The lobster fishery wins the Marine Stewardship Council’s Sustainable Seafood Certification.