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Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) articles from July 2003
The Portland Press Herald is a Monday to Sunday newspaper owned and published by MaineToday Media. First published in 1862, it is the largest newspaper in Maine and headquartered in Portland, Maine. Its Sunday newspaper is called the Maine Sunday Telegram. The Portland Press Herald's audience is both rural and urban, as is the state itself. It serves the local demographic in the southern part of Maine, from Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Gorham, and Falmouth to Lewiston-Auburn. It provides its audience with local news, politics, sports and employment opportunities as well as providing general U.S. news. Its circulation (Mon.-Sat. 64,938 (ABC Audit); Sun. 99,116 (ABC Audit); Sat. 62,284 (ABC Audit)) is the largest of any Maine newspaper. It has won awards from the New England Newspaper Association and New England Press Association.In 2007 the Portland Press Herald was investigated by the state, as well as several anti-hate organizations, for publishing two anti-semitic ads: one from the First Baptist Church of South Portland and the other from People's Choice Credit Union, in the space of two weeks. Portland Press Herald's management apologized and cited that it would pay more attention to the content of its advertisers. Richard L. Connor is the editor, publiser and owner. Scott Wasser is Executive Editor and Angie Muhs is Managing Editor.
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Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME) archives from July 2003
Maine Warns Residents against Participating in Casino Investment Scam.
July 31, 2003... Byline: Edward D. Murphy
Jul. 31--State officials are warning the public against any solicitation to invest in the casino being proposed for Maine.
"We've received information that a New York businessman, Francis Zarro Jr., may be...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Business Briefs Column.
July 29, 2003... Jul. 29--MAINE HOME SALES RISE 4.19 PERCENT OVER YEAR AGO: June Realtors sold 4.19 percent more Maine homes this June than during the same month last year, according to statistics released Monday by the Maine Real Estate Information System....
Maine-Born Juice Company Absorbed by Larger Firm; Name to Disappear.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Ed Murphy
Jul. 29--First, Fresh Samantha left Maine and moved cross-country to California.
Now, Fresh Samantha is no more.
Odwalla, the juice company that bought Fresh Samantha in May 2000, has pulled the plug on the...
More Fitness Centers Begin to Target Children.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Deirdre Erin Murphy
Jul. 29--Four-year-old Anna Hall of Portland bounces on a mini-trampoline -- and works her leg muscles. McKenna Green, a 7-year-old from Freeport, crab-walks on the parallel bars, increasing her balance. Her...
Michigan Shoe Maker May Move Jobs from Newly-Acquired Maine Firm Overseas.
July 26, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 26--The Michigan company buying Sebago Inc. expects to continue sending Maine production overseas, but how many positions will go and when they will leave will only be determined after further study,...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eric Blom Column.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Eric Blom
Jul. 25--Maine's best-known corporate bachelor -- L.L. Bean -- has a lot on its mind this summer as it ponders whether to propose merger to Eddie Bauer.
The pair have a lot in common. The retail giants share a...
Mom, Daughter Leave Island Life to Open Cookie Shop in Portland, Maine.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 25--Kyla Berry and her mom, Pam Hall, sit at a table in their Old Port cookie shop when their first regular, a Portland police officer, steps through the door.
She's stopped in to say hi, chatting about...
Maine Residents Sign Up for Federal Do-Not-Call List; 230,000 Have Registered.
July 25, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 25--Roughly 230,000 Maine phone numbers are now on the federal do-not-call list, hoping to block telemarketers from interrupting dinners, naps and family time.
About half of those numbers were...
Portland, Maine, Civic Center Hires Lobbyist to Gain Support for Raising Taxes.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Mark Peters
Jul. 24--Trustees of the Cumberland County Civic Center see changes to state tax law as the one clear path to the construction of a new $60 million building.
A report released in May recommended construction of a...
Portland, Maine-Area Planners to Consider Subsidized Apartments for Elderly.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Elbert Aull
Jul. 24--The Windham Planning Board will review preliminary plans for a 48-unit, federally subsidized housing complex for the elderly Monday. The proposal comes just weeks after the release of a report underscoring...
Impact on Maine Tourism of Proposed Tribe Casino-Resort in Sanford Scrutinized.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Beth Quimby
Jul. 23--A proposed casino resort in Sanford could have an advantage over similar facilities that don't offer gambling, according to people in the convention, performing arts and hotel industries.
"It could pose...
Forfeited Waterfront Home on Frye Island, Maine, under Contract after Bidding.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Tux Turkel
Jul. 22--FRYE ISLAND, Maine--This is living. Soaking in a hot tub at the base of this lighthouse-inspired, waterfront home, gazing through a wall of windows across Sebago Lake to the wooded shores of Raymond Neck.
...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Edward D. Murphy Column.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Edward D. Murphy
Jul. 22--Apparently, buses filled with people looking for prescription drugs run not only to Canada, but run in the opposite direction.
That will become clear Thursday, when a bus with about 15 people will...
Portland, Maine, Software Developer I-Many Selling Health, Life Sciences Unit.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 22--Portland software developer I-Many said Monday it was selling the part of its business that accounts for two-thirds of its revenue for $20 million in cash and stock.
The company will sell its health...
Maine-Based Construction Company Sets Sights Landing Cruise-Ship Project.
July 19, 2003... Byline: Tux Turkel
Jul. 19--Cianbro Corp. hopes to use its experience building two oil rigs in Portland Harbor to break into the ship outfitting business, a new line of work that could bring millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs to...
Economic Factors Force Fairchild Semiconductor to Close Some Production Lines.
July 19, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 19--SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- A stagnant worldwide economy and a corporate focus on newer technology for growing markets led to Thursday's announcement that Fairchild Semiconductor will close several...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eric Blom Column.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Eric Blom
Jul. 18--Nobody has trouble picturing injuries in the construction, timber or manufacturing industries: Crushed limbs, severed fingers, death.
By contrast, disabling injuries don't leap to mind for the hospitality...
Portland, Maine, Entrepreneur Starts Affordable Pet-Headstone Business.
July 18, 2003... Byline: Edward D. Murphy
Jul. 18--Amid his sadness over the death of Fluff, his 17-year-old Maine Coon cat, Dan Grover had to deal with a different kind of unpleasant situation.
"I wanted to get a headstone and when I priced one, it...
Fairchild Semiconductor May Cut up to 100 Jobs in South Portland, Maine.
July 18, 2003... Jul. 18--Fairchild Semiconductor plans to shut down an older machine line and may cut up to 100 jobs in South Portland as part of a global restructuring that's also hitting plants in Malaysia, China and Colorado.
The plan seems to be an...
Defense Department Renews Contract with Portland, Maine-Based Health Care Firm.
July 15, 2003... Byline: Josie Huang
Jul. 15--The U.S. Department of Defense has renewed its contract with Martin's Point Health Care, ensuring that nearly 20,000 military retirees and the dependents of active duty personnel in Maine and New Hampshire...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Edward D. Murphy Column.
July 15, 2003... Byline: Edward D. Murphy
Jul. 15--Monsanto's lawsuit against Oakhurst Dairy charges the dairy with unfair business practices and unfair competition, but the dispute might ultimately boil down to the still-changing area of commercial free...
Top Governor's Aide Expected to Be Tapped for Maine Economic Development Post.
July 12, 2003... Byline: Paul Carrier
Jul. 12--AUGUSTA, Maine--Gov. John Baldacci is expected to pick Jack Cashman of Old Town, a top aide and former legislator with a background in the private sector, to run the state agency that coordinates the...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eric Blom Column.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Eric Blom
Jul. 11--The federal stop-bothering-me-at-dinner telemarketing list may not be as big a threat to Maine jobs as initially feared. There are reasons for optimism in the federal registry itself and in new comments by...
Portland, Maine, Woman's Experience with Ailing Mother Leads to New Business.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Elbert Aull
Jul. 11--As her mother entered the final stages of a battle with cancer in 1999, Beth Lawrence felt the health-care industry wasn't doing enough to ensure that her mother retained a high quality of life.
Lawrence,...
Public View Shifts to That of Maine Crusader for Corporate Responsibility.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Edward D. Murphy
Jul. 8--Back in the 1990s, when the stock market could seemingly go in only one direction -- up -- Robert A.G. Monks felt sort of lonely on his crusade for more corporate responsibility.
Monks, a Cape...
Portland Press Herald, Maine, Eric Blom Column.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Eric Blom
Jul. 4--Increasingly, educators have begun to believe that master of business administration programs have taken a core MBA principal -- that business can be quantified for scientific study -- to extremes.
"There's...
New Portland, Maine, Boutique Sells High-End Maternity Clothes.
July 4, 2003... Byline: Matt Wickenheiser
Jul. 4--The question hit Lisa Curran as she was brainstorming, writing down businesses she could start in Portland. Many of her friends and family members were pregnant -- how difficult was it to get high-end...
