Police: Scammer Targeted Grocers, Vacant Homes
Tuesday Dec 22 | via WMTW-TV Auburn
Police in Ogunquit are questioning a person of interest in connection scams at local grocery stores and instances of breaking into vacant homes in Maine and across the country. Comment?
Recession generates appeals to toy fund
Wednesday Dec 2 | via MaineToday
GIFT PACKS: The Bruce Roberts Toy Fund uses donations from readers of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram to buy gifts for children in need, then distributes the gifts from the Grand Lodge of Maine headquarters at 8 Chestnut St. Comment?
Sanford mill: Unpolished gem or albatross?
Nov 8, 2009 | via MaineToday
The fifth floor of the Stenton Trust Mill offers a view of Number One Pond and western York County. Comment?
Sep 25, 2009 | via SeacoastOnline
The Habitat for Humanity house under construction on Hemlock Avenue is looking more like a home. Comment?
The Habitat for Humanity house under construction on...
Sep 23, 2009 | via Seacoast Online
New owner Janalee Moquin and her son Orion, 13, of York, toured the interior of the simple ranch house on Friday, as an estimated dozen volunteers took a lunch break; the sandwiches and cupcakes were provided by Century 21. Comment?
Bringing in people, but not too many
Saturday Dec 26 | via MaineToday
It seems somehow appropriate that the Census Bureau released its latest population estimates on Dec. Comment?
Saturday Dec 26 | via Village Soup
Bright & immaculate, this custom built home offers large open living areas in a pretty pastoral setting with fields, woodlands & garden area. Comment?
Building confidence in our economy
Friday Dec 25 | via VillageSoup
Winter can often be a tough time of year. Between the short days and the long cold nights it's pretty easy to get depressed and the economy over the past year hasn't helped. Comment?
Maine boosting number of foreclosure counselors
Thursday Dec 24 | via Kentucky.com
With more than 7,000 Mainers already in default on their mortgages, the state is boosting the number counselors to help homeowners avoid foreclosures. Comment?
State Acts to Increase Ranks of Foreclosure Preventi...
Wednesday Dec 23 | via State of Maine
State regulators this week took action to increase the number of counselors available to assist Maine homeowners avoid foreclosure. Comment?
U.S. to inject more funds into GMAC
2 min ago | via Myanmar News.net
GMAC Financial Services, which provides loans to General Motors and Chrysler car buyers, is to receive its third U.S. government bailout in 12 months. Comment?
New laws go into effect with the New Year
19 min ago | via ABC7 KGO
Hundreds of new state laws took effect on January 1, 2010. There were no major changes because lawmakers were focusing more on the state's massive budget deficit, but here is a sampling of what did pass. Comment?
Jeff Salway: Not much new year cheer in first-timer ...
30 min ago | via Scotsman.com
LAST year was one of steady recovery in the housing market, yet there is potential in the coming months for all of that to come crashing down. Comment?
Inland casino outlook light on improvement, bond rat...
48 min ago | via Press-Enterprise
The new year is hardly a sure bet for Inland casinos. Bond ratings agency Fitch Ratings has said it expects no improvement to business at Southern California casinos in the next nine to 12 months due to the area's significant job losses and foreclosure rate. Comment?
Decade's top stories show where it all went wrong fo...
54 min ago | via Star-telegram.com
By EILEEN AJ CONNELLY It was a decade of living dangerously.With interest rates low and lending standards lower, credit became the currency of the decade.Exotic mortgage products helped housing prices more than double. Comment?