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Read Article Cornelia Thurza Crosby, known to many as Fly Rod Crosby, was also the first Registered Maine Guide. Submitted photo PHILLIPS — The Third Annual Fly Rod Crosby Days is scheduled for May 14, 15 and 16 at Fox Carlton Pond Sporting Camps, Phillips, Maine. This year’s celebration of Phillips Maine’s legendary sports woman, Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby, has expanded to include The Chewonki Foundation’s Owls of Maine: Habits and Adaptations of Maine’s Native Owls. Fly Rod Crosby was born and grew up in Phillips Maine, the gateway to the High Peaks Region, and is noted for ...

As the pandemic sent demand for SCORE Maine's services soaring in 2020, the organization provided virtual business mentoring and education support to 8,218 small businesses and entrepreneurs statewide — an increase of 12% from the previous year. The figures are from SCORE Maine's newly released annual report for 2020, a year that was busier than ever for the volunteer agency, a U.S. Small Business Administration resource partner. "2020 marked our 10th year of growing our client services in Maine," Nancy Strojny, a longtime SCORE mentor and assistant district director for SCORE Maine, ...

increase font size Read Article Ware-Butler Building Supply and its parent company Pleasant River Lumber will acquire three longtime building supply and hardware retailers in a move expected to help better serve Maine’s builders, contractors, and homeowners. Phinney Lumber in Gorham, Puiia Lumber Company in Mexico and Jordan Lumber Company in Kingfield will all become part of the Ware-Butler and Pleasant River Lumber Maine family this spring. Puiia Lumber Company in Mexico, a second generation company established in Rumford in 1953, became a Ware-Butler Building Supply location on April 1...

Anyone who isn't aware of the up up up price trend in Maine residential real estate over the past year is living in a (probabably very expensive) cave. And, in Portland, that's a trend on steroids. The median price of a single-family home in Portland jumped from $460,000 in February to $514,500 in March, according to the monthly stats put out by Benchmark Real Estate. Those listing a home can expect it to spend a zippy six days on the market. Multifamily Portland prices had a similar hike from February, with the median price of $667,500 is up from $612,500. Multifamilies spend about eigh...

Ware-Butler Inc., a lumber and building supply retailer with operations in five Maine locations, is adding three more. The Waterville-based company this month acquired Phinney Lumber in Gorham and Puiia Lumber Co. in Mexico. The chain plans to buy Jordan Lumber Co. in Kingfield by late May, according to a news release Monday. In addition, Ware-Butler said it is buying another business, custom cabinet maker Woodsmith’s Manufacturing of Oakland, and expects that deal to close in mid-May. Ware-Butler, which itself was acquired last November by Pleasant River Lumber Co., would not disclose ...