Edward French

The former Guilford mill building in Eastport has been sold to a company that is planning to use it for its wreath-making operations, including temporary housing for migrant workers and perhaps eventually a wreath-making operation that could employ up to 100 people.

The shortage of auditing firms in Maine has created a backlog that's affecting many municipalities, school districts and county governments throughout the state, including a town in Washington County that has not been receiving state school subsidies because its recent audits have not been released.