Forgive the headline, but if I don’t think about the beautification of May flowers, I’m not sure I can square why these April showers have lingered for so dang long. With that, last week, we highlighted a few events happening in May, including our Chamber’s Hackers Ball golf tournament happening at Brunswick Golf Club this […]
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Celebrating the workforce and other May happenings
There are a ton of events happening in May in the Bath-Brunswick-Topsham region. Next week, I will be assembling a shorter, more bulleted list of all the things happening so you can mark your calendars. However, there are three events I want to take a bit more time for this week, presented in reverse chronological […]
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Businesses in Portland’s Monument Square say safety concerns are growing
Calls to police have more than doubled over the past 2 months compared to prior years, prompting city officials to look for ways to implement more routine patrols.
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Brittany Hyde recognized for outstanding community building
This week is the last installment of our chamber award winner profiles as we highlight the unbelievable efforts of Citizen of the Year, Brittany Hyde. Beginning next week, we will start to look forward at what the summer has to offer, potentially discuss some policy bills as we head into the final laps of the […]
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program receives $15,000 gift
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program has received a $15,000 sponsorship from Darling’s Brunswick Ford for the third straight year. The gift will support efforts to end hunger in the Midcoast region, helping to provide more than 7,000 healthy meals to local individuals and families in need. In addition to financial support, the Darling’s team also […]
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Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program’s Chatalbash deflects well-earned praise
We are down to our final two award winner profiles from the Bath-Brunswick-Topsham Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards held in mid-March at St. John’s Community Center. If you missed the previous six profiles of Jim Howard, Sitelines, MaineHealth Midcoast Hospital, Fairwinds Farm, OystHERS Raw Bar & Bubbly, or the Bath Area Family YMCA, do go […]
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Bath Area Family YMCA celebrated and foam shut down
Before we celebrate the Bath Area Family YMCA for their Nonprofit of the Year Award and their continued success of creating solutions that help build community, I have an important community update to share. There was a piece of really big news that came across my desk a week or so ago that is really […]
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Award-worthy community building by MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital
This week, we begin to get to the other half of our Annual Award winners with our piece below, but before that, I wanted to throw out one reminder and one update. First, the reminder: These write-ups have been running for the past couple of weeks in this column, and we already showcased Fairwinds Farm […]
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Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
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Yacht builder opens carpentry shop in Topsham
Hinckley Yachts is looking to hire as it opens a new shop in Topsham. The company plans to build interiors for its boats before shipping them to a larger facility in Trenton.