WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its economic outlook for the United States in 2018 and foresees a strong year for the global economy as well. But its chief economist warns that the prospect of an escalating trade conflict “threatens to undermine confidence and derail global growth prematurely.” The IMF predicted Tuesday that the […]

We have received a wonderful response from community members about sharing the stories of our annual award winners and we want to get back to sharing those in this week’s column. However, we also have a major event coming up next week that you need to know about. So what do we do? A special […]

BATH Bath Housing recently announced that Stephen Schuchert and Julie Shea have joined the development corporation’s board of directors. The Bath City Council has also appointed Judy Martin, Karen Ray and Barbara Gaul as Bath Housing Authority commissioners. Shuchert, a resident of Bath, is a construction administrator for CWS Architects in Portland. Shea, a resident […]

BRUNSWICK Brady Mullin, M.D., and Michael Mason, M.D., have joined Mid Coast Medical Group–Surgical Care and the active medical staff of Mid Coast Hospital. The five-person team offers general surgical services for both scheduled and emergency needs. Mullin received her medical degree from the Medical School for International Health at Ben Gurion University in Beer […]

BRUNSWICK — Customers at several of New England’s largest grocery retailers can now find Maine-made gelato just in time for summer. New for this spring, Shaw’s Supermarkets, Walmart, and Market Basket are each offering up to seven flavors of Gelato Fiasco pints at nearly all of their New England stores. The additions add more than […]

BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank recently added $1 million to the endowment of its charitable arm, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, according to bank President and CEO Bob Montgomery Rice. Since 1997, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation has focused philanthropic efforts on worthy initiatives that make Maine communities more prosperous, more livable and more vibrant. […]

BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Federal Credit Union recently welcomed Kelly Jacobson as a retail services supervisor (assistant branch manager) at its Brunswick branch. Jacobson brings more than seven years of financial industry leadership experience to her new role, and is passionate about service excellence and looks forward to assisting credit union members in achieving their financial […]

WATERVILLE Duke Reddoch graduated from Morse High School in 2017. He says, “I remember the first time I was in juvenile court … my criminal record filled four folders to the brim. The sheriff escorting me said, ‘Geez kid, you’ve been busy.’ I was only 12.” Reddoch has come a long way since then. He […]

We are taking a break from our business profiles of our annual award winners for this week’s column, because we have too much news, events and activities we need to share. As we said in our weekly e-newsletter this week, “there’s a lot going on right now and nobody can do everything, but everybody can […]

BRUNSWICK — The Maine Health Care Association recently announced that Shannon Dietz of Mid Coast Senior Health Center has graduated from the association’s 2018 Nurse Leadership Institute. This eight-week course was created for nurse leaders looking to grow their leadership, communication and management skills, improve understanding of the long-term care system, network with peers, and […]