LEWISTON — Northeast Bancorp recently announced that hotel industry veteran Fred Schwartz has joined the company as senior vice president, business development. Schwartz will join the bank’s national SBA lending team to support its efforts to provide lending solutions to the hotel industry. Schwartz brings more than 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin Bank recently announced that Robert Westhoven has joined the bank’s commercial lending team as vice president, commercial loan officer, and Scott Sarapas has also joined the bank as senior mortgage loan officer. Prior to joining Androscoggin Bank, Westhoven served as vice president, commercial relationship manager and vice president, small business relationship manager […]

PORTLAND — PDT Architects recently hired Dylan Lawton and Cristian Koenigs as architectural designers. Lawton has a B.S. in architecture from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, where he was named Outstanding Club Sport Athlete of the Year for 2016-17 and was captain of the cheerleading team. A native of St. Albans, Vermont, he […]

BAR HARBOR — Patricia Wheeler has joined Bar Harbor Bankshares as senior vice president, chief compliance officer. In this position, Wheeler develops, implements and administers all aspects of the bank’s compliance management program, deploying it across the entire northern New England market area of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. “By planning, organizing and controlling the […]

BRUNSWICK — Casco Bay Wealth Advisors recently announced its team of financial consultants has created a range of proprietary Socially Responsible Investment models. “We live in a beautiful part of the world where thinking about the environment and related social causes is important to many of our clients. To meet the investing needs of these […]

PORTLAND — Join MEREDA for breakfast on Feb. 1, from 7:30-9 a.m., at the Portland Regency Hotel for a presentation by FocusMaine, a 10-year initiative to strengthen and revitalize opportunity and prosperity in Maine by accelerating the creation of quality jobs in the areas of agriculture, aquaculture and biopharmaceuticals. FocusMaine also focuses on knowledge workers, […]

PORTLAND — Preti Flaherty recently announced that the firm’s partnership has named attorney J. Andrew Cashman as partner. Cashman is a member of the firm’s Government Affairs Group and works in the firm’s Augusta office. He previously practiced as an associate. Cashman focuses his practice on general business regulation and improving the regulatory climate for […]

There is so much going on for 2018 already that I wanted to see if I could give you 10 quick updates in less than 100 words apiece. Here we go: • January Chamber After Hours, 5-7 p.m., Jan. 31: The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber premieres our 2018 Chamber After Hours series on the final […]

NEW GLOUCESTER OTT Communications, a telecommunications provider and division of Otelco, Inc., recently announced a corporate name change to Otelco, effectively immediately. The new name and logo are the result of a comprehensive rebranding effort that unifies the Otelco family of companies under one corporate identity. OTT Communications has been operating as a division of […]

BRUNSWICK The Dean Snell Cancer Foundation recently announced it is the recipient of a two-year grant of $45,000 from the Maine Cancer Foundation. The grant will help fund transportation costs for cancer patients in financial need while in treatment at the New England Cancer Specialists (NECS) in Brunswick. It will supply gas cards to patients […]