TOPSHAM — Abenaki Retirement Investment Services has announced a name change to Atlantic Financial Services. The focus and the goals of the business remain the same — provide investment planning to individuals, regardless of their financial standing, that is designed specifically to meet their needs. The new name is a result of the strong relationship […]

BRUNSWICK — Earlier this month, Mechanics Savings Bank presented a $1,000 check to Oasis Free Clinics as part of its charitable giving program. Brian Robinson, business service specialist at Mechanics Savings and a member of the Oasis board of directors, presented the donation and talked about their commitment to Oasis’ work. “We are proud to […]

BRUNSWICK Gelato Fiasco is the top fastest-growing gelato pint brand in U.S. grocery stores, according to recent industry data, with year-over-year growth exceeding 44 percent nationally and 84 percent on the East Coast. No matter how the numbers are spooned, the story is the same. Gelato Fiasco’s selection of Maine-made, indulgent flavors is breaking through […]

BRUNSWICK Just in time for the holidays, the Brunswick Downtown Association has created Brunswick-Opoly, a version of the beloved board game Monopoly that features Brunswick businesses and organizations. Games are $35 each, and all proceeds support the events and programs of the Brunswick Downtown Association. Brunswick-Opoly games are available for purchase at Cool As A […]

LISBON The 16th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour, which began in late October at the Maine State Credit Union in Augusta, concluded in late November. Each year Brenda Davis, a longtime advocate of ending hunger in Maine and executive director of the BBC Opportunity center in Old Town, partners with Maine’s credit […]

TOPSHAM Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently announced Michelle Curtis’ transition from senior vice president, regional market manager/ retail banking to a new role as senior vice president, treasury services sales officer. Although her responsibilities are changing, Curtis will continue to work from the bank’s branch at 2 Main St. in Topsham and can be […]

BAR HARBOR Bar Harbor Bankshares, which has a bank branch in Topsham, concluded their annual “Food for Good” community food drive in November. This year the event took place in Maine at 14 bank branches, as well as in New Hampshire and Vermont at 35 branches of Lake Sunapee Bank, a division of Bar Harbor […]

AUGUSTA The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced the top SBA lenders in Maine for 2017, following a record-breaking year of assistance to the state’s small businesses. Over the course of 2017, more than 50 Maine lenders approved more than $165 million worth of business loans through all programs, a 26 percent increase over 2016. […]

PORTLAND The Casco Bay region provides $17.1 billion in direct economic activity — 32 percent of the gross regional product — and 219,000 direct jobs, according to a new study published by the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (CBEP). Other findings include the following: • Employment growth in the ocean economy of Casco Bay — which […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Space Age hand-me-downs are soaring to a whole new level. SpaceX plans to launch its first recycled rocket for NASA today. The unmanned Falcon 9 — last used in June — will carry up a Dragon capsule that’s also flown on a previous space station supply run. NASA’s International Space Station manager, […]