BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Downtown Association’s 13th annual benefit auction, “Magic on Maine,” took place in October at The Daniel Hotel in Brunswick. All auction proceeds will support BDA’s holiday lighting fund and annual community events such as Music on the Mall Summer Concert Series, 2nd Friday Brunswick (Artwalk, Music, Theater), Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, […]

TAUNTON, Mass. — S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc., headquartered in Bangor, has acquired Tibbetts Engineering Corp. of Taunton, Massachusetts. Tibbetts Engineering was founded in 1952 and provides construction materials testing, construction administration, construction inspection, and geotechnical engineering services to clients in southern New England. TEC operates two offices, in New Bedford and Taunton, which will be […]

BRUNSWICK — Seven Mid Coast Hospital physicians were recently honored for their supervision of Tufts University School of Medicine/Maine Medical Center Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum students at Mid Coast Hospital. Ira Bird, MD; Amina Hanna, MD; Nathaniel Hyde, MD; David Inger, MD; Stephanie Phelps, MD; James Rines, MD, and Jeffrey Stenzel, MD, received citations for excellence […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Heritage Policy Center recently announced that Terry Brown is the organization’s new director of communications. Brown is a nationally published writer with 25 years of professional experience in corporate and political communications. “We are very fortunate to have a professional with such a substantial policy and communications background joining our team,” […]

LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union recently announced that Jessica Morrill is the ROCKSTAR Award winner for the fourth quarter of 2017. She was rewarded with a trophy, $50 and a paid day off. Morrill started with the credit union 20 years ago and is a loan officer at its Lisbon office. Comments with nominations for […]

BRUNSWICK One of the first companies to move into TechPlace at Brunswick Landing is also the first to graduate from the shared technology and office hub at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. After doubling in sales, Starc Systems is looking to double production, and so is moving down the road at Brunswick Landing. TechPlace […]

Around the turn of the century, there was a short-lived television program called “Sports Night.” It only ran for two seasons on ABC before it was off the air and coined itself as a dramedy — half drama, half comedy. It starred Peter Krause, Josh Charles, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy and Robert Guillaume, to […]

TOPSHAM — John and June Larson, owners of Topsham Fair Mall, recently announced the opening of two new stores, Highbrow and Maine Made & More. The mall owners said, “In keeping with our history of providing a retail home for local businesses, unlike most major shopping centers owned by companies from away, we are especially […]

BRUNSWICK — Modern Pest Services recently announced that Paul Lavallee, training manager, has been awarded certification as an Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) by the Entomological Society of America Certification Corporation. To gain certification status, Lavallee must have a minimum of seven years of verifiable pest management experience, the knowledge and ability to pass a test […]

BRUNSWICK — What do you think of when you hear the term long-term care? Statistically, if you are 65 or older, 70 percent of those individuals will require some form of care at some point in their remaining years. The need for long-term care is the elephant in the room, the uninvited guest who keeps […]