The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will be honoring several businesses and community leaders at their annual membership event, The Big Night Out, on Friday, Jan. 20. The event is one-part awards presentation, one-part networking social, one-part business expo, but overall, it is a night to say thanks for the support the SMMC receives from the […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Technology Institute approved four new awards from its Cluster Initiative Program for collaborative projects that boost Maine’s high-potential technology enabled clusters. CIP awards support the success and growth of Maine businesses by funding joint work of companies, service providers, research laboratories and educational institutions and expanding the infrastructure that helps them to […]

TOPSHAM Physical therapists at Head to Toe Physical Therapy of Topsham are using technology to help patients during their rehabilitation. Historically patients in physical therapy are sent home with paper instructions of exercises to complete between appointments. However, research shows poor compliance, resulting in slow recovery. Last month, Head to Toe implemented new technology to […]

FREEPORT KeyBank has announced Andrew Harding as its new assistant vice president and branch manager for the Freeport branch located at 135 Main St. He is responsible for maximizing branch productivity, maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction and managing the employees within the branch. Harding has 25 years of experience in management, education, sales […]

Jose Rangel Chavez and 18 other Mexican guest workers were dozing as their bus hurtled down Interstate 40 in a light rain. After nine months away from home, the 22-year-old was about to complete a meandering round trip of nearly 5,000 miles. They were just north of Little Rock, Arkansas, about a half day’s hard […]

I don’t remember much about 2011. Or 2009 for that matter. I know all years have significance and doing a five-minute Google search, I could easily find why those years were significant, but off the top of my head they don’t stick out. It’s true that of the nearly two and a half centuries our […]

BRUNSWICK A hungry 26-year-old has created an energy bar geared toward battling that afternoon slump. Entrepreneur Alden Blease, a Portland native, is the creative force behind the Redd Bar — a plant-based meal bridge for people on the go. Blease, who first sold energy bars to his fellow students at the University of Maine in […]

BATH On Monday, Dec. 26, Bath Natural Market will donate their entire day’s sales to five local nonprofits. In addition, a generous member of the Bath community has stepped forward with a commitment to match the store’s donation, doubling the impact. The following organizations will share in this donation: • Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]

AUBURN Thos. Moser, Handmade American Furniture, recently announced its Hartford Collection including a sofa, side table, coffee table and media case, Hartford Lounge Chair and Hancock Chair, all designed by Thos. Moser’s Director of Design Adam Rogers, and its Portland Chair, designed for Thos. Moser by Ben Klebba of Phloem Studio in Stevenson, Washington, have […]

BRUNSWICK The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Brunswick recently donated a total of $1,250 to three local charitable organizations that provide shelter and food to individuals and families in need. The donations were made through the company’s charitable foundation, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares. A $500 donation was presented to Tedford Housing, a nonprofit […]