BATH — The Kennebec Company, located in Bath, appears in the new season of “This Old House,” taking part in an arts and crafts restoration in Arlington, Massachusetts. The cabinet-making company was chosen by the home’s owners because of their start-to-finish commitment and their expertise in design, crafting and installation of authentic, furniture-quality cabinetry. The […]

PORTLAND Award-winning chef Cara Stadler and her mother Cecile, owners and operators of Tao Yuan Restaurant in Brunswick and Bao Bao Dumpling House in Portland’s West End, recently announced their third restaurant concept — a restaurant where the food is created to enhance the wines it offers. Located within 6 City Center at 3 Spring […]

Just like many of our students have homework to do this time of year, so do our voters. This election season, in my recollection, is the most divisive, over-the-top, offensive and sophomoric of any in my lifetime. The legitimacy of claims is secondary to a quippy “burn” that lights up social media. We are not […]

BATH Re-imagining a local favorite is never an easy feat, but that’s exactly what Karen Townsend has done with Joan and Sarah Fraser’s Bath Sweet Shoppe. This month, the mother-daughter duo pass the baton to Townsend, a Los Angeles native who has settled down in New England with her husband and embraced the state of […]

TOPSHAM — U.S. Cellular associates are offering tips on how and what residents might want to capture and store in their device, such as vital paperwork, belongings and insurance policy numbers during a free device workshop in Topsham. Guests don’t need to be U.S. Cellular customers to attend. “Our associates are available to show residents […]

GENEVA The U.N. health agency on Tuesday recommended that countries use tax policy to increase the price of sugary drinks like sodas, sport drinks and even 100-percent fruit juices as a way to fight obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. The World Health Organization, in a statement timed for World Obesity Day, said that the prevalence […]

It was a long, busy summer, and with the transition to fall, most people are just beginning to adjust and finally starting to get into a routine. The same is true for the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber as we begin to reignite some of our annual programming that takes the summer off. Monthly, we do […]

BRUNSWICK Atlantic Federal Credit Union’s Topsham branch recently presented a donation of $625 to Tedford Housing, a Brunswick-based nonprofit that provides shelter, housing and services for homeless adults, children and families in need. The donated funds were raised through the credit union’s Ending Hunger in Maine campaign. Roger Sirois, Atlantic Federal Credit Union CEO/president, said, […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Technology Institute approved seven new grant applications in August, totaling $55,785 in awards to entrepreneurs from across Maine to advance new product and process development in aquaculture and marine technology, forestry and agriculture, information technology, and precision manufacturing. This round of MTI awards leveraged $105,093 of matching contributions from the award recipients. […]

TOPSHAM — McTeague Higbee recently announced that two of its attorneys were named in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Karen Bilodeau was selected for Workers’ Compensation Claimants for the fifth time in a row, while Jeff Cohen was selected for Workers’ Compensation Law- Claimants for the fourth time and for Personal Injury […]