TOPSHAM — Local entrepreneurs Shawn and Marcy Cox of SERVPRO of Bath/Brunswick were recently recognized with the Chairman’s Bronze award for outstanding revenue performance during an awards ceremony at the 47th annual SERVPRO convention. More than 2,800 franchise owners, staff and corporate representatives attended the convention, which was held in Las Vegas. “While building a […]

BRUNSWICK — Tedford Housing, a nonprofit agency working to find lasting solutions to end homelessness in Midcoast and central Maine, recently elected board members and officers. In board elections, Judy Montgomery, associate librarian of the Bowdoin College library, returned to the board of directors after a one year hiatus. Seven members of the board renewed […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College has named Dr. Charles Gregory as its dean of Academic Affairs following a nationwide search. Gregory has served SMCC for 23 years as a faculty member, with stints as department chair, division chair and faculty senate president. He served as interim academic dean for a year before being […]

BELGRADE — The Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association recently announced that it has given Hammond Lumber Company, which has a location in Brunswick, four awards for outstanding safety performance during 2016 at Hammond’s sawmill and planer mill in Belgrade. The awards are given to mills operating in New England, plus New York and Pennsylvania. A Maine […]

BRUNSWICK 1. Your business is called Petit Jeté Dance Boutique. How did it come about and what are you hoping to accomplish? We had been talking about opening a local dance boutique for a few years, but it wasn’t until recently that we decided to move forward. When two brick and mortar stores closed in […]

We don’t celebrate our accomplishments enough. Yes, there are participation trophies in youth athletics now, and certificates for attendance too, but in terms of recognition over the age of 20, it is severely lacking. To say there is one citizen of the year, or one business of the year, is a bit absurd as surely […]

LISBON The Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union recently held its annual summer basket raffle, raising $1,237 to be donated to the Ending Hunger in Maine campaign. The campaign is a collaborative effort between all Maine credit unions and their members. Each participating credit union donates funds raised to its own local food pantries. Beautiful, themed-basket […]

BRUNSWICK — Earlier this month, the Women’s Business Center at CEI announced the launch of an Entrepreneur in Residence program designed to connect Maine’s women business owners who have a specific challenge or question with local entrepreneurs who have the industry or area specific knowledge needed to identify solutions. Initial matches were made this spring […]

LEWISTON — The board of directors of L/A Arts, the arts agency for the Lewiston-Auburn area, has confirmed the appointment of Louise Rosen as consulting director. Board chairwoman Judy Vardamis said, “We are fortunate to have a leader of Louise’s caliber during this time and look forward to Louise’s in-depth association with L/A Arts and […]

RICHMOND — Richmond Area Health Center will be welcoming Elizabeth Mehr, F.N.P., to the medical team in September. She is transferring from Western Maine Family Health Center, another practice of HealthReach Community Health Centers. Mehr completed a master of nursing degree at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, in 2015. Previously, she obtained undergraduate degrees in […]