BRUNSWICK — Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 28, New Ventures Maine will offer career planning, a free five-week class to help you prepare for your next career with a plan that’s right for you. In the class, participants will review skills, interests and experiences and relate them to occupations. They will identify educational opportunities, research the […]

BRUNSWICK — With a franchise launched in every major Canadian city coast-to-coast in less than two years, Spray-Net Inc. — Canada’s leading home improvement franchise — wants to paint Brunswick red, white and blue. The award-winning concept aims to meet the growing demand from local homeowners seeking to update and upgrade the curb appeal of […]

BRUNSWICK — Abenaki Retirement & Investment Services, a partner of Atlantic Federal Credit Union, will be hosting a retirement income planning seminar for community members on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Atlantic Federal Credit Union’s Topsham branch from 5:30- 6:30 p.m. At Abenaki’s seminar, Carol Aderman will help participants find answers to their investment questions and […]

BRUNSWICK — Casco Bay Wealth Advisors recently announced that Trena Bean, client services manager in its Brunswick office, successfully attained her FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses through the Commonwealth Financial Network. These licenses allow Bean to provide clients with services to assist in meeting their financial needs. Kevin Carbin, one of the founders of […]

FREEPORT — Pauline Karen Mills, M.D., recently joined the staff of Freeport Pediatrics, a Central Maine Medical Group practice. A graduate of both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Nevada, Mills most recently lived in Mesa, Arizona, before moving to Maine. Prior to entering the medical field, she worked as a lifeguard in […]

WASHINGTON U.S. home prices rose modestly in June, pushed up by strong sales and a limited supply of available properties. The Standard & Poor’s CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20- city home price index, released Tuesday, increased 5.1 percent in June compared with a year ago. That’s down from a 5.3 percent annual gain in May and is […]

I had the unique pleasure of attending the recent Maine Highland Games at the Topsham Fairgrounds for the first time, along with my wife. A couple of things jumped out at me. First off, we are so blessed that an experience like this happens in our region, as many come from hundreds of miles to […]

TOPSHAM — Stantec’s office in Topsham recently added two new employees to its team. Joining the staff are: • Robert Roy, a certified wildlife biologist, has joined Stantec as a senior project manager. Roy will oversee a variety of projects characterizing, assessing and measuring the potential effects of wind, solar, hydro and other power projects […]

BRUNSWICK — Atlantic Federal Credit Union was recently named as one of the “Healthiest Credit Unions” in the country by Deposit Accounts, a bank account comparison website. Atlantic placed in the top 3 percent of more than 6,000 federally insured credit unions and the only credit union in the state of Maine to receive such […]