BRUNSWICK U-Haul is putting its adaptive reuse practices to work in transforming the former Arrow Hart electrical equipment plant into a full-service UHaul store for the do-it-yourself mover. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Arrow Hart at 1 Cressey Road in Brunswick is now offering truck and trailer rentals and moving supplies. U-Haul closed on the […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Technology Institute approved five new grant applications in May, totaling $21,303 in awards to entrepreneurs from across Maine to advance new product and process development in aquaculture and marine technology, precision manufacturing, environmental technologies and information technology. This round of MTI awards leveraged $27,876 of matching contributions from the award recipients. Awards […]

Everyone knows what you do, right? Nope. I have had the great pleasure of meeting with dozens of business leaders and local employees in my first three weeks. There have been lunches, coffees and drop-ins, and each time I have met someone new I let them tell me their story. I am starving for information […]

CUNDY’S HARBOR — Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. recently announced the appearance of its new Lobster Grilled Cheese on the O-List in the July 2016 edition of O, the Oprah Magazine. “We are delighted to be included among this collection of unique products,” said Cal Hancock, the company’s founder and president. The O-List is the ultimate […]

BRUNSWICK — FIORE Artisan Olive Oils & Vinegars has expanded its footprint within Maine to include a new location at 90 Maine St. in Brunswick and relocated its Freeport store to 88 Main St. The entrance into Brunswick marks FIORE’s fourth retail destination to open since it was founded in Bar Harbor in 2009. “The […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Prep’s July SAT prep classes for Brunswick area high school students will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Sunday and Thursday, July 3 through July 28, at the Maine Prep offices, 22 Parkers Way, Brunswick. Classes prepare students for the October 2016 SAT and PSAT. The curriculum consists of real SATs and Maine […]

BRUNSWICK — Home Instead Senior Care, which serves Cumberland County including Brunswick, was recently named Maine’s top franchise by CNBC — a list naming one franchise from each U.S. state. Previously a professional cellist and associate conductor for the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, franchise owner William Jenks bought into Home Instead Senior Care after being diagnosed […]

PORTLAND Coffee By Design, which has a location at L.L. Bean in Freeport, is now accepting applications for its annual Rebel Blend Fund Grant program, which has been awarding art grants to projects in Maine for 19 years. Submissions are due by midnight on Aug. 31. Applications are available online at coffeebydesign.com or in any […]

BRUNSWICK 1. First of all, please give us a brief history of Norway Savings Bank, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. In 1866, 14 men with a clear vision came together to form Norway Savings Bank. The charter was signed in February of that year and Nathaniel Gunnison was elected the first president […]