TOPSHAM — The Maine Health Management Coalition (MHMC), a nonprofit organization working to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of clinical services, recently announced the addition of its two new members, Maine Nephrology Associates and the American Cancer Society. Maine Nephrology Associates is an independent specialty practice dedicated to excellence in patient care, […]

I n Aroostook County, farmer Jake Dyer is going with the grain. At Benedicta Grain Co., Dyer has his eye on the future, trying to look ahead to the next five to 10 years to anticipate the market demand for his core crop: Maine grains. “As a grower, one of the major challenges in Maine […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Royal Dutch Shell’s Arctic drilling program has cleared a major bureaucratic hurdle to begin drilling for oil and gas off Alaska’s northwestern coast this summer. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Monday approved the multi-year exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea for Shell after reviewing thousands of comments from the public, Alaska […]

BATH — Kristi Hyde, executive director of The Plant Memorial Home in Bath, recently announced that Linda MacMillan of Phippsburg has joined the home in the newly created position of director of Development and Marketing. The Plant Home is a nonprofit assisted living facility located on the banks of the Kennebec River. MacMillan has extensive […]

BATH — On May 28, from 7-8:30 p.m., the Mustard Seed Book Store located at 74 Front St. in downtown Bath will host author Marsha Hinton in a workshop on “How to Build a Book.” Hinton, a ghostwriter, who also freelances for local newspapers and magazines, has authored two novels under her own name and […]

TOPSHAM — On Tuesday, May 26 from 9-10 a.m. at 11 Winners Circle in Topsham, U.S. Cellular is offering a free device workshop where current or potential smartphone users can ask questions and learn about any device they are interested in. The workshop is open to everyone, and you don’t have to be a U.S. […]

BRUNSWICK — Gorham Bike and Ski of Portland has opened a new location in Brunswick at 88 Union St. The Brunswick location is the third bike and ski location for the company. The company also has a seasonal Nordic ski store in Jackson, N.H. General Manager Dave Palese said, “We love getting people on bikes. […]

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Happy Birthday, today, to Robert E. Peary, the engineer and Arctic explorer who led his team to reach the North Pole in April 1909. He wrote in his journal: “The Pole at last!!! The prize of three centuries, my dream and ambition for twenty-three years, Mine at last …” […]

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