SOUTH PORTLAND — KeyBank is donating $500,000 toward a student success initiative at Southern Maine Community College that will guide students to college completion and strengthen their personal and academic development. The KeyBank of Maine Foundation recently announced that it has awarded a three-year grant that will provide support, structure and incentives for students through […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Prep is offering a Brunswick SAT prep course beginning Nov. 18 specially geared to high school juniors who plan to apply Early Decision to college. The eight-session course meets every Tuesday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Maine Prep offices, 22 Parkers Way, Brunswick, from Nov. 18 to Jan. 20, preparing students […]

CUMBERLAND FORESIDE — Norton Insurance Agency, which offers a wide array of customized business and personal insurance policies, recently announced that Hannah Turnbull has joined the company as a commercial lines assistant. Turnbull received her B.S. in finance and economics in 2013 from Manhattan College. During winter and summer breaks from college, she was a […]

LEWISTON — Christopher Henry, M.D., recently joined the Central Maine Medical Center staff. He is practicing as part of the Central Maine Urology Center surgical team. Henry earned his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, Mo., and completed a general surgery internship and urologic surgery residency at the University […]

The Brunswick Farmers’ Market is held on the downtown Mall from May 2 to Nov. 25 every Tuesday and Thursday, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., rain or shine. That arrangement may be changing. Farmers’ market organizers have started the Brunswick FoodShed project, which would give the market a year-round home in a pair of […]

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE: Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber (SMMC) partners with a lot of organizations and government entities to promote our region’s businesses, present useful information to businesses and to provide opportunities to have the voice of business heard. On Oct. 28, SMMC will co-host a meeting with the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board from 8 […]

NEW YORK (AP) — America has rejected the idea of cappuccino-flavored Lay’s potato chips. Frito-Lay says Wasabi Ginger won its contest that gives people a chance to create a new flavor, beating out the coffee-flavored chips and the two other finalists — Mango Salsa and Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese. Parent company PepsiCo Inc. says […]

TOPSHAM — The Birth Center at Northern Sun will host an open house on Friday, Oct. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The occasion is to mark its accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, a national certification ensuring a high quality of care to pregnant women and their babies. The Birth […]