BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, recently announced it has been named one of the top performing small-capitalization banks in the nation by investment banking firm Sandler O’Neill & Partners. Sandler O’Neill is a New Yorkbased investment banking and advisory firm that specializes in financial institutions. […]

RATES, PRICES and other economic data for the Mid-coast on Nov. 5. New this week: commodities, bank rates Commodities This Last Last week week year Heating oil # 21 . $3.45 $3.47 — Propane2 . 2.97 2.88 — Gas, unlead3 . 3.38 3.40 3.63 Kerosene1 . 3.85 3.87 — Firewood, dry4 235 235 215 Hard […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) has announced the formal approval by the U.S. Department of Commerce NIST/MEP of its senior leadership team, as well as the recent hiring of a new senior project manager. “The announcement by the Maine MEP board of directors that its leadership team has been approved by […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month to the lowest level since April, as many worried about the impact of a 16-day partial government shutdown. The decline could weigh on spending and economic growth. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence dropped to 71.2 in October, down […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s like watching an old friend slowly fall apart. Sears, once the place where families could go for an afternoon of one-stop shopping for everything from clothing to appliances to car parts, has struggled amid declining sales and stiff competition. Now, Sears, which runs 2,500 Kmart and Sears stores, is considering […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: The legendary Bob Hope once said, “If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.” As the holiday season approaches, I am hoping Midcoast Maine again has big hearts for those in need. There are many worthwhile charities and charitable organizations serving our region, everything […]

TOPSHAM The former Navy commissary building, left vacant for two years due to the closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station, is on the verge of major redevelopment pending signatures on leases with two companies that hope to create a “local food hub.” Wicked Joe Coffee, currently located on Water Street in Brunswick, and Maine Harvest […]

TOPSHAM — Mattress Firm, Inc., one of the nation’s largest specialty mattress retailers, has announced the opening of its location in Topsham. The new 4,000- square-foot store is located at 56 Topsham Fair Mall Road. “We are thrilled to be opening a new location in Topsham and look forward to offering our customers the same […]