Royal River Natural Foods is the first Maine retailer to officially join the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership’s efforts to support local organic dairy brands and organic dairy farms. The partnership, launched earlier this year through the efforts of Stonyfield Organic co-founder Gary Hirshberg, hopes to encourage consumers to increase their weekly purchases of organic […]
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Woolwich inventor recognized for microwave advances
Maine inventor and microwave engineer Kenneth L. Carr has been selected to receive the 2022 Microwave Pioneer Award from the IEEE’s Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). The IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization and works to benefit society by advancing technology. The Microwave Pioneer Award recognizes Carr’s achievements and technical contributions in […]
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From the Chamber: Chamber Works 2030 and solving workforce needs
Last week, I broke down some of the programs the Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber does throughout the year to give some insights on what our chamber does. In that column, I introduced our newest, and perhaps most necessary program, Chamber Works 2030, which is our decades-long commitment to innovative and tangible workforce programming to better connect […]
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Lisbon Credit Union raises funds to to fight hunger
A total of $12,638.19 was raised for the Ending Hunger in Maine Campaign in 2021 by the Lisbon Credit Union and its members. Funds were donated to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach (LACO) of Lisbon Falls, and to Trinity Jubilee Center of Lewiston. The biggest fundraisers last year were a fall cash calendar, employees’ Pay to […]
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Bath savings announces homebuyer assistance opportunities
Bath Savings has been selected to participate in two home-buying assistance programs: Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s (FHLBank Boston) Housing Our Workforce (HOW) program and Equity Builder Program. HOW provides assistance to help local homebuyers earning more than 80% and up to 120% of the area median income with down payments on owner-occupied primary […]
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U.S. Navy intends to decommission some of its newest warships
It wants to decommission nine ships in the Freedom-class of littoral combat ships – warships that cost about $4.5 billion to build.
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From the Chamber: Get with the program(s)
I’ve received a handful of complimentary notes from loyal readers about last week’s column, “Why We Need Your Support,” referring to the value of chamber membership. I can’t tell you how invigorating it is when someone reaches out to say they enjoyed a piece I’ve written. It makes my whole week. This week, I want […]
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Bill would double vehicle inspection fee across most of Maine
The extra revenue would help pay to convert the inspection system to a more efficient electronic one, but Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday she would veto the bill if it reaches her desk.
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Maine politicians ask for more time to meet lobstering rules to protect whales
The rules call for gear conversion by May 1, but the new gear isn’t available to most fishermen, they said.
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The Wrap: A reboot of Portland’s classic Five Fifty-Five coming soon to Brunswick, 2 city restaurants say come on in
Five Fifty-Five North will open in The Federal hotel, and Bay Bowls launches a second location.