For many years, South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai has known success with its mid-sized SUV, the Santa Fe. For 2013, the company is coming out with a third generation of the popular truck that features a special new twist. Indeed, the new Santa Fe is not only redesigned, it has become its own line-up. This […]

The lucky James Bond has always been associated with the sleekest, poshest cars. Over the 50 years of his prolific film career, secret agent 007 has driven a lot of British cars, including the Bentley, Lotus, Triumph, Land Rover, Rolls Royce, and Austin. He has also been seen at the steering wheel of French (Citroen […]

Since the launch of the Prius in Japan in 1997, Toyota has not only become the pioneer in hybrid technology, it has every intention of remaining the sector’s leader. Indeed, this manufacturer, who plans to sell one million vehicles of this type in 2013, has announced that it intends to market 21 hybrid vehicles between […]

A prototype of the Mercedes electricpowered SLS AMG E-Cell concept car was unveiled at the latest Paris Motor Show, in France. Marketed as the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive, this exotic, high-performance car will be distributed in a limited series at an approximate price of $550,000. Available in a blue magnetic body called “Electricbeam magno […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales edged up in July despite a drop in auto sales. A category of purchases that excludes the most volatile areas rose by the most in seven months, a sign that consumer spending could boost economic growth in coming months. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales increased 0.2 […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: President Abraham Lincoln once reflected on George Washington’s words: “It is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as […]

SACO — The John T. Gorman Foundation recently awarded a $15,000 grant to HomeHealth Visiting Nurses (HHVN) to support the development of an “Integrated Chronic Care Model,” a patient-centered, evidence-based model to improve quality of home health care to vulnerable elders at risk of hospitalization or facility placement. Chronic diseases are among the most common, […]

BRUNSWICK — Jamison Leavitt, the store manager for Agren Appliance’s South Portland store since joining the company in 2008, has been promoted to operations manager. In what is a new position for Agren’s, Leavitt will oversee operations at all of its retail stores, including the soonto open, new, twofloor building in Topsham, near the Fairground […]

WOOLWICH — Maine-based medical transcription firm NEMT recently won the Innovation Through Technology award from the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI), the national clinical documentation organization. The industry’s top technology award recognizes a company for raising the bar when it comes to technology standards in the industry. NEMT CEO and owner Linda Sullivan was […]

TOPSHAM — U.S. Cellular is inviting current or potential smartphone users to its device workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 8 to 10 a.m. at 11 Winners Circle in Topsham. At the workshop, U.S. Cellular associates will offer attendees hands-on assistance for Androidpowered, Windows Phone and Black- Berry devices. “Your phone can simplify and enhance […]