YARMOUTH — The Summerfest is on Aug. 15 at Yankee Marina in Yarmouth. It’s where this second-year initiative of the Institute for Family Owned Business brings together networking, live music, an auction and, of course, food and beverage. Summerfest is a drop-in event, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., designed for institute members to reconnect and […]

BRUNSWICK — Dr. John Pelletier, D.O., recently announced the relocation of his osteopathic practice to 214 Durham Road in Brunswick. According to a news release, Coastal Health and Wellness is oriented to the natural resolution of health problems through application of structural diagnosis and treatment as well as nutritional optimization and micronutrient repletion. Pelletier graduated […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Center for Creativity (MCC) elected new officers at its annual meeting. Katherine Greenleaf of Greenleaf Consulting was named president; Jamie Morin, senior vice president of Client Operations, WEX, Inc., was named vice president; Tom Mac- Donald, senior vice president, Mechanic Savings Bank, treasurer; and Alan Atkins of Atkins Chowdry, LLC, clerk. […]

FREEPORT — The Wishful Moon, a gift shop and gallery, is now open. The store features Maine-made products including jewelry, photography, original artwork, woodwork, furniture, bags, pillows, placemats, pens, notecards, pottery and its own line of all natural bath products. Owner Stephanie Petkers recently left her 24- year career in the elevator industry to open […]

When two women say they will be jamming the entire week, one usually expects guitars and drums somehow to be involved. But when Alex Forest and Bobbie Touchin say it, they’re talking about six to eight hours each day when they’re up to their elbows in berry patches or bins of fresh-picked fruit, or wielding […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy fell only slightly in July butstayedclosetoa51/2-yearhigh,asign that consumers should continue to help drive growth in the coming months. The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 80.3 in July. That’s down from a reading of 82.1 in […]

TOPSHAM — Since 2008, Crossfit 321 in Brunswick, has been improving community members’ strength, stamina and lives through their trainer-based fitness programs. Each day individuals of all ages participate and compete in hour-long workout sessions that improve their total body. Now in its fifth year of existence, Crossfit 321 is moving to a larger venue […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Email. It is a wonderful tool. In an instant, you can send a message to hundreds, if not thousands of people. It has opened up a whole new avenue of communication for businesses. Not only does it make a company more approachable, email also improves internal communication. At least in theory. As a […]