So who has the best lobster roll in the Midcoast? Restaurants have been clawing for the distincton for years. Red’s Eats was named Best Lobster Roll in this month’s Down East magazine, which hit the newsstands June 25. Not so fast, Red. A poll of Times Record readers during the last two weeks in June […]

PORTLAND — The Telephone Association of New England (TANE) recently inducted Mike Reed, Fair- Point Communications Maine state president, into its Hall of Fame. Reed was honored in May at TANE’s annual convention at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Reed has more than 40 years of managerial, technical and administrative experience in the telecommunications industry.

PORTLAND — The MEMIC Group recently announced that 16 employees have earned the American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals (AMCOMP) Workers’ Comp Professional (WCP) designation. The new designees are: Tom Bernier, Karen Barter, Joeline D’Anjou, Joanna DeBie, Karen Flaherty, Eileen Fongemie, Dawn Freeland, Susan Fusillo, Brian Gilles, Steve Hughes, Karen Johnston, Maria Jones, Jerry Mocciola, […]

BRUNSWICK — Through a program created in 2009, as a joint venture between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Mid Coast Hospital has again been selected as a training site for two Tufts medical students that are interested in gaining hands-on clinical training. Kevin Baier and Anne Hicks, students of the 2015 […]

PORTLAND — Mary Beth Turcotte, Bernstein Shur’s director of human resources, was recently honored with the 2013 Maine HR Leader of the Year award by SHRM Maine State Council at the annual Maine HR Convention. Turcotte was chosen for her dedication to the field of human resources and her work as cochair of the Diversity […]

PORTLAND — Richmond resident Michael Lane, a partner at the law firm of Preti Flaherty, was recently recognized by the legal directory, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, for his work in the category of real estate. According to a news release, Lane was regarded by clients as “very efficient” and having a “no-nonsense […]

PORTLAND — Jed Harris of Falmouth was recently elected as a board member of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers. Harris began his career on Wall Street working for J.P. Morgan in mergers and acquisitions, and later iFormation, a venture […]

LEWISTON — Willis of Northern New England, Inc. recently announced that it received a Willis North America Bronze Eagle Leadership Award. The award was received in recognition of having the highest client retention rate within Willis North America’s retail group. Commenting on Willis of Northern New England’s 2012 retention rate which fell just shy of […]

PORTLAND — Maine Public Broadcasting’s A.J. Higgins was recently named among the four best political reporters in Maine, according to the Best State-Based Political Reporters of 2013 list compiled by The Washington Post’s political blog, The Fix. Higgins is MPBN’s chief political correspondent and State House bureau chief. The list was generated from reader nominations […]