FREEPORT — Outdoor retailer L.L. Bean, best known for its Bean Boot and 100 percent satisfaction guarantee, is conducting its 32nd annual PaddleSports Weekend this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. According to a news release, this year’s event will feature a variety of waterfront activities just minutes from the store on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, […]

Ben Gilmore had been wanting to add some new wrinkles to the seafood business that he and his brother, Kevin, own at 129 Court St. The Gilmores know that people are looking for healthier diet options. They know that people like to sit outside to eat in nice weather. And they want to heighten their […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nike, which helped build Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong cancer charity into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband, is cutting ties with the foundation in the latest fallout from the former cyclist’s doping scandal. The move by the sports shoe and clothing company ends a nine-year relationship that helped the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy jumped in May to a fiveyear high, lifted by a better outlook for hiring, rising home prices and more optimism about business conditions. The increase suggests consumers may keep boosting economic growth this year. The Conference Board, a New York-based private research group, said Tuesday that its […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: For those of us that live in Maine, we sometimes forget exactly how unique our great state is. There really is no other place like Maine. Parker Stevenson once commented, “I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn’t find the palette of green, granite, and dark […]

BATH — Bath Savings Institution welcomed John Gallagher, director of the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) and Bath resident, to its Breakfast with the Bank Speaker Series in late April. Bath Savings Institution President Glenn Hutchinson introduced Gallagher to 200 area business people at the Taste of Maine restaurant and discussed his long service to […]

ROCKLAND — Schooner captains are already plotting strategy for Friday, July 5, when they will take part in the largest annual gathering of historic schooners, the 37th annual Great Schooner Race hosted by the Maine Windjammer Association. From first-time sailors to old salts, guests are invited to participate in this informal, friendly competition that includes […]

PORTLAND — Bisson Moving & Storage, Maine’s oldest and largest full service moving and storage company, has selected Portland-based Broadreach Public Relations as its agency of record. Broadreach Public Relations is an award-winning communications firm serving clients in northern New England across a variety of industries, including professional and financial services, health care, tourism and […]

PORTLAND — People’s United Bank recently announced that Daniel Thornton is president of its Southern Maine market. Thornton, who joined the bank in 2011 as senior vice president and senior lender in Commercial Banking, is responsible for all aspects of the bank’s function in the Southern Maine market, which stretches from Kittery to Brunswick. Prior […]

WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) recently announced that Jacqueline Sartoris of Brunswick is the recipient of the 2013 NAELA Young/New Attorneys Section Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2010 as a means to encourage newer NAELA members to attend a national conference. “My NAELA membership gives me access to the […]