PORTLAND — The Maine Association of Realtors will host Maine Open House Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, according to a news release. The event is held in conjunction with the Nationwide Open House weekend, the nation’s largest open house weekend. During the weekend, Maine Realtors will hold open houses across the state for […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Women’s Fund recently awarded grants totaling $80,000 to organizations working to build the economic security of Maine women and girls. The 2013 grantees will be recognized at the fund’s annual Leadership Luncheon on May 23 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, according to a news release. “The Maine […]

A fter two and a half years on Front Street in Bath, Winters Gone, a clothing store featuring garments made from alpaca fiber, reopened at the farm of owners Skip and Judy Taylor in Wiscasset in mid-March. It wasn’t a planned return to its original site, but sometimes the road that leads you home, is […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: The famous Yogi Berra once quipped, “You can observe a lot by just watching.” What a simple statement, but how very true it is. One of the “things” I have been watching lately is health care. Large companies all the way down to sole proprietors talk to me about health care. Not surprisingly, […]

LEWISTON — The Norm Nolette Chapter of Credit Unions, with support from the Jeannette G. Morin Chapter of Credit Unions, presented their 10th annual Financial Fitness Money Management Experience at the Lewiston Armory on Thursday, April 4. Nearly 200 students from seven area high schools attended this year’s fair, the state’s oldest Financial Fitness Fair, […]

LEWISTON — Due to overwhelming demand, the Business to Business Trade Show Committee recently announced the expansion of this year’s Androscoggin Business to Business Trade Show to include an outdoor venue. Geared toward vendors interested in showcasing large equipment such as mobile marketing vehicles, boats, construction equipment, cars, trucks, luxury transportation, recreation and sporting vehicles, […]

BANGOR — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). “The Obama administration continues its commitment to help our nation become more […]

BRUNSWICK — John Trafton, of Brunswick, has been elected as a 2013-14 American Quarter Horse Association director, according to a news release. He, along with other directors, is charged with helping establish rules and policies relative to AQHA’s various programs and voting on items from the AQHA standing committees. One of the most significant tasks […]

PORTLAND — Jay Menario has joined Martin’s Point as the new chief marketing officer and will be responsible for leading strategic marketing efforts for the organization, which includes program and business plan implementation as well as policy development that helps support the long-term mission of Martin’s Point. Menario will work to strengthen the Martin’s Point […]

BRUNSWICK — Arthur Fink and Deb Nelson are offering a “Skillbuilder” workshop on April 11 to help nonprofit staff identify and tell the stories that can create engagement, inspire donations, generate other support, and produce needed change. The workshop will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southern New Hampshire University in Brunswick. […]