A small Freeport company wants to put each high school student’s college possibilities in a place where he or she can’t miss it: Facebook. PossibilityU has spent more than a year finetuning an online matchmaker program to connect high school juniors and seniors with colleges and universities where they’re most likely to be accepted, get […]

FREEPORT — This spring, Maine innkeepers invite travelers to experience some of the state’s B&Bs, inns, hotels and resorts at half the usual rate. “Hospitality for Habitat,” an annual Maine Innkeepers Association (MEIA) fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, will offer visitors 50 percent off room rates at participating hotels in exchange for a $35 donation […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Like it or not, you have to pay your taxes. The trouble is that understanding taxation requires more than a genius mind. Even Albert Einstein quipped about figuring out taxes, “This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher.” So, if you are wading through reams of paperwork, trying to make […]

PORTLAND — Drew Sigfridson, president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), an organization for commercial real estate professionals, recently announced the 2013 award winners presented at MEREDA’s annual Real Estate Forecast Conference. The conference was held Jan. 24 in Portland in front of a nearly 650 attendees. “These awards are a way […]

PORTLAND — Burgess Advertising and Marketing has been awarded two Gold Service Industry Advertising Awards for its work with the Portland International Jetport and the USA Ski Jumping Team. The award winning work for the Jetport included two 30-second television commercial spots titled “Wrong Way Doug.” The second Gold was awarded for the USA Ski […]

ROCKPORT — The SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Maine Council is seeking nominations for the 2013 Maine HR Awards. Recipients will be honored at the 2013 Maine Human Resources Convention on Tuesday, May 7 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The awards program recognizes human resources professionals in four categories: HR Leader of the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Continuing its support of Maine’s small business sector, Southern Maine Community College will again host the “Calling All Entrepreneurs” event, matching small business owners with local experts. The event is Friday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Hague Hall’s conference room at SMCC’s South Portland campus. “We host this […]

Cheryl Wixson may have spent some of a recent week scrubbing fresh marinara sauce out of her hair, but she’s still thrilled about the reason why. Wixson and her husband, Phillip McFarland, have been testing the brandnew food preparation equipment that they’ve moved into space rented in Coastal Farms and Foods, Inc. Cheryl Wixson’s Kitchen […]

BRUNSWICK — The Oasis Health Network, Inc. of Brunswick got some much needed assistance recently when New England Medical Transcription (NEMT) volunteered to provide free documentation for doctors. Oasis Health Network, Inc. is a free health clinic that serves the greater Brunswick area, providing health care to the uninsured residents of the Bath, Brunswick, Harpswell […]