SOUTH PORTLAND — The directors of Macpage LLC, a certified public accounting firm with offices in South Portland and Augusta, recently announced that Durward Ferland Jr. and Erik Nadeau have been promoted to client service directors. Also, the directors announced that Michael Moreau has joined the firm as a manager of internal audits. Moreau earned […]

PORTLAND — Nearly 70 students from Casco Bay High School recently participated in a hands-on educational law conference at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland. Bernstein Shur attorneys led the conference, along with Maine law students, using curriculum from the National Association for Law Placement and Street Law. The event, part of […]

The new Rusty’s Market located at 38 Middlesex Road opened its doors to the public in late November. The new convenience store was built at the site of the former Rusty’s store, which had been a Topsham landmark for the past 40 years before making way in July for construction of the new store. According […]

LEWISTON — Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options (MCHO), recently announced that John Holland has joined the organization. MCHO is a not-for-profit, CO-OP health plan that will provide health insurance to Maine people and small businesses beginning in January 2014. The enrollment start date for the plan is Oct. 1, 2013. Holland recently […]

A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, “Stack the States,” gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another. But with the Federal Trade Commission issuing more stringent online child privacy rules, he’s not even […]

BRUNSWICK — A repeat “Best of Brunswick” recipient, The Parkwood Inn has recently undergone an extensive renovation and is now the Best Western Plus Brunswick-Bath, according to a news release. The 68-room inn, owned by Giri Hotels, will continue to offer the same great service and upscale amenities, with new Best Western Plus standards. Ashish […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Prep’s SAT prep classes for Brunswick area high school students will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Jan. 10 through March 7, to prepare students for the March 9 SAT test. The eight-session course, designed to teach students strategies to use in the math, writing and reading sections of the […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin County businesses, along with those in other counties around the state, are posting statistically higher job orders, the first such significant increase since the start of the recent recession, according to officials at the CareerCenter in Lewiston and the Department of Labor in Augusta. That is positive news for the economy, and […]

AUBURN — Representatives from the New Hampshire based law firm of Tarbell & Brodich, P.A. recently celebrated their official grand opening after relocating their Maine office from Augusta to Auburn in order to better serve their clients throughout the state. Located at 86 Main St., the new location will be headed by Jim Pross, an […]