Goodwin Chevrolet recently celebrated its 80th anniversary in two ways. It held a customer appreciation cookout for four days in early August, serving hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, sodas, cookies, etc. The dealership also had a catered dinner (for employees and business associates), which concluded with a roast performed by Maine comic Bob Marley on Aug. […]

BRUNSWICK — The United States Tennis Association recently announced that it is hosting thousands of USTA Free Tennis Play Days in celebration of Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play in an effort to get kids active and involved in tennis during National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in September. The free tennis event will provide kids and […]

TOPSHAM — Jean StPierre, a Platinum financial services adviser with Ameriprise Financial, qualified for and attended the 2012 Ameriprise National Conference held recently in Denver, Colo. To earn this achievement, StPierre became one of the company’s top advisers by achieving high levels in production and high client satisfaction levels. Only a select number of high-performing […]

AUBURN — eWaste Recycling Solutions, LLC recently announced the hiring of Al Ahlers as its environmental compliance manager and Leo Amaral as operations manager. According to a news release, Ahlers is in charge of implementing and executing ERS’s environmental management system. He previously held compliance and engineering positions at firms like Fairchild and ABB. Amaral […]

PORTLAND — Avesta Housing, northern New England’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, recently hired Mindy Woerter as its new communications manager. In this newly created position, Woerter will oversee the organization’s media relations, online presence and branding initiatives. She has more than 10 years of experience in journalism and most recently was online editor at […]

LEWISTON — Join the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) and other industry professionals on Sept. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m., for its 2012 Fall Networking Social at the Royal Oak Room, 1 Bates St., in Lewiston. Originally built in 1916, this historic train station is now a full-service event center, according to […]

VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber has an exciting new program for students, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) YEA! is for students entering grades 6- 12, who have what it takes to start their own small business, from the ground up, with instruction and inspiration from local business owners and leaders. Students must […]

AUGUSTA — Two national journalism foundations recently awarded $125,000 in grants to the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation gave the center a $100,000 grant for the second year in a row, while the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation gave a $25,000 grant for the third year in a […]

Last Thursday, the new Frosty’s Donuts store at 45 Main St., in Freeport, opened for business. Owners Nels Omdal and his wife, Shelby St. Andre, acquired and resurrected the longtime Brunswick doughnut shop in February. Then, when the Freeport space became available, they jumped into expansion plans. All doughnuts are fried at the Maine Street […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Scientist Steven Hatfill once said, “All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life.” He then added, “But with this freedom comes responsibility.” As I read various forms of news print, scan the Internet, and view the […]