WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce will begin the fall schedule of its Business After Hours on Sept. 6, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Treats in Wiscasset. According to a news release, Treats is located at 80 Main St., on the corner of Middle Street and Route 1. There will be a […]

BAR HARBOR — Joseph Murphy, president and CEO of Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, recently announced the leadership team for the bank’s newest branch location in Mid-coast Maine. The members include Chris Perry, vice president/ regional market manager, for the Topsham, Augusta and South China locations; and Michelle Curtis, branch relationship manager, in Topsham. Perry […]

TOPSHAM — Border Trust Company was recently purchased by Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, a community bank with more than a dozen branches from Topsham to Lubec. Bar Harbor Bank and Trust has made its new home in the former Border Trust location at 2 Main St. in Topsham, according to a news release. The […]

PORTLAND — A total of 56 lawyers from Verrill Dana, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013. According to a news release, attorneys with the firm from the Mid-coast region include: — Suzanne Meeker of Brunswick (Employee Benefits Law) — Nora Healy of Freeport (Administrative / […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Real Estate and Development Association’s fall events series returns Sept. 13, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., at the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St., in Portland. For more information and to register, visit www.mereda.org.

Like his crops, Mick McGuire has grown as a farmer since he started working the soil only a few years ago. “The first year I planted broccoli and was amazed it had pretty yellow flowers, not knowing it had gone to seed and that was not a good thing,” the former Hyde School teacher said. […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: At a recent Chamber After Hours, one of our new chamber members, Jennifer Barbour of Another Jennifer. Com, told me she was getting ready to leave for New York City to attend a large blogging conference. My ears perked up, because the more I learn about social media, the more I am intrigued […]

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PORTLAND — Adam Soule was recently promoted to president/ general manager of A-BEST Window, according to a news release. Soule, of South Portland, rejoined A-BEST Window in 2010 after previously working for the company from 1999 through 2005. He has a strong background in the home improvement and health care industries. He previously worked for […]

FAIRFAX, Va. — The Independent Educational Consultants Association recently announced that Rebecca Kosakowski of Woolwich has been accepted as an associate member. According to a news release, IECA associate members are professionals in the process of transitioning to a career in educational consulting. To qualify as an associate member, a consultant must have established an […]