BATH — Bath Savings Trust Co. President Thomas Whelan recently announced that Kenneth Bray has joined the company as vice president, trust officer. According to a news release, Bray brings more than 25 years of trust, investment and tax consulting experience to the company. Bray will fill the position made vacant by the departure of […]

CLOVIS, Calif. — Katherine Lawrence, of Pownal, recently earned the Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credential from the Association for Play Therapy, according to a news release from executive director Bill Burns. Lawrence is a licensed clinical professional counselor. To become a RPT, applicants must have earned a traditional master’s or doctoral mental health degree, and […]

Danny Gilmore completed culinary school at Southern Maine Community College in 2008, and worked for a few years “in the business to gain experience.” Now, he is well into his first season as head chef at Holbrook’s Lobster Wharf and Grille, popularly known as the “snack bar,” on Holbrook’s Wharf on Route 24 in Cundy’s […]

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Abraham Lincoln once quipped, “The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheeps for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.” I think what […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Public Relations Council will host an event Thursday to share information on accreditation in the public relations process and its benefits. According to a news release, current accredited PR professionals as well as other MPRC members and board representatives will be present to answer questions and distribute materials. The session will […]

TOPSHAM — McTeague Higbee, a Maine law firm specializing in workers’ rights, has recently launched a new blog, “Maine at Work.” The blog (www.maine-atwork.com) covers diverse topics ranging from historical subjects such as workers’ rights in 1776 and the consequences of the Jay International Paper strike to more current topics, including Apple’s pay strategy and […]

YARMOUTH — “Grantsmanship and the Grant Writing Process” is the subject of a training that will be held on Aug. 7 at the Skyline Farm Visitors’ Center in North Yarmouth. According to a news release, the event features a session specifically for individuals interested in writing grants on a freelance/contractual basis for nonprofit and governmental […]

Dana Cameron knows food, likes food, and serves food. As a matter of fact, the Freeport native has been involved in the restaurant industry since he was 16 years old. “I started at The Falcon in Freeport when I was 16 washing dishes,” he said. “After a year, I was promoted to prep cook and […]