PORTLAND — In June, the Maine Credit Union League’s Campaign for Ending Hunger, which has raised more than $4.3 million since 1990, distributed $17,000 to 33 hunger organizations throughout the state. According to a news release, two food pantries serving Sagadahoc County — the Bath Area Food Bank and the Richmond Food Pantry — were […]

TOPSHAM — Comfort Keepers, a provider of inhome senior care, announces the opening of its newest location in Topsham by holding a grand opening celebration on July 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. According to a news release, Comfort Keepers is located at 49 Topsham Fair Mall Road, Suite 7. The celebration event will include […]

PORTLAND — For leadership efforts highlighted by a multi-pronged approach to youth financial education, the Maine Credit Union League and its credit unions were recently presented with a national Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award from the Credit Union National Association. According to a news release, Maine’s credit unions received the national award for a record-setting […]

PORTLAND — The TriZetto Group recently announced the 2012 recipients of the IHM Power Awards at its annual Payer Conference, with Martin’s Point Health Care being the recipient in the category for innovation. According to a news release, the IHM Power Awards recognize payer organizations that have demonstrated tangible success in the pursuit of integrated […]

BRUNSWICK — Dick Morrell of Downeast Energy recently received the top honor from the New England Fuel Institute at its 2012 Visions Conference in Framingham, Mass. Morrell, co-chairman of the Downeast Energy board, who joined his father’s company in the 1950s, was recognized as a “Legend of Oil Heat” by NEFI, the trade organization of […]

For Vicki Hart, who has been practicing yoga for more than a decade, it took awhile at first to find the right fit. But that all changed after participating in a class at a Portland studio. “My first class was a killer, but I went back for more because of the challenge,” the Richmond native […]

The McDonald’s at the London Olympic Park is supersized — but not, its critics say, super-healthy. The fast-food giant, a top Olympics sponsor with exclusive rights to sell branded food products inside the venue, said Monday its twostory restaurant at the games will be its biggest and busiest in the world, seating 1,500 diners and […]

BRUNSWICK — The Goodwin Motor Group recently donated a van to the Coastal Humane Society for transporting animals to and from satellite adoption centers, outreach events, and clinics. Founded more than 60 years ago, the nonprofit Coastal Humane Society has cared for and adopted tens of thousands of animals. Each one is spayed or neutered, […]

BRUNSWICK — To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Maine Prep will host an open house on July 18, from 4 to 7 p.m., at its offices at 22 Parkers Way in Brunswick, according to a news release. In addition, the company will offer summer SAT prep classes in 11 locations throughout the state to prepare students […]

TOPSHAM — George Kendrick, a Maine wind power specialist, has authored a chapter dedicated to that subject in the new book “Infrastructure Sustainability and Design,” produced by the Harvard Graduate School of Design’s Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure. Kendrick, an environmental scientist and senior principal in Stantec’s Topsham office, penned Chapter 8, “Sustainability Aspects of […]