GARDINER — Maine Technology Institute recently awarded TechStart grants to entrepreneurs in Freeport, Portland and South Paris, according to a news release. The total amount granted was $15,000, which the awardees matched with a total of $22,155. The technology sectors represented are advanced technologies in forestry and agriculture, and information technology. MTI’s TechStart grants fund […]

TOPSHAM — Veteran biologist Nathan Henderson has joined the environmental services division of Stantec’s Maine operations, according to a news release. As a senior aquatic biologist and project manager, Henderson will focus on expanding the company’s aquatic work, particularly in managing power and industrial clients’ compliance with the new 316b requirements of the Clean Water […]

BRUNSWICK — Psychiatrist David Moltz, M.D., has been awarded the Dr. Ulrich B. Jacobsohn Lifetime Achievement Award for his “extraordinary and tireless efforts” on behalf of those with psychiatric disorders, according to a news release. Moltz is unit chief of Outpatient Behavioral Health at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. The award presentation was made at […]

PORTLAND — Earlier this month at the Maine Credit Union League’s 74th Annual Meeting and Convention, the three finalists in the search for the next Young & Free spokester were announced. According to a news release, the finalists are Alex Gray, 20, of Charleston; Kylie Keene, 22, of Old Town; and Danielle Waldron, 24, of […]

FREEPORT — L.L. Bean is celebrating spring with its annual Camping Weekend this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. According to a news release, a roster of events, demonstrations and clinics will be going on all weekend on topics ranging from Lyme disease prevention, water filtration, Leave No Trace ethics, camp cooking, knot tying and more. […]

BRUNSWICK — Now there is a program that helps asthma sufferers tame their symptoms and gain control of their lives. Mid Coast Hospital’s Asthma Management Program is headed by local expert Meredith Smithson, R.N., an asthma nurse educator. Smithson is now accepting patients into the program who find their asthma symptoms getting in the way […]

President’s message: I do not usually give in to peer pressure, but this past weekend, I finally broke down and did. I resisted as long as I could, but I finally snapped. I just couldn’t take it anymore. The object of my resistance? A Red Sox game at Fenway Park via the Downeaster. One of […]

WISCASSET — The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum is hosting the next Business After Hours gathering for the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce on May 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The Sheepscot Station is located at 97 Cross Road in Alna. Steve Zuppa will be firing up one of the trains for a […]

BRUNSWICK — Curves women’s gyms in the Brunswick area will give a free 30-day membership to any non-member who visits a club during regular operating hours throughout National Women’s Health Week, May 13-19, according to a news release. The annual awareness week, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office on Women’s […]