FREEPORT — Lefty Kreh, Lou Tabory and best-selling fishing writer Chris Santella will be available at the store on Saturday and Sunday to visit with customers, share stories, sign autographs, books and more during L.L. Bean’s 22nd annual Spring Fishing Weekend on March 16-18. According to a news release, Bill Gorman, greatgrandson of Leon Leonwood […]

BIDDEFORD — With the help of a fundraiser sponsored by Cumberland Farms, the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center will be receiving financial support for its pediatric programs and services. During the next four weeks, participating Cumberland Farms stores in Maine will donate five cents per cup from its coffee sales to benefit […]

BRUNSWICK — Buddy Up Animal Society of Brunswick has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. According to a news release, the site currently has more than 359,000 homeless pets listed, and it is updated continuously. […]

PORTLAND — Bonney Staffing Center has been nationally recognized by Inavero, an Oregon-based satisfaction firm, as Best of Staffing for 2012. According to a news release, participants of the competition were evaluated on two fronts — client satisfaction and talent satisfaction. Bonney Staffing Center was awarded the Best of Staffing recognition for both categories. Bonney’s […]

BRUNSWICK — Bruce Gomberg, M.D., has recently joined Brunswick-based Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine as an orthopedic surgeon. According to a news release, Dr. Gomberg special- izes in total and partial knee replacements, hip replacements, knee arthroscopy and fracture surgery. He is an adjunct assistant professor at Dartmouth College School of Medicine. Gomberg is board certified […]

BRUNSWICK — Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New England recently welcomed Brunswick resident Larry Reese to its office in Brunswick. As a sales associate, Reese will provide residential real estate services in Brunswick, as well as the surrounding communities of Harpswell, Bath, West Bath, Freeport, Topsham, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Lisbon, Wiscasset and Richmond. Reese has chosen […]

AUGUSTA — Sean Riley, chief operating officer for Freeport-based Maine Course Hospitality Group, recently announced the selection of longtime employee Gordon Clark as the general manager of the new Hampton Inn in Augusta. According to a news release, Clark has been general manager of the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Brunswick since its opening in […]

AUBURN — Central Maine Community College’s Corporate and Community Services Department will partner with Amanda O’Brien, organizer of Social Media Breakfast Maine and vice president of marketing for Hall Internet Marketing, to offer a series of three workshops focusing on social media for small businesses and entrepreneurs. According to a news release, the workshops will […]

BRUNSWICK — Christina Stuntz recently joined Mid Coast Hospital as its health sciences librarian, according to a news release. Stuntz is a graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., where she majored in environmental studies and sociology. A medical research librarian, she received her master’s in library science and information technology from Simmons College in […]