Local business leaders, please mark your calendars for next Tuesday evening, May 22, from 5- 7 p.m., as we will be in the Pilot House Restaurant at Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg celebrating our May Chamber After Hours. This a tremendous venue for our monthly networking series as this will be opening week at the […]

LEWISTON Androscoggin Bank recently announced the addition of several new employees to its team, along with numerous promotions. New hires  Mary Miller joins the bank as director of mortgage lending, and will be based out of the bank’s Lewiston operations center. In this role, Miller will oversee each step of the mortgage process from […]

BANGOR The 2018 Bangor Savings Bank Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive continues through May 31 at all Bangor Savings branches in Maine and New Hampshire. The bank has a branch located on Maine Street in Brunswick. The annual campaign began in 2012 to provide hunger prevention programs with a high-protein food item that is often […]

PORTLAND The nonprofit Maine Technology Users Group (MTUG) invites IT professionals, managers and technology enthusiasts from all industries and sectors to the 31st annual Information Technology Summit and Tradeshow on Thursday, May 31, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Holiday Inn By The Bay in Portland. The MTUG IT Summit is Maine’s largest […]

NEWBERG, Ore. Last month, Patricia Green Cellars in Newberg, Oregon, became only the third U.S. winery to receive a 100-point score for a pinot noir from one of the nation’s top wine publications. Patricia Green Cellars’ winemaker is Jim Anderson, who grew up on Great Island in Harpswell and graduated from Mt. Ararat High School […]

You’re looking at a $1,200 repair estimate for your ailing car when an ad catches your eye: a brand new set of wheels for a mere $450 a month. At first, dumping your old car might seem like a no-brainer — and you can’t help picturing how good you would look in that new car. […]

PORTLAND The Bicycle Coalition of Maine is launching a new, web-based, search tool called “Where To Ride” that lets cyclists search a growing number of curated routes to find their perfect ride — for free. “Maine is among the world’s premier bicycling destinations, and we’ve got something for cyclists of every age and ability, whether […]

How nice does a 65 degree mornings feel, right? It was one of the best times of the year in the Bath-Brunswick Midcoast region as many of the businesses who closed for the winter are back up and running, and there is a pleasant buzz of constant activity all around. The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber […]

BOWDOINHAM A Bowdoinham business committed to energy efficiency and environmental consciousness has taken that commitment a step further. Emerald Builders of Bowdoinham announced they would be joining 1% for the Planet. As a member of 1% for the Planet, Emerald Builders will work with the organization to donate 1 percent of its annual sales to […]

LEWISTON Androscoggin Bank’s MainStreet Foundation recently announced the recipients of its impact grants for the fourth quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018. Recognizing a need for at-risk kids in Maine to be safe, healthy, active, happy, educated and nourished, the foundation awards grants to organizations actively working to help kids thrive. The grants […]