FREEPORT — To celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary, L.L. Bean has launched the L.L. Bean Visa Centennial Sweepstakes with a grand prize of $1 million. According to a news release, the sweepstakes offers an opportunity for L.L. Bean cardholders to win a cash grand prize of $1 million. Sweepstakes entries are automatic when cardholders use […]

GARDINER — Coastal Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the firsttime homebuyer seminar on Mondays and Wednesdays, April 2, 4, 9 and 11, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Gardiner Area High School. According to a news release, the purpose of the course is […]

FREEPORT — Mainebiz will host its annual Women to Watch Leadership Breakfast Forum on April 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport, from 8 to 11 a.m. According to a news release, participants are invited to join three past Women to Watch honorees — Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger […]

BATH — Terry Driscoll, broker/owner at Maine Home Realty, has recently completed a specialized course in short sales and foreclosures conducted by the Council of Residential Specialists of the National Association of Realtors. According to a news release, the one-day course addressed the challenges of working with short sales, introduced essential tools to assist sellers […]

PORTLAND — Oakhurst Dairy, northern New England’s largest independent family-owned dairy company, recently announced it has been recognized for its best in class sustainable business practices. At a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Bill Bennett, president of Oakhurst Dairy, accepted an award for honorable mention for Outstanding Dairy Processing and Manufacturing in the first-ever U.S. Dairy […]