BAR HARBOR — Bar Harbor Bank & Trust recently announced that Michelle Curtis and Colleen Maynard are the recipients of the 2013 Agnes Salisbury Customer Service Award, the bank’s highest employee honor. The award, established in 1989 in memory of longtime employee Agnes Salisbury, recognizes service in a number of areas: customer service, teamwork, positive […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine Business Leadership Network (MEBLN), in partnership with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, has announced two upcoming regional employer forums focused on the benefits to businesses in hiring people with disabilities. The Biddeford forum will take place at Volk Packaging on Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon, at 11 […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School graduate Sally DeForest has been awarded a $1,000 Banking on the Future Scholarship from Mechanics Savings Bank. She is the daughter of Vaughn Charles DeForest and the late Heather DeForest. DeForest is a two-time National French Honor Society and National Honor Society inductee and was a member of Brunswick High […]

TOPSHAM — Wright- Pierce was recently selected for the 2013 Circle of Excellence by PSMJ Resources, Inc., a management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architectural/ engineering/construction) industries. Wright- Pierce has been recognized as a “Top Performing” firm by PSMJ since 2006. The Circle of Excellence is determined by weighing firms’ rankings in the overall 2013 […]

RATES, PRICES and other economic data for the Mid-coast on Sept. 3. New this week: commodities, bank rates Commodities This Last Last week week year Heating oil #21 . $3.48 $3.40 — Propane2 . 3.00 2.86 — Gas, unlead3 . 3.71 3.70 3.88 Kerosene1 . 3.88 3.80 — Firewood, dry4 235 235 205 Hard lobster, […]

President’s Message An unknown writer once said, “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.” Although the words “mentor” and “mentoring” are not specifically used in this statement, I think it’s safe to say the author’s belief is they are not only important, but necessary. […]

UNION (AP) — Judith Glassman Daniels, who blazed a trail for women in the publishing world and became the first woman to serve as top editor of Life magazine, has died at the age of 74. Daniels served in senior editing positions at The Village Voice, New York magazine, Time Inc. and Conde Naste over […]