TOPSHAM — U.S. Cellular is offering a free device workshop on Tuesday, July 23, from 8 to 10 a.m., at 11 Winners Circle in Topsham. The workshop is open to everyone and associates will offer families tips on setting phone guidelines, share suggestions to help with the decision of getting their child their first cellphone […]

BRUNSWICK — Maine Prep’s eight-session SAT prep course begins Aug. 1 at the Maine Prep offices, 22 Parkers Way, Brunswick. Classes meet every Monday and Thursday evening, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., until Aug. 26. The course, designed to teach students strategies to use in the math, writing and reading sections of the SAT, will prepare […]

TOPSHAM — Christine Mecham recently joined Head to Toe Physical Therapy, according to a news release. Mecham will be serving as the public relations coordinator for the practice, overseeing all marketing and community related functions for Head to Toe Physical Therapy. Mecham earned a B.S. degree in marketing from St. Joseph’s College in Standish. She […]

PORTLAND — At its recent annual meeting, workers’ compensation insurer MEMIC presented awards for workplace safety to six of its nearly 20,000 policyholders. At the Portland Museum of Art, Karl Siegfried, assistant vice president for Loss Control and Safety, paid tribute to the following employers for their workplace safety efforts: — Hammond Lumber Company, Belgrade […]

RICHMOND — Recently certified “businessfriendly,” town officials in Richmond received their official certification and road signs in an event earlier this month, attended by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais. To be certified “business-friendly,” multiple areas of criteria are considered, including customer service, business involvement and collaboration, input from the […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: David Barry once said, “Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.” While I do not know David, I certainly agree many pets, especially dogs, love to go for trips […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher gasoline costs pushed a measure of U.S. consumer prices up in June. But the overall trend in inflation stayed tame. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the consumer price index increased 0.5 percent in June from May. Two-thirds of the increase came from a 6.3 percent jump in gas prices, the […]