AUGUSTA — Officials connected with the 2013 Maine Downtown Achievement Awards, presented during the 13th annual Maine Downtown Conference titled “Green and Healthy Main Streets: New Economic Vitality for Downtowns,” revealed that Bath came away with two honors. Main Street Bath was given the Promotion of the Year award for its annual fundraising campaign, while […]

BATH — Tony Dance & Fitness Studio has a new location. Owner Tony Garreton announced the recent opening of his business at 26 Centre St., Suite 2, in Bath. The studio offers a variety of dance fitness classes for everyone — no matter their age, shape, size or gender. The classes include: Fiesta Fitness, Fiesta […]

DAMARISCOTTA — Mid-Coast Energy Systems recently announced the hiring of Stephanie Gallagher. Sales manager Gina Philippon said, “Stephanie’s impressive educational background, professional training and commitment to customer service are exactly the attributes we were hoping to find when we began the search for someone to fill this unique position. We needed an individual who could […]

PORTLAND — Maine Public Broadcasting’s A.J. Higgins was recently named among the four best political reporters in Maine, according to the Best State-Based Political Reporters of 2013 list compiled by The Washington Post’s political blog, The Fix. Higgins is MPBN’s chief political correspondent and State House bureau chief. The list was generated from reader nominations […]

LEWISTON — Willis of Northern New England, Inc. recently announced that it received a Willis North America Bronze Eagle Leadership Award. The award was received in recognition of having the highest client retention rate within Willis North America’s retail group. Commenting on Willis of Northern New England’s 2012 retention rate which fell just shy of […]

PORTLAND — Jed Harris of Falmouth was recently elected as a board member of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers. Harris began his career on Wall Street working for J.P. Morgan in mergers and acquisitions, and later iFormation, a venture […]

PORTLAND — Richmond resident Michael Lane, a partner at the law firm of Preti Flaherty, was recently recognized by the legal directory, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, for his work in the category of real estate. According to a news release, Lane was regarded by clients as “very efficient” and having a “no-nonsense […]