PORTLAND — Mary Beth Turcotte, Bernstein Shur’s director of human resources, was recently honored with the 2013 Maine HR Leader of the Year award by SHRM Maine State Council at the annual Maine HR Convention. Turcotte was chosen for her dedication to the field of human resources and her work as cochair of the Diversity […]

BRUNSWICK — Through a program created in 2009, as a joint venture between Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Mid Coast Hospital has again been selected as a training site for two Tufts medical students that are interested in gaining hands-on clinical training. Kevin Baier and Anne Hicks, students of the 2015 […]

PORTLAND — The MEMIC Group recently announced that 16 employees have earned the American Society of Workers’ Comp Professionals (AMCOMP) Workers’ Comp Professional (WCP) designation. The new designees are: Tom Bernier, Karen Barter, Joeline D’Anjou, Joanna DeBie, Karen Flaherty, Eileen Fongemie, Dawn Freeland, Susan Fusillo, Brian Gilles, Steve Hughes, Karen Johnston, Maria Jones, Jerry Mocciola, […]

PORTLAND — The Telephone Association of New England (TANE) recently inducted Mike Reed, Fair- Point Communications Maine state president, into its Hall of Fame. Reed was honored in May at TANE’s annual convention at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Reed has more than 40 years of managerial, technical and administrative experience in the telecommunications industry.

So who has the best lobster roll in the Midcoast? Restaurants have been clawing for the distincton for years. Red’s Eats was named Best Lobster Roll in this month’s Down East magazine, which hit the newsstands June 25. Not so fast, Red. A poll of Times Record readers during the last two weeks in June […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: I was about to retire from the military, almost 21 years of wearing green and tan and telling time on a 24-hour clock. My language was spiced with acronyms that only other Marines completely understood, and my world of experiences centered on a profession that was closer to a religion than a corporation. […]

PORTLAND — The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced the winners of The Reel Experience Video Challenge. Earlier this year, NNEPRA asked Amtrak Downeaster riders to videotape and/or photograph their Downeaster travel experience on board and in the station communities, creating a 2- to 2.5-minute video for a chance to win prizes. A […]

BRUNSWICK — The University of Maine System has selected Maine Natural Gas (MNG) to provide and deliver natural gas to selected facilities at its University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) campus. Maine Natural Gas recently signed a letter of intent to deliver natural gas to UMA buildings beginning on Oct. 1. The energy delivery agreement […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories rose in May, helped by a third straight month of stronger business investment. The gains suggest manufacturing may be picking up after a weak start to the year. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that factory orders rose 2.1 percent in May. April’s increase was revised higher to 1.3 […]