PORTLAND — Mainebiz, the state’s largest business news journal, has named Sara Burns, president and chief executive officer of Central Maine Power Company, as the 2013 Business Leader of the Year among Maine’s largest businesses. Central Maine Power is a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA. In naming Burns as its choice for 2013, Mainebiz noted that […]

BRUNSWICK — Following a successful February fundraising event, The Gelato Fiasco has donated more than $500 to Bath’s Morse High School to support its Project Graduation program. Hundreds of students, parents and school staff attended the event, which took place at The Gelato Fiasco’s flagship store in Brunswick. Student musicians entertained the crowd and two […]

BRUNSWICK — Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks recently announced that Amanda Similien, owner of Maine Street Events, LLC, will join the Peace Fair planning team in the role of fair coordinator. Aug. 3 is the date set for the 9th annual Peace Fair to be held on the Brunswick Mall. The fair, a family friendly event, looks […]

BRUNSWICK — Kathy Mackenzie from the Mobil Puffin Stop on Pleasant Street in Brunswick recently awarded St. John’s Catholic School a $500 grant from the Exxon- Mobil Educational Alliance Program. According to a news release, the program is designed to provide Exxon and Mobil retailers with the opportunity to invest in the future of their […]

BRUNSWICK — After 12 years at its current Lincoln Street location, Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy (GBPT) will be moving its Brunswick office to the Red Mill in Topsham as of April 1. GBPT will be the first tenant in the new brick building situated next to the Sea Dog Restaurant. In addition to private treatment […]

FREEPORT — Outdoor retailer L.L. Bean announced that it will be offering its first-ever summer day camp for kids in Freeport through its Outdoor Discovery School program. The camp will be conducted at L.L. Bean’s oceanside property on Lower Flying Point in Freeport and will feature a wide variety of outdoor games and activities such […]

BRUNSWICK — People in Maine are seeing a new “look” from Maine Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, as the company has launched its “Warm up to Double Savings” advertising campaign in the Augusta region. The advertising campaign is the first step in a multi-phased plan to update this Maine brand with a new […]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Taking the opportunity to educate someone on a contentious issue is a lost art these days. Over the last decade or so, people just tend to get offended and whine to everyone except the person that has supposedly done them wrong. That’s why it was nice to see two top-level athletes — elite […]