The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber will be honoring several businesses and community leaders at their annual membership event, The Big Night Out, on Friday, Jan. 20. The event is one-part awards presentation, one-part networking social, one-part business expo, but overall, it is a night to say thanks for the support the SMMC receives from the […]
2017
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Incomplete in Missouri:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Jobs were vanishing by the thousands when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon took office in the midst of the greatest recession in decades. So when an agricultural company decided to build a soybean processing facility in southeast Missouri, Nixon pounced on the potential of 50 new jobs, proclaiming that it was “precisely the […]
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SPICING UP THE MIDCOAST
BRUNSWICK John Karonis, a Mainer who retired three years ago but has found a rebirth in culinary arts, has teamed up with his family to bring a unique blend of spices and cooking accessories to Midcoast Maine. Together with his wife, Cari, and daughters Erin and Anne, Karonis has fulfilled a lifelong dream of improving […]
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Youth theater group founder pleads not guilty to sex crimes
WEST BATH A man involved in local youth theater for several years pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of sex crimes against children in West Bath District Court Tuesday. According to court records, Henry A. Eichman, 56, formerly of Topsham, was indicted in December on seven counts of unlawful sexual contact, three counts of visual […]
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Navy prepares to take delivery of Bath-built Peralta
BATH The Navy will take delivery in February of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), according to its manufactuer, Bath Iron Works. The vessel returned to the Bath shipyard Dec. 16 after successfully completing a nearly week-long series of demonstrations for Navy reviewers. Based on the performance during the sea trials, the Navy’s […]
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SMHC Pediatrics earns national recognition for patient care
BIDDEFORD – Southern Maine Health Care’s Pediatrics practice in Biddeford has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for providing outstanding Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home care to its patients. The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, better patients’ experience of […]
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Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit hosts Saturday history programs
WELLS—The Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit is pleased to announce a brand new series of programs called “Saturdays in History” to start this month. “With our new expanded hours, we’re open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,” says Julia Einstein, Administrator for the Society. “And we’re happy invite our community to ‘DIY […]
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Irene G. Huff-Keirstead
OCEAN PARK—Irene Georgette Huff-Keirstead, 87, died on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at her home in the Pines at Ocean Park. She was born on Dec. 24, 1929, to Joseph Arthur and Lucia (Perreault) Bergeron in Bridgton. She attended Kennebunkport schools. She was married to Gerard J. Lapierre in 1946 until 1959. On March 6, 1965, […]
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Perley W. Vance, Sr.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Perley Winfield Vance Sr. passed away peacefully at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House on Jan. 3, 2017. He was born in Columbia, Maine, on Oct. 3, 1928, the son of William and Cora Grant Vance. Perley attended Columbia schools and enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the Korean Conflict. He worked […]
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Jack Tarbox
SANFORD — When Jack Tarbox, 88, died on Christmas Eve 2016, the world lost a brilliant mind and a wise soul. Jack grew up in Sanford, and after graduating from Sanford High he went to MIT on a full scholarship, earning a degree in aeronautical engineering. Fresh from college, he moved to Long Island to […]