In February, the Salvation Army Brunswick Family Store welcomed the economics skills class from Brunswick High School, the fourth time the store has taken part in the class assignment. On hand for the event were Salvation Army Development Coordinator Bil Moriarty and store manager Christine Alves. Students learned about the history of the Salvation Army […]

DAMARISCOTTA Peggy McLoon, a longtime employee of Cheney Insurance, has been promoted to vice president, business insurance. McLoon started with the company in 2000, working with owner Brenda Hilton in the business insurance department. When Hilton retired in 2012, McLoon was promoted to manager. As an independent insurance agency, Cheney represents multiple companies that offer […]

TEHRAN, Iran Labor strikes. Nationwide protests. Bank failures. In recent months, Iran has been beset by economic problems despite the promises surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers. Its clerically overseen government is starting to take notice. Politicians now offer the idea of possible government referendums or early elections. Even Supreme Leader […]

NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank recently announced the promotion of six employees: Deb McPhail, senior vice president, deposit operations; Rob Harville, vice president, commercial lending; Kelly Sturmer, vice president, market manager; Tici Conant, assistant vice president, commercial administration; Janel Danforth, assistant vice president, retail strategies analyst, and Pam Gaudet, assistant vice president, commercial administration. McPhail […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family, a real estate company, held its annual awards banquet at The Muddy Rudder in Yarmouth in February, recognizing 18 winners for 2017 production. The following agents were honored for finishing in the top five: Clayton Larochelle, Bill Bergeron, Dawn Marston, Maria Morrissette and Charmaine Raby. Cindy Morin, Pat Long-Cressey, Kathy Lee […]

LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center was recently named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care by the Women’s Choice Award. To be considered for the award, a hospital must: • Provide a minimum number of cardiac and vascular services. • Rank highly for heart disease and heart attack mortality and readmission rates. • […]

FREEPORT — Robert Smart of Building Smart in Freeport took third place in the National Nail’s CAMO Screw Off ! held at the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association LBM Expo in Providence, Rhode Island, in February. Representing his dealer Hammond Lumber Company in Brunswick, where he first qualified, Smart battled nearly 30 other competitors in the […]

LISBON — After tallying up the figures for 2017, the year proved to be the Lisbon Credit Union’s most lucrative yet for fundraising — a total of $9,370.63 was raised for the Ending Hunger in Maine campaign. Fundraisers included the annual summer basket raffle and autumn bake sale, as well as a holiday 50/50 raffle. […]

BATH — Midcoast Federal Credit Union recently announced the following employee actions: • Tena Wallace hired as vice president retail services in the Thomaston branch. Wallace brings more than 30 years of customer service experience within the financial industry. She is actively engaged in community outreach and has in the past been a wish granter […]

BRUNSWICK The Maine Technology Institute recently approved six more challenge grant awards from the Maine Technology Asset Fund 2.0 program, which is financed by a bond approved by voters in June 2017. MTI manages it on behalf of the state. Among the recipients was SaviLinx of Brunswick. Projects and innovations include helping to bolster the […]