A Maine hospital’s staff has voted no confidence in the CEO of their parent company amid concerns over financial cuts. Bridgton Hospital is a part of Central Maine HealthCare, which also owns Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and Rumford Hospital. The Portland Press Herald… Read More
Bissell Brothers, among the most popular of Portland-based craft breweries, has opened its long-awaited expansion in Milo, a few miles east of Dover-Foxcroft. Read More
At least 99 housing units are under review by city officials or under construction in Ellsworth, a city of about 7,750 residents that is the county seat and service hub of Hancock County. Read More
The Bangor Mall — awash in uncertainty since its owner defaulted on a loan last fall — is the target of July 5 court filings that aim to assign an independent person to handle the mall’s finances and property. Read More
The 10 Tips nutrition lessons are a series of four interactive classes for teens ages 13-17, designed to teach them about healthy eating in a fun way through hands-on nutrition activities. Co-sponsored by the library, Healthy Northern Kennebec, Maine Snap-Ed and ChooseMyPlate.gov These programs are… Read More
PORTLAND — Winxnet, Inc. and K&R Network Solutions, Inc. have merged to form a coast-to-coast managed IT services company. The new company will retain the Winxnet name and become a leading national managed service provider (MSP) with deep technical experience, IT automation, and an unparalleled strategic… Read More
Neil Kiely has been appointed to succeed Paul Andersen as president of Androscoggin Bank LEWISTON and PORTLAND– Androscoggin Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Kiely to president of Androscoggin Bank, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Andersen, the current president. Read More
ELLSWORTH — Jack Frost and Chelsea Sawyer from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust presented a donation check to Katie Freedman of Healthy Acadia. These funds will provide scholarships for students in Washington County to attend the DownEast Teen Leadership Camp this summer, helping to make DETLC accessible to… Read More
Maine’s largest city has been selected as one of seven cities and transit agencies to test a pilot program for self-driving cars, Portland officials announced Tuesday. Read More
Amazon's website ran into some snags quickly Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created. Read More
This week’s labor protests underscore a growing challenge for Amazon: It is facing increased scrutiny over its hiring and labor practices at a time when it’s looking to add thousands of new warehouse workers and growing at breakneck speed. Read More
Papa John’s International’s board is putting further distance between the pizza chain and its outspoken founder John Schnatter over his use of a racial slur. Read More
A majority of the economists surveyed said the corporate tax cuts that the Trump administration pushed through Congress have yet to affect their plans for hiring or investment. Read More
But behind the wrestling over ordinance language and planning maps, it’s really a struggle about change — which does not come easily on Maine’s coast. Read More
The traditionally cordial relationship between the two countries — which share a border and important bilateral trade in items from lobsters to forestry products — has suffered under the administration’s political insults and tariffs against its northern neighbor. Read More
For the last 15 years, the goods behind Pasternak Antiques have been housed in the “The Warehouse of Wonders,” located at the end of Main Street in Rockland. Now, owner Jeremiah Pasternak has two and a half weeks to move it. Read More
Stung by a federal judge's dismissal of its objections to AT&T's megamerger with Time Warner, the Trump Justice Department is challenging the decision with a legal appeal. Read More
A frozen seafood company and a maker of high-tech metallurgical products attracted a combined $2.67 million in venture capital investment in the second quarter of this year. Read More
According to the lawsuit, the ice cream is made from milk sourced from the same kinds of farms as most other dairy products and the final product contains the pesticide glyphosate. Read More
