LEWISTON — A seemingly insatiable demand for Bean boots is bringing 100 jobs to town. L.L.Bean has signed a 20-year lease to leave its current production facilities on Westminster Street this spring and move down the road to the 110,000-square-foot former VIP warehouse, doubling its size and growing to 140 employees by year’s end. Spokeswoman […]
2017
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Posted inBusiness
Community Concepts gains award
SOUTH PARIS — The U.S. Small Business Administration recently awarded Community Concepts Finance Corp. with the honor of Top Performing Microlender for the second year in a row. To achieve this recognition CCFC provided 24 loans to Maine businesses through the SBA Microloan program totaling more than $899,000 in fiscal year 2016. CCFC greatly exceeded […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford police log
RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: • Jan. 2, 7:06 p.m.: Adam Lee Downs, 35, Rumford, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault on Kennebec Street and transported to Oxford County Jail. He is due in court Jan. 9. • Dec. 26, 10:26 a.m.: Jessica West, 19, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine lawmakers get down to business, slowly
AUGUSTA — The opening session of the Legislature on Wednesday was more like a giant family reunion than any sort of serious governing. “Here we are again,” said state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn. Lawmakers chatted with old friends in the hallways, swapped stories with one another and, for the truly ambitious, searched out possible co-sponsors […]
Posted inEncore
Improv at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
Capital City Improv will perform at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street in Gardiner on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Capital City Improv comedy troupe uses audience suggestions to create a completely customized comedy show. Based in Augusta, Capital City Improv has been making people laugh for over two years with their quick-witted, lighting-fast […]
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Family contradance on Saturday
LEWISTON — The Lewiston family contradance will continue from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, 208 Bates St. This is an intergenerational event, with music provided by an open band performing jigs and reels in the traditional style. Calling the easy contra, circle and square dances will be Greg […]
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Richard Wood, Gordon Belsher to open Celtic series
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will kick off a winter series featuring some of the liveliest expressions of the Cape Breton Celtic scene with renowned musicians Richard Wood and Gordon Belsher. Performing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, legendary fiddler Richard Wood and award-winning guitarist and vocalist Gordon Belsher will take the stage […]