The magical world of Rose Cottage Bakery

Rose Cottage Bakery in Camden offers a chance to enjoy good baked sweets in an enchanted setting.

Bixby Wins Greenlight Maine

Bixby Chocolates won the grand prize on Greenlight Maine, a statewide business reality TV show competition hosted on Maine Public Television.

Bangor Savings Bank announces new record with regional growth, investments

Financial results reported during the Bangor Savings Bank's annual meeting show significant increase in not just regional growth, but net income and community outreach.

New furniture business comes to Thomaston

Landings Restaurant jump starts car-hopping service

The Landings Restaurant is trying something different to operate in the COVID-19 era. Kate Miller said the restaurant will provide car-hop service at its waterfront location at 1 Commercial St. 24 trays that can be attached to the windows of doors of vehicles were ordered and received. Miller said car-hop service will begin Tuesday, June 2. 12 parking spaces will be designated for car-hop service. Customers can ...

Union woman achieves accreditation at Allen Insurance and Financial

Deb McDonald, a business insurance account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial recently achieved the designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative in Commercial Lines from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. McDonald has been with Allen Insurance and Financial since 1995. She lives with her family in Union. The ACSR designation program was developed to recognize the contribution...

Francomano hired as MCRPC executive director

James P. Francomano joins the Mid-Coast Regional Planning Commission this month as its new executive director. Many in the Midcoast will find his name familiar because he has been working at the city of Belfast and the town of Rockport since 2011. Francomano is a graduate of Pepperdine University and Yale University, with degrees in law and architecture. He moved to Maine in 2008 for a job as city planner in ...

Allen Insurance and Financial hires new account manager

Regan L. Cahalan of Tenants Harbor has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as a business insurance account manager. She is based in the company's Camden office. Cahalan brings with her more than 20 years of insurance industry experience, including work at both the customer and carrier level in New York and Los Angeles. Cahalan is a native of New York City who moved to the Midcoast in 2017. Her most recent ...

Area business groups welcome Dot's new owner

The Camden Area Business Group welcomed Susan Barnes, new owner of Dot's in Lincolnville to the area Jan. 11, with a ribbon cutting. Barnes, who opened the Waterworks Restaurant in Rockland in the mid 1990s, is returning to her lifelong love of creating delicious food that's good for the soul. She trained professionally at the Johnson and Wales University culinary program in Providence, R.I. More recently, while ...

Bar Harbor Bank reports third-quarter earnings

Bar Harbor Bankshares reported third-quarter GAAP earnings of $8.6 million, or 56 cents per share. Core earnings totaled $8.8 million, or 57 cents per share, representing a 10 percent increase over the prior quarter. GAAP earnings increased to $8.6 million in the third quarter from $6.6 million in the linked quarter, primarily driven by higher fee income, additional cost savings and lower system conversion ...