Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce hosts 1,000 for dinner at annual awards YouTube Video – Ben Sprague & Jerry Goss are awarded the Catherine Lebowitz Award For Public Service at the 2015 Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Awards. January 22, 2015 Brewer, Maine — More than 1,000 area business and community leaders gathered Wednesday night to […]

December 3, 2014 BREWER, Maine — When asked what they thought of having their faces plastered on the side of a 28-foot box truck, the Geaghan brothers responded with self-deprecating humor. “I’m not convinced this is going to help sales at all,” joked Peter Geaghan. His brother Larry Geaghan said he’d like to see the […]

December 3, 2014 BREWER, Maine – Cities across the nation long overlooked their riverfronts’ economic and recreational potential. The result can be seen today in abandoned industrial properties and contaminated sites that line the rivers winding through a number of American cities. Many of those cities entirely left their rivers out of the downtown development […]

November 26, 2014 BREWER, Maine — Much has been said of Bangor’s transformative growth during the past decade. But what about its neighbor across the river? Brewer’s expansion and development of its waterfront and business corridors has, on a smaller scale, mirrored that of its larger counterpart and is ongoing. City officials are ironing out […]

BREWER, Maine — The city recognized its former mayor and representative in the Maine Legislature on Monday night for his years of service.

BREWER, Maine — A federal report released Monday on the impact a proposed Interstate 395-Route 9 connector would have on bats and salmon said the wildlife would be OK, but officials in towns the road would cross still say they don’t want it.

BREWER, Maine — Brewer police, in coordination with the Bangor Area Recovery Network and the Brewer School Department, will host a presentation on the dangers of heroin use later this fall.

BREWER, Maine – When Meghan and Chris Black opened their new restaurant, Humble Comfort Food & Spirits on South Main Street in Brewer last month, they had repeatedly taste-tested most of what was going to appear on the menu. Meghan Black saw to it that every dish created by head chef Chris was up to her exacting standards.

BREWER, Maine — Teams from sister cities Bangor and Brewer strapped on safety gear Saturday morning and challenged each other and their teammates to the new ropes course at Xtreme Adventures in Brewer for what they dubbed the “Councilor’s Challenge.”

BREWER, Maine – Barney and Charlotte Thompson have been named the Brewer Citizens of the Year, and were honored this Friday evening at the Brewer Auditorium. Mayor Jerry Goss recognized the couple during the intermission of the Hometown Band’s Brewer Day’s concert.