Winthrop

Mainebiz introduces a year-long feature, Made in Maine. The first column is about a family-run skincare maker with stores in Winthrop and Waterville.

Pickle’s Potions and Lotions, which has a flagship store at 130 Main St. in Winthrop, will open a second location at 36 Main St. in Waterville.

Kennebec Savings Bank has appointed Michael Pietroski as vice president and retail regional manager for central Maine. 

Kennebec Savings Bank has appointed Aline Taylor as chief retail banking officer and a new member of the bank’s leadership team. 

This year's race beneficiaries include the Ecology School in Saco and three other nonprofits.

Amanda Cooley will now oversee marketing, communications and the bank's local philanthropy program.

A series of cold calls identified the opportunities. Many people who built self-storage facilities years ago didn’t realize what they would be worth today.

Also in real estate news, an update on Lewiston High School's expansion, Augusta's Children's Center makes an announcement and Spectrum opens its 12th Maine store.

The enlarged Kennebec Savings Bank has 171 employees and total assets of $1.317 billion after joining forces with its smaller regional peer in a merger that closed Friday afternoon.

The Maine State Cultural Building in Augusta, which houses the library, state archives and state museum, closed to the public in July because of needs for an extensive heating and electrical system overhaul and asbestos removal.