PORTLAND — A trio of Lewiston-area entrepreneurs made it to the final round of the Top Gun business pitch-off in Portland on Thursday night but failed to take home the top prize. My Waffle, a waffle-oriented kitchen-on-wheels created by a pair of local men, and i-Tell Alert, technology from a Winthrop occupational therapist, lost to […]
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Top Gun: Entrepreneurs pitch ideas
LEWISTON — The judges were so intrigued by Michele Gilfoil’s seaweed skin care line that they cracked open a jar before she was through with her presentation Wednesday night at the Ramada Inn. Stacy Moore, on the other hand, launched into a couple of stories about the healing powers of CBD (cannabidiol) oil before beginning her […]
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The Buzz: Canal-side dining coming to Fish Bones
This week the Buzz is busting out: A job fair, a mystery, dueling entrepreneurs and Frostys are nearly back. Pull up a seat, because now you can almost do that outdoors too … Fish Bones American Grill to add outdoor seating Fish Bones owner Paul Landry said the time was right — with the city of […]
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Lewiston-Auburn chamber takes over Top Gun LA as LAEGC weighs future
LEWISTON — While the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council decides what its future holds after both cities axed funding, it’s handing off two popular programs. Scott Benson, LAEGC’s economic and business development director, said Tuesday that the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will take over Top Gun LA and the annual Maine B2B Trade Show. […]
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Top Gun owner on selling gun in Hebron murder-suicide: ‘Now it scares me’
POLAND — To Joe Cimino, the guy was “almost the perfect customer.” Daniel Randall told Cimino and his staff at Top Gun that he wanted to buy a shotgun to teach his son to shoot. He asked advice about the best gun, the best ammo. He walked out half an hour later with a camouflage-colored […]
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Former pastor bought murder weapon in Poland
POLAND — Top Gun owner Joe Cimino confirmed to WCSH Channel 6 on Thursday that his Maine Street shop sold the gun to Daniel Randall last week that Randall used to kill his daughter, Claire, in Hebron before turning it on himself. WCSH is reporting that Randall bought the gun at noon Thursday, Dec. 8, […]
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The Buzz: Top Gun program gets closer to Lewiston-Auburn
Efforts to bring Top Gun to Lewiston-Auburn got a boost last week. Don Gooding, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development, said some of the recent $390,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration’s 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies program will be used to continue the work to bring his center’s entrepreneurial program here. Top […]
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Top Gun entrepreneurship program looks at Auburn
AUBURN — A successful Maine program for entrepreneurs may be headed here. Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development’s Top Gun is eyeing Auburn as its fourth location in the state. Portland, Bangor and Rockland already host the classes that pair local mentors with local startups for an intense semester of business boot camp that culminates in a […]
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One of just two indoor ranges in Maine: Owner is ready to talk guns
POLAND — Nestled off Maine Street, a clapboard house abuts a log cabin resembling an old Western trading post. A sign outside reads: “Anti-ISIS guns here.” From the parking lot, a gentle tapping can be heard, as if someone on a far hill was roofing his house, a far gentler noise than one might expect […]