(Portland, ME – October 30, 2009) – Opus Consulting Group (OCG), located at 2 Market Street in Portland, was recently founded by Jacques Santucci to provide corporate renewal and turnaround management services for business owners. OCG will help businesses on their path to success by offering financial management and operational restructuring services, strategic business planning and financial modeling capabilities.

Founder Jacques Santucci, MBA, has worked for international groups in Europe and in the USA and has held leadership positions in the entertainment, tourism, financial services and technology industries. He began his career at Ernst &Young and then as a financial controller at Universal Pictures in Paris, France. Since moving to Maine in 1999, Jacques has held several executive positions for local and international companies.

To learn more about Opus Consulting Group, contact Jacques Santucci at 207 -618-1899 or info@opuscg.com or visit www.opuscg.com

Leading New England Law Firm Continues Growth

Bernstein Shur has welcomed four associates to the firm. Máire Corcoran, Halliday Moncure, and James Garrett have joined the firm’s Portland, Maine office and Edward Sackman has joined its Manchester, NH office.

Máire Corcoran and Halliday Moncure are both part of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Insolvency Group.

Corcoran will focus her practice on the representation of restructuring businesses, creditor interests, and acquirers of distressed businesses and their assets in connection with formal and informal proceedings, as well as related commercial litigation.

Corcoran is a 2009 graduate of William & Mary School of Law and graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005. While in law school, she interned with Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, a non-profit legal aid organization that serves indigent Native Americans.

Moncure’s practice focuses on the representation of restructuring businesses, creditors, acquirers of distressed businesses and their assets, both inside and outside bankruptcy and related litigation.

Prior to joining Bernstein Shur, Moncure lived in Richmond, Virginia and was a commercial litigator. Before that she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Dennis W. Dohnal, a magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Moncure worked in veterinary medicine before attending law school. She is a 2005 cum laude graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law and holds her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Wheaton College.

James Garrett is a member of the Business Law and Real Estate Law practice groups and is focusing his practice on commercial and corporate transactions and matters, as well as real estate leasing, titles and transactions.

Garrett is a 2009 Graduate of Vermont Law School and earned his undergraduate degree cum laude from Colby College in 2002. Before attending law school, he worked for a large law firm in Washington, DC.

Edward Sackman is a member of Bernstein Shur’s Litigation Practice Group. He has experience with a broad range of civil litigation, including labor and employment issues, commercial litigation, federal fraud investigations, products liability and personal injury disputes. He also maintains a pro bono practice.

Prior to joining Bernstein Shur, Sackman clerked for Judge Thomas M. Golden of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He assisted Judge Golden with application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and served as the primary clerk on a complex white collar criminal trial. Before his time with Judge Golden, Ned worked in the products liability practice group of a large Philadelphia firm.

He is a 2004 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 2001. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and will be sworn into the New Hampshire Bar on November 3, 2009.

About Bernstein Shur
Widely regarded as one of New England’s most entrepreneurial firms, Bernstein Shur is a multi-service law firm with more than 90 attorneys in offices in Maine and New Hampshire. Founded in 1915, the firm provides practical and innovative counsel in the areas of business law, litigation, and municipal law to clients throughout the region and around the world. Bernstein Shur is Maine’s exclusive member of Lex Mundi, the world’s leading association of independent law firms. More information is available at www.bernsteinshur.com.

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Positioning the “Soul of the Coast” for success in a new century.

Boothbay Harbor, ME – The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce recently unveiled a newly created and highly versatile Internet site designed both to lure a new generation of vacationers to the region and to keep local residents and visitors alike connected with area merchants and businesses as well as community events. What clearly underscores the new “www.boothbayharbor.com” is a commitment to enhancing economic vitality, promoting tourism, and enriching region’s unique sense of community.
“In today’s world, more and more people turn to the Internet first to find out about a business, discover a new destination, or keep an eye on what’s going on locally,” said Jaimie Logan, executive director of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. “In developing the new website, we’ve ensured that the Boothbay Harbor Region’s information is right at the consumers’ fingertips and that their first impressions are stunning and memorable. We’re very confident that our new website will accomplish both of these objectives.”
Moreover, the Chamber’s leadership has high expectations that the new website will connect the uninitiated and the seasoned visitor with “The Soul of the Coast.” Cindy Mastrella, Chamber marketing committee chair, noted that the website would provide every visitor “with greater insight into this authentic, affordable region, breathtaking camera work from Mitchell Photography, an up-to-the-minute calendar of events, and a searchable directory of local businesses.”
The updated website also offers these features:
• Welcome video
• Online guide book
• In-depth information about area businesses
• Hot deals
• Advertising opportunities
• Ability for Chamber members to update/maintain their own records and posts
The Chamber is also taking advantage of online marketing and social media such as email marketing, Facebook, and YouTube to encourage people to visit online to “discover” Boothbay Harbor – and then to come see for themselves.
“For more than a century, the Boothbay Harbor Region has been a favorite destination of travelers longing to relax and enjoy the rock-bound coast of Maine from land and sea,” says Logan. “Together with the genuine hospitality and friendliness of the people who live and work here, this is unmistakably ‘The Soul of the Coast.’”

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Contact: MaryAnn Molloy
Healthy Body, Fit Mind
85 E Street
South Portland, Maine 04106
(207) 767-4499
info@healthybodyfitmind.com
www.healthybodyfitmind.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

South Portland, Maine – October 21, 2009 – On Friday, October 30th, Healthy Body, Fit Mind will be opening its doors to honor the athletes, volunteers and local businesses that make the Maine Senior Games such a huge success.

Each year, the Maine Senior Games offers a wide variety of sporting events that adults over the age of 50 can continue to participate in and keep the thrill of competition going at any age. The athletes compete in a variety of activities, including softball, basketball, tennis, 5Ks, cycling, swimming, and a host of other sports, all sponsored by the Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging.

In order to give these phenomenal athletes the recognition they deserve, as well as the community volunteers and businesses that support them, Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice is proud to be sponsoring the first annual Celebration of Athletes. Ainsworth, Thelin & Raftice is a general practice law firm located at 7 Ocean Street, South Portland. Its affiliate, Southern Maine Elder Law, provides comprehensive legal services in the areas of estate planning and elder law.

“Healthy Body, Fit Mind is extremely pleased to host this event on the 30th” says MaryAnn Molloy, owner of Healthy Body, Fit Mind. “We were fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to train some of the Maine Senior Games athletes so it’s only fitting that we celebrate the athletes and local businesses that make the Maine Senior Games possible right here in our studio at 85 E Street in South Portland.”

For more information on the Celebration of Athletes ceremony at Healthy Body, Fit Mind, please call 767-4499 or visit http://www.healthybodyfitmind.com.

For more information on the Maine Senior Games visit http://www.smaaa.org/maine_senior_games.php

PORTLAND, Maine – Two new programs developed by a Portland company promise to improve trade for thousands of small businesses in Maine and across the world by giving users the ability to charge credit cards and to create a mobile store right on their smart phones.

App Publishing, LLC, located in the Old Port, has created the Mobile Store Maker and the Mobile Invoicer, which allow businesses to show and sell their products on a smart phone using a secure credit-card processing program.

With more than 150,000 small businesses in Maine alone, and e-commerce totaling over $100 billion annually in the United States, the two applications could provide a boost to store owners at all levels. The subscription-based applications will be particularly useful for “mom-and-pop” businesses, such as artists and craftsmen, farmers, musicians, and others who travel to sell their wares.

“Businesses will be able to literally carry their store in their pocket, and to make a sale virtually anywhere there’s a buyer,” Bill Broadbent, App Publishing’s co-founder, said of the programs.

Mobile Store Maker allows people – whether they’re selling items at a garage sale or expanding the reach of a brick-and-mortar operation – to load product images and information onto a smart phone. Buyers can then purchase the items using a credit/debit card, PayPal, or Google Checkout. Mobile Invoicer allows someone to create an invoice right on their smart phone, and then hand the device to a customer for immediate payment, or send an invoice by email or text.

“Millions of customers access the Internet from their smart phone,” said fellow co-founder Link Stevens. “Our Mobile Store Maker will help these companies quickly and easily adapt to this shift in online customer shopping patterns.”

For more information, please visit www.apppublishing.com. To schedule a product demonstration or interview, please contact:
Bill Broadbent
Local: (207) 841.5174
bill@apppublishing.com