FARMINGTON — Assistant Vice President and Marketing Director Anna Lyon has announced plans to retire from Franklin Savings Bank after nearly 23 years. Lyon has been producing the bank’s advertising, marketing, public relations, social media and webpage in-house since she joined the bank staff in April 1997. As a community banker, this meant immersing herself […]

MECHANIC FALLS — The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership recently presented Auburn Manufacturing Inc. with the Heroes of Manufacturing Award. Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership nominated the company because of its positive impact on the Maine economy and contribution to the community. Each year the Heroes of Manufacturing award is presented to […]

AUBURN — Carbonite Inc. has donated $10,000 to support the new Esports athletic program at Central Maine Community College. CMCC Esports teams compete in the National Association of Collegiate Esports in the rapidly growing field of competitive video gaming. Students who participate have to meet the same requirements as other athletes at the college.

AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty recently donated $2,900 to Wounded Heroes Program of Maine as part of its Give Where You Live program. Wounded Heroes Program of Maine helps wounded veterans attain the benefits and assistance they need and have earned when transitioning to civilian life having been injured in […]

BRUNSWICK — James T. Saindon of Monmouth has been elected to the Maine State Music Theatre’s board of trustees. Saindon graduated from Brunswick High in 1959. He attended Teachers College, now the University of Southern Maine, and spent 40 years teaching at the elementary and middle school levels in Maine. He also bred, trained and […]

OXFORD — Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s 43rd annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Oxford Casino Hotel Events Center. The chamber will present Bob Bahre with its Legacy Award. Tickets are limited and all ticket sales are final. Tickets are $50 per person before March 1 […]

LEWISTON — Jennifer Pelletier of Poland has assumed a program manager position at Tri-County Mental Health Services after exceeding expectations in her current role as program clinical supervisor of community based services and outpatient counseling in Oxford Hills and Bridgton. In her role as program manager, Pelletier will oversee behavioral health homes for the agency […]

LEWISTON — Avangrid Foundation, in partnership with Central Maine Power, the local affiliate of AVANGRID in Maine, donated $10,000 to United Way of Androscoggin County in support of homeless youth. This 2020 partnership aligns with the Avangrid Foundation’s mission to support unmet needs in Maine where there is the most risk. United Way will use […]