Noteworthy
Robert Wozniak named chief financial officer at Geiger
LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Robert Wozniak to chief financial officer. Retired chief financial officer Bob Blaisdell will join Geiger’s Board of Directors. Wozniak joined Geiger in 2021 and held the role of vice president of finance that included deal pipeline creation, advancing Geiger’s international footprint through acquisitions, and working with the leadership team on […]
SeniorsPlus announces new nutrition director
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, the designated Area Agency on Aging serving Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, announces Patrice Currie of Auburn is its new nutrition director. Currie was director of food services at Mercy Hospital in Portland for 11 years, and prior to that worked in other areas of the food and hospitality industry. As part […]
Webinar offered on selling to government
LEWISTON — A lunch-and-learn Zoom webinar titled on how Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center assists small businesses to sell to the government will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. It is presented by the Eastern Maine Development Corp. and Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center, in partnership with the Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber […]
Megan Madore joins Fontaine Family Real Estate group
AUBURN — Fontaine Family real estate group announces Megan Madore has joined the team at its Auburn location. Madore grew up in Sabattus, where she attended Oak Hill High School. She continued her education at Husson University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree. While working as a paralegal at a local law firm […]
Lewiston-Auburn Top Gun Class of 2023 announced
LEWISTON — The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and its partners, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College, recently announced the businesses selected for the Top Gun 2023 Class. Beginning with 12 companies in 2009, over the years the Top Gun program has worked with […]
Hutches to lead MaineHealth Mountain Region after success at Franklin Community Health Network
FARMINGTON — Trampas Hutches has been promoted to the newly created regional president role for the Mountain Region within the MaineHealth organization. He joined Franklin Community Health Network as president in January 2020, just a few months before COVID-19 hit Maine and dramatically changed the health care landscape across the country. As of Jan. 1, […]
New England Cancer Specialists welcomes oncologist with local roots
New England Cancer Specialists announces Dr. Dan Rausch has joined its cancer treatment team. New England Cancer Specialists is the region’s largest community oncology practice and affiliate member of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Rausch was born in Lewiston and grew up in Auburn where he lives. He is accepting new patients at the practice’s Scarborough office. […]
Lisbon native elected leader of Kora Shriners
LEWISTON — Kora Shriners elected James ‘Jim’ A. Bennett of Biddeford to serve as potentate, or chief executive officer. Bennett announced the theme for the year, Miracles & Memories, to more than 250 people at a semi-public event. “We all know the main reason we proudly wear the Fez of a Shriner,” he said. “It is […]
Poland Spring Brand donates more than $35,000 to heating assistance programs to Maine communities
POLAND — The associates from the Poland Spring Brand bottling facilities in Poland, Hollis and Kingfield are helping keep Mainers warm at a time when heating bills for many are spiking. Poland Spring is donating $35,000 in heating assistance to Maine communities, including $10,000 to the towns of Fryeburg and Denmark. Other communities also receiving […]