LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed six new members to the board of directors and appointed John Rice, director of operations at Schooner Estates Senior Living, as chairman. New directors include: • Mark Adams, president and CEO of Sebago Technics Inc. • Betsy Sibley, vice president of marketing at Community […]

OXFORD — Tina Christophersen has been named chairman of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce board of directors for 2022 and Jennifer Fogg the chairman-elect for 2023. Regina Wilson is the 2022 chamber treasurer and Jim Hamper the past chairman.

AUBURN — Schooner Estates Senior Living Community has been named by Caring.com as a 2022 Caring Super Star for service excellence in senior living. This year, out of 158 Caring Star communities across the country, Schooner Estates represents the state of Maine with one other facility, Atria Senior Living in Kennebunk. With millions of visitors, […]

AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar Nuts and Bolts of Google My Business with Corey Zimmerman from The WanderWeb on Jan. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Eighty-six percent of searches on the internet are […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired several new team members for its New Gloucester office. Dagmar Klosenski joins the company as a project manager. She has over 20 years of experience in business development, business change, marketing, testing, training and other areas, including working with Elin, a company that produces electric motors for trains, turbines […]

LEWISTON — Budget Document Technology was recently named a 2021 Elite Dealer by leading office technology publication, ENX Magazine. This is the third time Budget Document Technology has been chosen among the nation’s top office technology dealerships. Budget Document Technology has been an independently owned, New England-based office technology and equipment dealer since 1989. The […]

FARMINGTON — New Ventures Maine has an open call for Venturing Forth: Business Planning for Entrepreneurs, its free online course that starts Jan. 26. For new entrepreneurs or existing business owners, Venturing Forth helps businesspeople create a written business plan from start to finish with feedback from facilitators and fellow entrepreneurs. The 14-week course covers […]

Recognizing the national economic emergency caused by the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor has issued a National Dislocated Workers Grant to assist workers who have been dislocated as a result of COVID-19. This emergency grant provides individualized assistance to anyone over 18 whose job has been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Working through the […]

LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has hired Ron Hood as the new manager of volunteer resources, an addition to its dedicated volunteer team. Hood most recently served as system manager of volunteer services at Central Maine Healthcare where he was responsible for overseeing all volunteer programs operated at Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has hired Dr. Dawn Elliott as a physician at Franklin Health Women’s Care. Elliott is a full-scope OB/GYN provider specializing in high-risk pregnancy, perinatal mood disorders, family planning and infertility. She has more than 20 years of patient care experience. Elliott received her medical degree from the University of Vermont […]