LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is offering a free workshop, Working the Workforce, from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the chamber’s Community Conference Room, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston. Bill Benson, program manager of Boots2Roots, will be the presenter. His topic will be Boots2Roots: Providing a dedicated pipeline of […]
July 2019
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Mariah O’Donal named employee of month
SOUTH PARIS — Mariah O’Donal, CNA, has been named Employee of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. She was honored for the core value of “Team.” She was honored for consistently exceeding the needs of the residents and applying the same level of support to her co-workers.
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Mark Anthoine named to Covenant board
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts — Mark Anthoine Sr., president/managing partner of BGA Financial in Lewiston and Portland, has been named to Covenant Health’s board of directors for a three-year term. Anthoine has spent his entire career in financial services and employee benefits. He serves as board chair of St. Mary’s Health System, which includes St. Mary’s Regional […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection
The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.
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Baseball: Capital Area advances in 13-15 Babe Ruth state tournament
Augusta-based team downs Franklin County in elimination game behind combined one-hitter.
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Former Sea Dog Dubon took hard road to major league debut with Milwaukee
Mauricio Dubon could barely afford equipment after he was drafted by the Red Sox in the 26th round in 2013, but he finally arrived in the big leagues on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World, News
Canada announces new protections for rare right whales
The Canadian government adds protections for the endangered whales in the wake of a string of deaths and entanglements.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: Runaways and missing persons
All over the land, people are running away. Many of the missing are teens and preteens. They pack their bags and slip off in the night to protest abuse or what they deem injustice in their home lives. Or perhaps they have fallen in love and the lure of young romance on the road is […]
Posted inFranklin, News
Plans for new family homeless shelter in Farmington scrapped
After 18 months of planning, Western Maine Homeless Outreach will form a larger working group to study fundraising and acquisition of to-be-determined property for an expanded services facility. The group expects to create a board that includes community members who originally objected to their plan for a 32-bed shelter.