LEWISTON — Dr. Sara Goldsholl is joining the team at Central Maine Obstetrics-Gynecology on the Central Maine Medical Center campus. She chose the department because it’s one of the few fields that allows her to care for patients through multiple stages of their lives, from childbirth through menopause. She is particularly interested in managing high-risk […]
Alex Lear
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Farmington’s MaineHealth has 4 new certified nurses aides
The program utilized a curriculum, prescribed by the Maine State Board of Nursing.
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Lewiston’s Central Maine Healthcare honors advanced practice providers
LEWISTON — During the last week of September, Central Maine Healthcare will join the rest of the nation in honoring its advanced practice providers, Tina Moring and Angela Michalka. An advanced practice provider is a health care provider who is not a physician but performs medical procedures typically performed by a physician, having undergone extensive […]
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Lewiston’s Geiger company receives workplace award
LEWISTON — Geiger, a promotional product distributor, has been recognized by the Wellness Council of America with the WELCOA Silver Well Workplace Award for its commitment to employee health and well-being. Key elements of Geiger’s success include active employee engagement in wellness programs, strong leadership support for a culture of well-being, and contributions from specialized […]
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State Farm donates $5K to Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food Bank
State Farm associates recently presented the Auburn-based Good Shepherd Food Bank with a $5,000 check to support hunger relief efforts. The associates spent an afternoon at Good Shepherd Food Bank’s warehouse in Hampden, where they packaged 326 boxes of donated food for older Mainers. Good Shepherd is the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, serving over […]
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Geiger VP receives ‘Rising Star’ award
David Geiger, vice president and general counsel at Geiger, has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the Promotional Products Association International.
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Norway Savings Bank makes several late-summer donations
The bank donated $2,500 to continue serving as the main supporter of the Oxford County Fair’s annual Woodsmen’s Day.
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Froma Harrop: Want cheap energy? Vote for Harris
The Biden administration has been overseeing massive investment in wind, solar, electrical vehicles and energy storage. These subsidies cost money, but so do most initial investments. As Europe has shown, these outlays can eventually produce handsome returns for the economy.
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Helen Buzzell: Gauvin would bring honesty, integrity to Maine House
I have known Randy Gauvin for almost 40 years. In these years he has always impressed me with his kindness, hard work, and his work as an advocate for the community. Randy is one of these people who makes a positive difference in this world. He recognizes work that needs to be done and jumps […]
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Ralph Fletcher: Campbell gets things done, offers ‘unwavering compassion’
House District 90 candidate Dan Campbell and I have been friends for more than 60 years. Many have heard of his richly deserved civic awards, but it’s the innumerable, untold, behind the scenes personal stories that perhaps offer a truer picture of the man. In 2001, I lost my wife, Lyn, to cancer, and three […]