Benjamin White named director of fitness and recreation center at UMF

Auburn native appointed director of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Fitness and Recreation Center, effective April 1,

Jess O’Sheil is Rockstar winner at Lisbon Credit Union

Robert Samuelson: Can we fix the schools? (Maybe not)

Samuelson offers his solution to failing education — get the federal government out of the education process.

Dugout Bar and Grill of Farmington wins pizza contest

FARMINGTON — About 160 people took part in the Best Take-out Pizza in Franklin County on April 6. Franklin County Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Taste of Farmington contest. Participating businesses were Arkay Pizza, The Dugout Bar & Grill, Calzolaio Pasta Co., The Homestead Kitchen and Mosher’s Seafood and More. The Dugout Bar & Grill […]

Adam Dunbar joins Steward Partners Global Advisory

PORTLAND — Adam Dunbar has joined national full-service financial advisory firm Steward Partners Global Advisory, associated with Raymond James Financial Services Inc., as a senior vice president and partner. He is joined at Steward by Jackie Gervais, a senior registered administrative manager with whom he has worked since starting his career, as well as wealth […]

John Witherspoon retires from Skowhegan Savings Bank

SKOWHEGAN — John Witherspoon, president and CEO of Skowhegan Savings Bank, will retire at the end of the year. He continue as CEO until the end of the year and will continue to serve on the board of directors. Witherspoon began his banking career in 1979 at Kingfield Savings Bank. In 1984, at the age […]

Human resources workshop April 10

OXFORD — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce, together with the Central Maine Human Resources Association and the Oxford Casino Hotel, are sponsoring a human resources workshop at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Oxford Casino. The program will focus on family medical leave but tie in other laws that often come into play. […]

Community Health Options selected for honors

LEWISTON — Community Health Options, 150 Mill St., is among a select number of organizations nationally to receive the Psychologically Healthy Workplace honors. The award is the organizations’ highest national workplace recognition and is given for outstanding efforts to foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational performance. One of eight employers from across North […]

Elise Johansen: What do we do now?

Four people in Maine were murdered in domestic violence homicides during one week in March. A little boy. A man. A woman. Another woman. And what remains is us. We remain here, reeling, wondering how to move on. Families are left one less family member. Communities are left wondering how this could happen (again). We […]

Rich Lowry: Biden’s problem is his ego

Lowry contends that Biden’s fundamental offense is not realizing that some people might not be as into Joe Biden as Joe Biden is into Joe Biden.