LEWISTON — Lacey Fogg, a registered nurse at Central Maine Medical Center, has been chosen to receive the DAISY Award. The international recognition program rewards and celebrates the extraordinarily compassionate and skillful care nurses give their patients every day. Fogg was nominated by Stephanie Mergenthaler, the daughter of one of Lacey’s patients. In her nomination […]
Christopher Wheelock
Staff Writer
A long-time journalist, Christopher got his start with Armed Forces Radio & Television after college. Seventeen years at CNN International brought exposure to major national and international stories from 9/11 and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to natural disasters like the 2004 Asia tsunami and earthquake. Christopher's local news experience includes stops in Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. His print and digital experience includes business writing and photography in Michigan. Business has always held a special place in his heart, as a former business owner and senior writer for one of CNNI’s top business anchors. He's proudly married to a Michigander, loves cooking, anything outdoors and two fat strays. He is excited to make Maine his new home.
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Central Maine Medical Center stroke team earns national certification
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center’s stroke team has earned recertification by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits U.S. health care organizations and programs. According to the American Heart Association, this certification “is the most demanding and designed for those hospitals that have specific abilities to receive and treat complex stroke cases.” Angela […]
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Museum L-A becomes Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor
A new exhibit will highlight the reopening of the museum and will open to the public Feb. 9.
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No, Olive Garden is not opening soon
There’s plenty of construction work to do before the Auburn restaurant can start serving unlimited breadsticks and salad.
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Luchador Tacos coming to Auburn
Museum L-A gets a makeover; No, Olive Garden is not opening anytime soon!
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Dr. Nicholas Perros joins Franklin Memorial Hospital as lead hospitalist
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital announces Dr. Nicholas Perros has joined the medical staff as a hospitalist, providing inpatient care. Perros worked as a hospitalist at Maine Medical Center from 2014-22. His professional interests include health disparities in the geriatric population. “I chose hospital medicine as I enjoy treating a wide variety of disease processes […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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UScellular donates $112,600 in wireless hot spots and service to YWCA Central Maine’s After School Access Project
LEWISTON — UScellular has donated 100 wireless hot spots and two years of service to the YWCA Central Maine as part of its After School Access Project. More than 40 million people in the United States lack reliable access to high-speed internet, leaving to youth lacking proper internet access. The project provides free mobile hot […]