AUBURN — James E. Belleau from the firm Trafton Matzen Belleau & Frenette has been selected for the 2021 New England Super Lawyers List in the area of General Civil Litigation. Attorney Belleau’s practice concentrates on civil and business litigation as well as construction, commercial and municipal law. He also has concentrates in representing professionals […]

AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty has been named to Real Trends’ 2021 America’s Best Real Estate Professionals List for transaction sides in the team category. To qualify for inclusion in this category, real estate teams must do a minimum of 75 transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume. […]

HALLOWELL — The Board of the Maine Justice Foundation recently recognized Leeds resident Charles F. Dingman of Kozak & Gayer with the Howard H. Dana Jr. Award. The foundation has presented this award annually since 1984 to a Maine lawyer to recognize contributions that enhance access to civil legal assistance for poor and vulnerable Mainers. […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Oxford County that July 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans due to drought that began May 26, 2020. Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program […]

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired Hannah Levesque as a sales agent at its Auburn location. Levesque grew up in Monmouth and attended Monmouth Academy. Her previous experience in the food industry has enriched her customer service skills and allowed her to realize her love of helping people. As a […]

FARMINGTON — Two Franklin Memorial Hospital nurses, Sandra Howe and Kelly Salminen, recently earned the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse credential from the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board, joining a prestigious group of more than 24,000 CMSRNs. Howe started her health care career at FMH as a certified nursing assistant and staffing coordinator more than 40 years […]

BELGRADE — Hammond Lumber Co. has been awarded the National Safety Council’s 2020 Industry Leader Award in four of its branches for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top 5% of NSC member companies, units and facilities that have qualified for the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award based on 2019 safety data. Winners are selected […]

The West Virginia Watercolor Society accepted a painting titled “Frosty Morning” by Sandra Pealer from South Paris into its national juried art exhibition, Aqueous 2021. The exhibition will be held at the Stifel Fine Arts Center of Oglebay Institute in Wheeling, West Virginia, from July 15 to Sept. 9. Forty-four paintings were accepted out of […]

Five of the state’s boarding schools have collaborated to help spread the word about the advantages of living and learning Maine. Carrabassett Valley, Gould, Hebron, Hyde and Kents Hill academies have formed the Maine Boarding Schools consortium and launched a new website where prospective students can learn more about the amazing opportunities available to them. […]

LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Chris McKee to new roles and responsibilities as chief revenue officer and senior vice president. McKee has been with the company since 1995, working in positions with steadily increasing responsibility. He started his career with Geiger in marketing followed by five years as the division manager running Geiger’s Miami and […]